Overview 

The Job Holder will be responsible for ensuring that patients receive consistent and comprehensive clinical care and supervising and training staff including auxiliary support personnel.

What You Will Do

Main Responsibilities:

• Supervising medical assistants, nurses and auxiliary support personnel involved in the planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care services throughout the facility
• Ensuring highly consistent quality health delivery in a cost-effective manner.
  Providing diagnosis, treatment and referral of patients when appropriate
• Developing individualized care plans for the patients in close discussion with them and their caregivers in order to reduce in-patient care.
• Following up patients through acute clinical treatment with the aim of facilitating early recovery.
• Ensuring that all patients referred to the clinic receive robust and holistic management.
• Undertaking reviews of patients’ medications and adjusting therapy as required
• Regularly monitoring/reviewing patients and acting promptly should the patient’s condition deteriorate.
• Liaising closely with the key stakeholders at all times to advise and co-ordinate provision of effective healthcare
• Communicating information to patients, and care assistants in an understandable form to ensure their co-operation in treatment
• Maintaining accurate and contemporaneous documentation both electronic and paper to ensure timely and effective communication
• Ensuring patient confidentiality and protection of patient information.
• Dealing responsibly with challenging situations and consequences in accordance with professional ethics.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Competences

1. Medical Doctor
Medical Doctor.Qualification Required and Experience

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of surgery (MBChB) or its equivalent.
• Registered with Medical and Dental Council.
• The ideal candidate must have completed his/her housemanship#2. Registered Nurse – Public Health/SRN Nurses
• SRN Registration required
• Preference given to current Child Health Clinic nurses
• Recent public health nursing experience is preferred
• Working knowledge of computer applications including basic word processing, email, Internet access and data entry is required
• You must possess strong assessment, communication, organizational, problem solving and counseling skills

2. Midwife
Qualification Required and Experience

• Diploma in Midwifery.
• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
• The ideal candidate must have at least 2 years of working experience in a healthcare facility or similar working environment.

4. Medicine Counter Assistant.
Qualification Required and Experience

• Medicine Counter Assistant (MCA) Certificate.
• The ideal candidate must have at least 2yrs working experience in dispensing medications at a healthcare facility or similar working environment.