Vacancy title:
Medical Coordinator

Jobs at:
African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims ( ACTV )

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, 3rdMay 2018

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

JOB DETAILS:
The African Centre for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims ( ACTV ) is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Uganda which commenced operations in 1993 whose mandate includes advocacy against torture and provision of physical and psychological treatment and rehabilitation, social support and legal services to survivors of torture.

ACTV is seeking to recruit dynamic, energetic and result oriented individuals for the position of:

Post: Medical Coordinator
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Provide supervision in the administering of medical treatment to clients adhering to policies, professional standards and legal obligations. To coordinate all medical services of the medical unit of ACTV,

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop Annual Plan tor the Medical Unit
• Coordinate, direct and provide patient care and implement activities in line with the time frames set in the Annual Work Plan
• Build Staff capacity to provide holistic and quality care to the survivors of torture
• implement approved medical programs and actions
•  implement an effective records rnanagement strategy and provide multidisciplinary medical care, treatment and rehabilitation to patients with physical complications of torture using the Istanbul protocol guidelines
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation of the projects and program.
• Participate in outreaches to communities and institutions both in treatment of survivors of torture and advocacy against torture.

JOB SPECIFICATION
Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine & Surgery

Experience

• 3 years’ experience in a related field,

For comprehensive details of the job profiles please visit the ACTV Website or this link:
  www.actvuganda.org 

Job application procedure
Please send your application and supporting documents to the address below preferably by email:

AFRICAN CENTRE FOR TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION
OF TORTURE VICTIMS (ACTV)
Block No. 39, Plot 113 Owen Road (Off Tufnell Drive)
Kamwokya
P.0. BOX 6108
Kampala-Uganda
Tel: +256 312 263 918; +256 312 263 620
Email: ceo@actvuganda.org  and actv@actvuganda.org
Closing date for applications is Thursday, 3rdMay 2018.
Only short listed applicants will be contacted.