Responsibilities

Reporting to the Medical Director, the successful candidate will be expected to lead the delivery of quality patient care in the Outpatient Department while working closely with other consultants within the hospital. The candidate will also support clinical governance and quality agenda within the entire cluster. Additionally, you will be responsible to:

• assist residents in their rotation and implement and monitor educational programs while ensuring program outcomes are attained
• assist in the setting of examinations and ensure formative assessments of the residents/interns are duly filled
• promote and facilitate residents’ research, participate in scholarly activities including educational and clinical research and facilitate the publication of residents’ research work
• provide pre-determined clinical service, both in and out-patient
• establish clinical services aligned to areas of interest and specialization and attend to emergency cases as and when required
• prepare a schedule of regular clinical teaching activity.

Requirements

You should have:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution
• Master’s Degree or Fellowship-level training in General Surgery from a recognized institution
• a minimum of three (3) years of practice as a consultant general Surgeon in a reputable hospital
• the ability to be a courteous, excellent team player and to get well with a diverse and multi-cultured workforce
• strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically, and to work flexibly and independently.
• a valid practicing license
• proficiency in computer applications
• shortlisted candidate will need to register and obtain license from the Kenya medical practitioners and dentists council.