Medical Officers: AMPATH Jobs in Busia Kenya

The Academic Model Providing Access to Health Care (AMPATH) is a project under the auspices of Moi University School of Medicine and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital whose aim is to provide sustainable efforts in HIV Prevention and Care.

Besides the MTRH site, AMPATH also runs satellite clinics at 23 outreach sites in Rift Valley, Nyanza & Western provinces.

Applications are invited for the following vacant position in the Program to be based at Busia.

Position:
 Medical Officers
2 Posts
RS 13
Busia



Duties and responsibilities

Reporting to the AMPATH Program Manager at AMPATH Centre Eldoret, the successful candidate will oversee development of clinical care for AMPATH patients at the MTRH site and Outreach sites.

This will include the following: -
  • Provide outpatient services at the outreach sites as may be directed.
  • Co-ordinate and control all clinical services and clinical staff at the clinics.
  • Promote efficiency and high standards of medical and healthcare delivery including curative and preventive services.
  • Development of intervention programs and activities that improve health care delivery in the respective sites.
  • Management of resources for optimum clinical operations within the clinics.
  • Involvement in the professional guidance and training of staff to ensure highest standards of healthcare.
  • Quality Assurance and Control.
Qualifications

The ideal candidate must posses:-
  • MBChB degree from a recognized university
  • More than one-year practical experience in a busy hospital and not more than three years.
  • Registered as a medical practitioner by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist’s Board.
Terms of Employment

The successful candidate will be employed on a 2-year renewable contract terms with a competitive salary, allowances and other benefits.

Candidates who meet these requirements and are interested should submit their applications enclosing copies of certificates together with a detailed Curriculum Vitae giving details of current remuneration to:-

The Program Manager
P.O. Box 4606-30100
Eldoret.

So as to reach him not later than 23rd April 2010