Job Title: Clinical Officers (3 Career Jobs)
Organisation: Marie
Stopes
Stopes
Duty Station: 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;
- Offer
comprehensive client counselling on reproductive health and other health
matters - Take
necessary steps to ensure that all centre 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 centre
manager for management. - Ensure
that client confidentiality is maintained
2. Budgetary Control; In partnership with the centre manager,
- 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 - Take
responsibility to ensure that costs are contained within the approved
annual budget - Strive
for income from services to meet or exceed set targets
3. Technical Excellence:
- Based
on client history, examination, laboratory test reports and findings and
above all client needs, prescribe appropriate drugs - Carry
out appropriate procedures that 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. - Refer
complicated conditions to a hospital for further management - 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 centre manager to ensure that the centre complies with
MSI policies and protocols for vocal local, infection prevention and
emergency preparedness (including resuscitation)
4. Record Keeping and
Reporting; In collaboration
with the Centre Manager;
Reporting; In collaboration
with the Centre Manager;
- Ensure
that all company/corporate clients claim forms are duly completed and
signed by you immediately after treatment of each individual client. - Ensure
that all claim forms are checked for errors and correctness before
submissions to SO. - Ensure
that SO reporting and record keeping guidelines for all clients are
adhered to.
5. Promotional and External
relations Activities; In
consultation with Centre Manager,
relations Activities; In
consultation with Centre Manager,
- Conduct
outreach activities including VSC, CHW network development. - Actively
participate in planned promotional activities including radio programs and
MSI-U condom social marketing activities - Represent
MSU in all 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 Centre Manager and provide Feedback to the Centre Manager on outcomes
of such meetings
6. Team Development;
- Ensure
that team members are updated on new drugs and technological and SRH
developments - Work
hand in hand with the Centre Manager for technical support, clinical
updates and daily running of the centre - Actively
participate in district training where appropriate and inform the Centre
Manager of additional skills gained or required by team members - Develop
and implement work plan activities in consultation and collaboration with
the Centre Manager - Support
the Centre 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
7. Professional and Ethical
Conduct;
Conduct;
- Observe
the relevant code of conduct for Clinical Officers in Uganda in regard to
professional and ethical conduct - Offer
Clinical care that is to the highest standard and safety. Competent
management of medical emergencies and appropriate referral is paramount - Work
closely with the Centre Manager monitor team performance and immediately
address breaches of professional and ethical conduct - Dress
smartly and wear either the MSU uniform or white coat while on duty - Perform
any other work related duties as may be assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicants should hold Diplomas in Clinical Medicine and Community Health - At
least two years’ experience in a Clinical setting - Possess
a valid Medical Practising Licence - Computer
literacy skills i.e. (MS Packages) - Working
knowledge of Family Planning is an added advantage - Ability
to work in deadline driven/results orientated atmospheres - Strong
people management skills - Keen
to pursue personal development - Results
driven - Pro-choice
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, 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.
Deadline: Friday 21st November, 2014
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