Senior House Officer, Department of Surgery

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) is a private not-for-profit institution that provides tertiary- and secondary-level healthcare services. Established in 1958 and currently a 300 bed facility, the Hospital was upgraded to a tertiary level teaching hospital in order to respond to the health care needs of the people of East Africa.
AKUH, N is a premier provider of ambulatory care and quality in-patient services, including critical care. The University Hospital focuses on providing high quality care, and support postgraduate medical education in all major clinical specialties. Patients treated at the University Hospital benefit from a team-based approach that ensures a high level of quality care. By training independent specialists ready to take up practicing posts in public and private sector hospitals in East Africa, AKUH, N aims to assist in significantly enhancing the number of qualified professionals in specialist care in a region that has long suffered from work force attrition and an increasing burden of disease.

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi invites applications for the position of Senior House Officer, Department of Surgery

Responsibilities

This position reports to the Clinical Instructor in the Department of Surgery for day to day activities. The successful candidate will be responsible for the effective management and care of patients with surgical conditions under the direct supervision of the senior surgical residents and consultant surgeons in the following clinical situations: On call duties that include in-patient and out-patient, A&E surgical consultations Surgical Assists in the operating theatre Pre and Post-operative assessment and management of surgical patients on the in-patient surgical ward and surgical high density unit. S/he will also be expected to carry out routine data surveillance collection as part of the hospital’s quality control program. There is ample educational exposure for the successful candidate in the full spectrum of surgical specialties as well as the opportunity to develop research skills and gain direct research experience.

Requirements

​MBChB or equivalent At least two years relevant experience Should be registered with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists’ Board. Preference will be given to candidates with Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) or Paediatric Life Support (PALS) training. Should be a strong team player who works well in a team approach to patient care.

To Apply

Applications together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of two referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials should be sent to, the Manager, Recruitment, Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. P. O. Box 30270-00100, NAIROBI or by email to hr.recruitment@aku.edu Applications by email are preferred. Only short listed candidates will be contacted