Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 04 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
General Summary

The Head of the Department-Prevention Care and Treatment (HOD-PCT) holds primary responsibility for ensuring the quality of clinical services at IDI; creating standards of care and standard operating procedures and protocols; and appraising and mentoring clinic staff to ensure constant improvement of their skills.

Training and mentoring of staff are central activities of this position. This includes appraisal, career planning, and capacity building of clinical staff including physicians, nurses, counselors, pharmacists, dispensers, and others.

The HOD-PCT also plays an important role in clinical research and works closely with the HOD-Research to coordinate and oversee clinical research activities (at the principal investigator or consultancy level) in IDI clinics; reviewing research findings and integrating relevant findings into standard clinical practices, and ensuring the highest standards of clinical practice and data collection.

The HOD-PCT is part of the IDI training department faculty and actively engages in training initiatives related to clinical care. This includes creating clinical training opportunities for Makerere and visiting students and for participants in IDI’s training program.

The HOD-PCT operates as an integral part of the IDI senior management team and leads development discussions for developing the clinical services of the PCT Programme. This person serves as the primary link between the clinical services at the Institute and the Ministry of Health as well as Mulago National Referral Hospital.

Administratively the HOD-PCT is responsible for the basic monitoring of clinical services budgets and participating in financial planning discussions related to the funding for clinical services. The HODPCT supervises the Deputy Head of Department (DHOD) and the Specialists Physicians as a matrix supervisor. S/he is responsible for the oversight of all clinical management systems developed by

Key Responsibilities
Clinical Care
• Develops, implements, monitors, and revises patient care algorithms
• Leads in the development of and ensures the implementation and monitoring of standards of care and standard operating procedures and protocols
• Assumes responsibility for reviewing and revising the clinic formulary, and ensures the quality of service in dispensing and pharmacy
• Serves as lead and liaison in discussions with partners in clinic operations, and assists in the documenting of formal agreements
• Recommends and designs new clinical programs
• Creates and oversees specific services for women of childbearing age including counseling about pregnancy-related issues and monitoring of ART
• Coordinates regular clinical service audit meetings, with a commitment to regularly improving patient care
• Strives for measurable clinical excellence, integrating practices from Cochrane Reviews and other sources of evidence-based-medicine
• Liaises with the Head of Lab Services on requirements for optimal patient care
• Leads in the regular performance review of the ICEA system and plans for improved efficiency

Training, Mentoring, and Supervising Clinicians
• Collaborates with DHOD, Clinic Manager, and clinical staff in developing and implementing continuing education, mentoring, career planning, and capacity-building programs for clinic staff
• Conducts regular appraisals of key clinical staff, and ensures that all clinical staff receive ongoing feedback through appraisals and other techniques
• Supports clinic staff at all levels to accept and meet accountabilities inherent in their jobs
• Liaises with the Head of Training to provide clinical training opportunities for Makerere and visiting students and trainees on courses at IDI
• Oversees the design of the organizational structure and staffing of the clinical services component of the IDI
• Provides direct supervision over the clinical care activity provided by the medical staff of the IDI clinics
• Approves requests and assumes responsibility for visiting physicians and medical students
• Performs and/or signs off on staff appraisals for medical officers
• Participates in the interviewing and hiring of clinic staff
• Works with the DHOD and Clinic Manager to ensure that staff adheres to the rules of the clinic and maintains a professional code of conduct according to standards set out by the IDI

Clinical Research
• Works closely with the Head of Research to develop priorities and plans for clinical research activities
• Participates actively in the submission of clinical research proposals to be implemented at IDI
• Coordinates and oversees ongoing clinical research activities at the principal investigator or consultancy level
• Conducts ongoing quality assurance for research-related clinical activities and data collection in IDI clinics
• Collaborates with PIs on drafting manuscripts for publications related to research projects taking place at IDI
• Reviews relevant research findings and determines how to best integrate them into IDI clinical practices
• Supports planned clinical studies with administrative review and approval

General Administration
• Member of the Senior Management Team
• Develops departmental/program goals, objectives, and policies consistent with the mission of the IDI
• Reviews and supports the performance of funded clinic projects to meet set objectives.
• Oversees patient safety initiatives and safeguarding
• Participates in the formation and implementation of policies regarding occupational health and safety
• Ensures consistency of IDI practice within the framework of Mulago Hospital, serving as the lead liaison with Mulago officials on clinical issues
• Reviews and approves all clinical budgets; works with the DHOD and Clinic manager to prepare regular (monthly or quarterly) reports on clinic operations to be submitted through central administration.
• Represents the IDI at various clinic-related community and/or business meetings, and promotes existing and new programs and services of the IDI
• Participates actively in the development and capacity building of satellite clinics
• Represents the IDI in clinical services-related meetings with the Ministry of Health and international donor entities

Person Specification
The HOD-PCT will be a licensed physician with a specialty in Internal Medicine (MMed-Internal Medicine or its equivalent). Additional training in Infectious Diseases and or public health will be an added advantage. S/he should have demonstrated experience in the field of HIV/AIDS and related infections. S/he will possess over seven years of experience in health care service delivery, at least five of which should be specified in the clinical management of HIV/AIDS.

Ideally, the HOD-PCT will have experience in the development and implementation of clinical research trials in the field of infectious diseases with related publications in scientific journals, as well as experience working in a resource-limited setting. S(he) will have experience in grant writing, particularly for competitive program awards.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
• Knowledge of and experience in HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases and STIs — care, treatment, and prevention
• Experience in the teaching and supervision of medical staff
• Experience in the design and implementation of patient services
• Experience in program and policy development of health services
• Knowledge of and experience in clinical research activities
• Knowledge of laboratory testing and monitoring related to infectious diseases
• Knowledge of clinical data systems
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, and families in an effective manner
• Sensitive to cultural issues and language differences
• Proficiency in computer systems, including Microsoft applications
• Able to stand and walk for long period
• Grant writing and report writing skills
• Willing to work under stressful conditions and, at times, irregular hours


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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