To diagnose, offer treatment and manage patients at the LDC medical unit.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. To clinically diagnose common ailments / diseases and provide immediate care for
sudden illness or injuries.
2. To refer students for investigations which are unavailable at the LDC medical unit or for
specialist attention.
3. To supervise, guide mentor and technically support the staff under his/her supervision.
4. To safely store, log and administer class A drugs or prescribed medications in
compliance with health regulations.
5. To perform minor surgical procedures.
6. Monitor for outbreaks, enforce isolation protocols for communicable diseases and
coordinate with the LDC administration local health authorities.
7. To develop and implement work plans & budgets and prepare reports for the LDC
Medical unit.
8. To interpret laboratory investigations.
9. Maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date health and incident records.
10. Promote wellness education by organising campaigns, updating health-related bulletin
boards, and empowering Staff / Students to make healthy lifestyle choices.
11. To provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) to Healthcare Workers (HW).
12. To carry out any other duties as assigned from time to time by the Manager HR &
Administration.
Qualifications and Experience
1. Bachelor of Medicine (Hon) degree.
2. MBCLB, CME’s/ CPD’s-30 hours annually.
3. Annual practicing license from UMA.
4. At least six (6) years of post-internship medical practice in a Government or reputable
private organisation.
Key Competencies
High level of integrity and confidentiality.
Professionalism.
Interpersonal relations.
Effective communication skills.
Attention to detail.
ICT and digital literacy.
All eligible candidates should submit their applications with detailed and up to date CVs, certified copies of academic transcripts and certificates and any other supporting documents, day time telephone contacts and addresses of two referees (including the current employer where Mapplicable) to:
The Secretary / Head Human Resource and Administration,
Law Development Centre,
P. O. Box 7117, Kampala;
Applications clearly stating the position applied for should be hand delivered to the LDC reception at Kampala, Mbarara, Lira or Mbale campus, or soft copy sent by email in PDF format as a single file to: hr@ldc.ac.ug
Deadline: Friday 05th June, 2026 by 5:00pm
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted
