Paediatrician jobs in Uganda

START DATE May 2012

DURATION 1 year (extendable)

REQUIREMENTS - Citizenship of a State of the European Union (requirement essential for administrative issues)
- University Degree in Medicine and Surgery with further specialisation in Paediatrics
- Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English
- Previous experience in Developing Countries

PROJECT OBJECTIVES The Paediatrician will be responsible of the overall quality of the diagnosis and treatment of the children both in inpatients and outpatients departments for the medical conditions and for the development and implementation of a Continuous Quality Improvement system in this medical field, in cooperation with the Medical Director.

KEY DUTIES The Paediatrician will be the In Charge of the Paediatrics Ward and will be responsible of the overall performance of the Ward
S/he will be responsible of the neonatal care and the quality of neonatal resuscitation/first care in the Delivery Unit and in the operating room
S/he will develop protocols of diagnosis and treatment
S/he will co-operate in developing a Continuous Quality Improvement system, making the Hospital a Centre for Quality in ”Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health” (MNCH)
S/he will co-operate to establish an in-Hospital Continuing Medical Education program and will teach in training sessions on neonatal and child care for qualified medical staff of Aber hospital and Health Centres in Oyam district
S/he will participate in assessment and monitoring of Basic Emergency Obstetric Care (BEmOC) services offered in Health Centres in Oyam district
S/he will be responsible for the overall quality of the data collection of the Under Five Clinic and will collaborate with the Medical Director for collection and analysis of the epidemiological data of the Hospital

SALARY TBC

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