Job Title: Medical Officer
Organisation: Action Africa Help International (AAH)
Duty Station: Hoima, Uganda
Reports to: Health Coordinator
About US:
In
1996, Action Africa Help International (AAIN) became Aktion Africa Hilfe e. V
(AAH) and was registered in Munich, Germany from where our founders in 2003
moved the organisation’s headquarters to Kenya. AAH-I now works with refugees,
host communities and other marginalized and vulnerable groups in Kenya, Uganda,
Somalia and South Sudan, where it operates across a range of sectors that seek
to bridge relief to development.
1996, Action Africa Help International (AAIN) became Aktion Africa Hilfe e. V
(AAH) and was registered in Munich, Germany from where our founders in 2003
moved the organisation’s headquarters to Kenya. AAH-I now works with refugees,
host communities and other marginalized and vulnerable groups in Kenya, Uganda,
Somalia and South Sudan, where it operates across a range of sectors that seek
to bridge relief to development.
Job Summary: The Medical
Officer will primarily manage patient care at Health/reception centres, manage
medical processes and staff. Develop and enhance current processes and staffs’
skill set to improve patient care in line with AAH strategic objectives and
donor guidelines.
Officer will primarily manage patient care at Health/reception centres, manage
medical processes and staff. Develop and enhance current processes and staffs’
skill set to improve patient care in line with AAH strategic objectives and
donor guidelines.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- The jobholder will manage medical and
surgical patients cases - Carry out appropriate Health Centre
administration in team leadership. - Regularly monitor the execution of treatment
and diet plan. By consulting patients and their caretakers on arrival at
the health centres. - Keenly monitor patients’ health and alter
treatments and diet as and when required. - Organise, manage & participate in daily
activities to enhance patient participation. - Encourage medical staff (nurses, clinical
officers) to maintain patient relationship, during stay and even after
discharge. - Induct new medical staff and train staff on
individual treatments when required. - Document case studies to enhance learning of
self & health sector staff. - Provide feedback and review development needs
about medical staff with Health coordinator and HR in line with the staff
development guidelines - Carry out monthly, quarterly, and annual
reviews against the stated goals on people, patients, and processes. - Provide technical inputs to Medical forecast
infrastructure and staff requirements in line with AAH corporate plan.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Medical Officer
vacancy should hold a Medical Degree and valid Registration - A minimum of two years’ experience in hospital
medicine. - Previous experience or additional
qualification in General Practice, Paediatrics, Anaesthetics or Surgery
would be an asset. - Good team player
- Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills - Patient, understanding and of a pleasant
character - Able to build and develop capacity of others
- Show commitment to the organizational values
- Excellent command of both written and spoken
English - Languages: Fluency in Kiswahili is essential;
Knowledge of the local working language of the duty station is an asset
(Kinyarwanda, Rukiga, Runyakitara).
How to Apply:
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications
(together with an updated (CV) with at least three referees with their
telephone contacts via E-mail only to
[email protected]
addressed to:
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications
(together with an updated (CV) with at least three referees with their
telephone contacts via E-mail only to
[email protected]
addressed to:
Human
Resource Officer,
Resource Officer,
Action
Africa Help Uganda,
Africa Help Uganda,
Plot
72 Ntinda Road, P.O. Box 10501, Kampala, Uganda.
72 Ntinda Road, P.O. Box 10501, Kampala, Uganda.
NB: Please clearly mark in the email subject line the
job title of the position applied for and your salary expectations in your
application. Only those selected for the
interviews will be contacted.
job title of the position applied for and your salary expectations in your
application. Only those selected for the
interviews will be contacted.
Deadline: 23rd June 2016
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