The Orphaned and Separated Children’s Assessments Related
(OSCAR) to their Health and Well-Being Project is a 5 year NIH-funded cohort
study examining the influence of care environment on the health and well-being
of orphaned and separated children in greater Uasin Gishu region.
Medical Doctor
1 Post
Role: Be responsible for a majority of the clinical duties including medical examinations, referrals, and clinical administration as required.
Duties and responsibilities
Reporting to the Clinical Care Coordinator of the OSCAR project
at the AMPATH Centre in Eldoret, the successful candidate will implement
clinical care activities for OSCAR participants at both the MTRH site and in
the field.
This will include the following:
- Provide
outpatient services at the MTRH site and any other site 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
- Any
other duties as may be assigned
Qualifications
The ideal candidate must posses:-
- Bachelors
of medicine and bachelors of surgery from a recognized university
- More
than one-year practical experience in a busy hospital.
- Have
done significant work in paediatrics, obstetrics, psychiatry, adolescent
care centre and /or gynaecology in the recent past
- Excellent
verbal communication skills in Kiswahili and English
- Demonstrated
excellence in clinical care
- Demonstrated
abilities in leadership, problem-solving, and project coordination
Terms of Employment
The successful candidate will be employed on a 1-year renewable
contract terms with a competitive salary and allowances.
Candidates who meet these requirements and are interested should
submit their applications and copies of certificate together with detailed
Curriculum Vitae giving details of current remuneration and contact to:-
AMPATH Chief of Party / CEO
AMPATH Centre
P.O. Box 4606 - 30100
Eldoret
AMPATH Centre
P.O. Box 4606 - 30100
Eldoret
So as to reach him not later than 15th February 2013:
NB. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.