Islamic
Relief is an international NGO, established in 1984 in the UK, seeking to
promote sustainable Economic and social development by working with local
communities through relief and developmental activities.
Islamic Relief is currently running Programmes in several sectors that include Education, Health & Nutrition, Water & Sanitation, Livelihoods Support and Child Welfare.
IRK
also implements seasonal Food Security Programmes including the Ramadan Food
Distribution and Qurbani.
Position: Medical Camp Doctor
Duty Station: Dadaab
Summary
This
position exists under the Health and Nutrition sub-project.
The
overall objective is to provide safe, effective and curative health services,
targeting the most important causes of illness and death among the refugee
population.
This
position exists to run the community mental health programme in the 3 refugee
camps in Dadaab.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist the
medical coordinator on medical issues.
- Apply medical
knowledge and skills to diagnosis, treatment and prevention (helped by
clinical examination and available laboratory services) and ensure patient
follow up at outpatient clinics if needed.
- Assist with
medical referrals to Garissa and Nairobi.
- Responsible for
surveillance and emergency response on camp level in collaboration with
the medical coordinators in Dadaab and Nairobi.
- Ready to replace
camp medical doctors in one of the camps if necessary.
Administrative:
- To be open to
discussion for all the staff working in the hospital
- Follow-up of
problems or conflicts in the camps when replacing the camp doctors and
refer same to the admin/finance.
- Monitor the
medical activities by ensuring data collection, compilation and entry into
health information systems, and contribute to the analysis and reporting
of the data in context with a public health approach to inform future
programming
Clinical
duties:
- Assist in Ward
rounds in collaboration with the head nurse, the CO’s and ward staff when
replacing any of the Camp Doctors during their absence
- Supervision of
the feeding programs on medical issues.
- Conduct basic
emergency surgical interventions mainly Caesarean sections
- To identify
training needs, organize training and participate in trainings for the
health staff.
Requirements:
- Medical doctor
with diploma/degree recognised by the state.
- Registered and
licensed to practise by the Kenya Medical and Dentists Board.
- At least 2 years
clinical and surgical experience a busy hospital. Previous NGO experience
is an advantage.
- Strong
interpersonal skills, strong initiative, able to handle complex
assignments with proactive attitude
- Organized,
autonomous and attentive to details
- Punctual,
reliable and flexible to work long hours when required
- Familiarity or
experience working with health information systems and computer literacy
with practical use of MS Office applications an advantage
- Due to the
nature of the work, an ability to speak Somali will be a strong advantage
How
to Apply:
For
a detailed Job description on the position kindly, visit our website: www.islamicreliefkenya.org.
Send
in your updated CV with cover letter and 3 professional references to
info@islamic-relief.or.ke or ir2012hr@gmail.com to reach us not later than
Friday 1st June, 2013 clearly mentioning the position you are applying
for.
CVs
will be screened on an ongoing basis and only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
