Medical Officer Job Vacancy at Action Africa Help International

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  recruitug@actionafricahelp.org  addressed to:

Human Resource Officer,

Action Africa Help Uganda,

Plot 72 Ntinda Road, P.O. Box 10501, Kampala, Uganda.

Deadline: 23^rd June 2016