Job Purpose

The Tier 2 Medic is a Health Care Professional trained and experienced in the provision of both primary and emergency health care. They will be expected to provide a high standard of primary health and advanced emergency medical care up to and including Advanced Life Support, to the population on site, including employees, contractors and subcontractors. Emergency Response planning in cases where the patient needs to be transferred to secondary or tertiary care.

Application closing date: 16 November 2026

Start Date: 08 December 2026

Rotation: 6 weeks on, 6 weeks off

Salary: to be discussed with shortlisted candidates

Tasks and responsibilities

• Provide Emergency and Primary Health Care medical response.
• To partake in the Medical Continued Professional Development and training programme as directed by the Clinical Governance Manager, Iraq.
• Responsible for the care and maintenance of the Tier 2 medical equipment in their charge.
• Carry out medical training to Continual Mandatory Training 5, standards for CR Employees within the team.
• To act as the Deputy Team Leader within an Armed Personnel Team on certain occasion will have to act as the Team Leader.
• Understand and demonstrate competence in Control Risks’ Standard Operation Procedures.
• Understand and demonstrate competence in Control Risks’ Clinical Governance Standard Operating Procedures.
• Demonstrate client etiquette, discipline and adoption of Control Risks’ low-profile approach.
• Understand the key threats to security in Iraq.
• Be fully conversant and comply with the Rules of Engagement.
• Help conduct effective medical training in line with Control Risks’ directives as defined by the Clinical Governance Manager.
• Assist in the conduct of Emergency Response planning
• Brief clients in line with SOPs.
• Conduct operational tasks as directed by the Operations Manager and Project Security Manager.
• To partake in the Mandatory Annual Training programme in accordance with the Control Risks Training Policy.

Requirements

Knowledge and experience

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in pre-hospital, remote and acute care.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Computer literate and competent in Microsoft Office.
• 5 years minimum military experience
• 2 years’ experience in working as a Team Leader or T2 Medic in Iraq

Qualifications and specialist skills

Please note that the following qualifications will only be accepted if delivered and accredited by certain providers. More information is provided upon receipt of your application. Medical documents and certificates will be screened by the Clinical Governance Manager, SIA qualifications will be screened by the Operations Manager.

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) provided by the American College of Physicians or the American Heart Association or the Advanced Life Support (ALS) certificate provided by the UK/European Resuscitation Council note: No 100% online course accepted.
• Registration / Qualification –  HSE Offshore Medic (With CMT1,RMA 1 or RN equivalent), HCPC / HCPCSA Registered Paramedic, NAREMT-P or RCN Registered Nurse.
• Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) or International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Advanced. No 100% online course accepted.
• Close Protection qualification from an accredited provider (BTEC Level III and above).
• SIA licence or PSIRA license