Title | Medical Oncologist |
Location | Tanzania |
Programme | Social Development - Health |
Agency | Aga Khan Health Services |
Deadline | 11 February 2013 |
Aga Khan Health Services: With community health programmes in large geographical areas in Central and South Asia, as well as East Africa, and more than 200 health facilities including nine hospitals, the Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) is one of the most comprehensive private not-for-profit health care systems in the developing world. Building on the Ismaili Community's health care efforts in the first half of the 20th century, AKHS now provides primary health care and curative medical care in Afghanistan, India, Kenya, Pakistan, and Tanzania, and provides technical assistance to government in health service delivery in Kenya, Syria and Tajikistan.
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The Position
Medical Oncologist
Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam is undertaking a project to develop its next phase (Phase 2) that will see the development of a tertiary facility including a comprehensive cardiology programme, oncology services, neurosciences, orthopaedics & trauma, diagnostic imaging, critical care, obstetrics and paediatrics. Construction is expected to begin in 2014.
Many of the clinical programs included in Phase 2 are being developed as regional programs i.e. one program operating on multiple sites and hence there will be close alignment between The Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam and the Aga Khan University Hospital. One of the first regional programmes to be established will be the Oncology Programme.
The Medical Oncologist will work with the Phase 2 project team to establish the oncology programme at AKH-Dar with the aim to ensure the delivery of quality service to oncology patients. S/he will participate in the development of evidence based protocols for oncology care as part of the Regional Oncology Steering Committee and in the implementation of a 'patient centered', Comprehensive Regional Cancer Programme. S/he should be prepared to take on the role of coordinating this programme and supporting patient through care at both sites as required. The medical oncologist will be a member of the faculty team of the Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa.
Responsibilities
Medical Oncologist
Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam is undertaking a project to develop its next phase (Phase 2) that will see the development of a tertiary facility including a comprehensive cardiology programme, oncology services, neurosciences, orthopaedics & trauma, diagnostic imaging, critical care, obstetrics and paediatrics. Construction is expected to begin in 2014.
Many of the clinical programs included in Phase 2 are being developed as regional programs i.e. one program operating on multiple sites and hence there will be close alignment between The Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam and the Aga Khan University Hospital. One of the first regional programmes to be established will be the Oncology Programme.
The Medical Oncologist will work with the Phase 2 project team to establish the oncology programme at AKH-Dar with the aim to ensure the delivery of quality service to oncology patients. S/he will participate in the development of evidence based protocols for oncology care as part of the Regional Oncology Steering Committee and in the implementation of a 'patient centered', Comprehensive Regional Cancer Programme. S/he should be prepared to take on the role of coordinating this programme and supporting patient through care at both sites as required. The medical oncologist will be a member of the faculty team of the Aga Khan University Medical College, East Africa.
Responsibilities
The Requirements
The ideal candidate will have the following profile:
The ideal candidate will have the following profile:
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