Job Title: Medical
Officer (Doctor)
Officer (Doctor)
Organisation: Marie
Stopes
Stopes
Duty Station: Central,
East, North & West, Uganda
East, North & West, Uganda
About MSI:
Marie Stopes International
exists to bring quality family planning and reproductive healthcare to the
world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. We’ve been delivering family
planning, safe abortion, and maternal health services for over 35 years.
exists to bring quality family planning and reproductive healthcare to the
world’s poorest and most vulnerable people. We’ve been delivering family
planning, safe abortion, and maternal health services for over 35 years.
Millions of women worldwide
turn to us for help each year, whether in limiting the size of their families,
or avoiding dangerous complications in pregnancy or unsafe abortion.
turn to us for help each year, whether in limiting the size of their families,
or avoiding dangerous complications in pregnancy or unsafe abortion.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Client Care;
- Provide
comprehensive client counselling on reproductive health and other health
matters - Take
necessary steps to ensure that all centre/base clients are treated with
sensitivity, respect, and consideration. - If
complaints are raised, be able to effectively manage and resolve them - Promptly
refer complaints that persist or of serious magnitude to the Quality
Assurance manager for management - Ensure
the client confidentiality is maintained
2. Budgetary Control; In partnership with the Centre/base Manager,
Operations Team
Operations Team
- Carefully
monitor medical stock supplies required and utilised at the centre for
maximum efficiency - Take
steps to ensure that medical supplies are adequate, but not excessive - Takes
responsibility to ensure that costs are contained within the approved
annual budget
3. Technical Excellence;
- Based
on client history, examination, lab test reports and findings and above
all client needs, prescribe appropriate drugs - Perform
appropriate procedures (including Intravenous Therapy, Tubal Ligation,
Vasectomy, Norplant, IUD insertion, Pap smear, MVA procedure and VCT) - Ensure
responsible follow up and treatment of complications - Follow
the Ugandan Clinical Guidelines for appropriate management of most
conditions and illnesses - Ensure
that the highest standards of reproductive health and general clinical
services (including HIV/AIDS services) are achieved, as laid down in the
Marie Stopes Partnership Manual - Work
closely with the Quality Assurance manager, ensure that the centre/
Outreach complies with MSI policies and protocols for vocal local,
infection prevention and emergency preparedness (including resuscitation)
4. Promotional & External
Relations Activities;
Relations Activities;
- Community
Outreach: Conduct outreach
activities including VSC, CHW network development, and other duties as
directed by the Project Coordinator - Promotion: Fully participate in planned
promotional activities including radio programs and MSI-U condom social
marketing activities - External
relations: Represent MSU
in meetings held with the DDHS, as well as representing MSU on district
training and workshops - Maintain
good working relationship with district authorities in conjunction with
the Project Coordinator - Offer
feedback to the Team leader or Support Office (when required) on outcomes
of such meetings
5. Team Development;
- Ensure
that team members are updated on new drugs and technological and SRH
developments - Work
hand in hand with the Quality Assurance manager for technical support and
clinical updates - Actively
participate in district training where appropriate and inform support
office of additional skills gained or required by team members - Develop
and implement work plan activities in consultation and collaboration with
the Quality Assurance manager and the Project Coordinator - Assist
the Quality Assurance manager in ensuring that all team members contribute
creatively, - meaningfully
and actively to the development and implementation of the work plans - Assist
with the development of effective client referral network to the centres
through training and feedback on performance of MSU CHWs
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant should hold an MBcHB. from a recognized University - One-year
post M.D supervised internship or the first year of residency training in
an accredited institution. - A
permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice medicine in Uganda - Past
experience in Clinical Practice
How to Apply:
If interested in working with
Marie Stopes Uganda, Please send a CV and Cover letter by email
to [email protected] or post to the Senior Manager, People
and Development. Plot 1020, Kisugu- Muyenga, P.O Box 10431, Kampala-Uganda,
quoting the position title. Marie Stopes Uganda is an equal opportunities employer
committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Mane Stopes Uganda is thankful to
all applicants for their interest but only candidates who meet alt requisite
criteria and are short listed will be contacted.
Marie Stopes Uganda, Please send a CV and Cover letter by email
to [email protected] or post to the Senior Manager, People
and Development. Plot 1020, Kisugu- Muyenga, P.O Box 10431, Kampala-Uganda,
quoting the position title. Marie Stopes Uganda is an equal opportunities employer
committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Mane Stopes Uganda is thankful to
all applicants for their interest but only candidates who meet alt requisite
criteria and are short listed will be contacted.
Deadline: Friday, 5th September, 2014
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