Job Title: Ophthalmologist
Organisation: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD)
Duty Station: Kampala., Uganda
About Organisation:
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) is a cabinet-level government ministry in Uganda responsible for community mobilization, empowerment, and the protection of vulnerable groups.
About NCDAP Project:
To address the above challenges, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development together with partners has designed the National Child Disability Assistance Programme (NCDAP) aimed to provide comprehensive and integrated interventions for children with disabilities. The programme will be implemented in a phased manner to provide essential support for families of children with disabilities to enable their children access early screening/assessment, community based rehabilitation, assistive devices/technology, healthcare, advanced rehabilitation, education, proper nutrition and appropriate referral.
The National Child Disability Assistance Programme (NCDAP) is aligned to NDP4, UN CRPD, AU Protocol, national Policy for Persons with Disabilities 2023, and Persons with Disabilities Act Cap 115 among others.
Job Summary: To provide foundational clinical expertise in visual impairments screening, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, effective referrals/case management, and follow-up in consultation with other service providers, for timely and quality re/habilitation outcomes.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Guiding on early identification protocols of visual impairments at household/community level, and facility level assessments for timely management.
- Supporting prevention, screening, treatment, re/habilitation of visual and eye care difficulties among the targeted communities
- Supporting alignment of diagnostics and prescriptions especially appropriate fittings for assistive visual devices/technologies.
- Guiding caregivers/parents and CBR workers on preventive measures, improved visual and sight strategies and rehabilitation therapies per level
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Diploma in Ophthalmology.
- Other qualifications in disability assessments, neurology are essential.
Experience
- At least 4 years of professional experience in diagnosis of People with visual impairments and rehabilitation work for Persons with visual disabilities.
- Experience must include a minimum of 2 years’ verifiable experience working for children with visual disabilities in lower health facilities or on rehabilitation outreach programmes for children with visual disabilities in community settings.
- Evidence on disability rehabilitation work experience (links, pictures, reports, etc.) Should be attached as part of the application documents.
Competencies
- Strong technical skills in rehabilitation especially child disability management.
- Coaching and Capacity Building.
- Disability screening and assessment protocols
- Skills in application of Modern assistive technologies.
- Data management skills
- Reporting skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 22nd May 2026
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Level of Education: diploma
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 48