Health -Medicine Jobs at Seed Global Health and other Companies

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Position Description Seed Global Health (Seed) is a non-profit organization that envisions a world in which every country, strengthened by a robust health workforce, is able to meet the health needs of its population. Seed’s mission is to educate a rising generation of health professionals to strengthen access to quality care with a goal of saving lives, strengthening health systems and improving health.
To achieve this, Seed Educators are placed as visiting faculty at our partner academic institutions to teach and work alongside local faculty. In partnership, they strengthen the quality and breadth of nursing, midwifery and medical education and enhance the quality of clinical practice by strengthening skills through clinical mentorship, training and professional development opportunities. Based on the needs of Ugandan communities and the government’s health priorities, Seed supports two critical areas in the country: Emergency Care and Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH).

Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Country Director, the Clinical Advisor contributes his/her energy, passion and skills to supporting Seed’s Uganda country program during a time of demonstrating impact. The position is a full-time position based in Kampala, Uganda. The Clinical Advisor provides clinical support and occasional representation to help position Seed to establish a clear, meaningful and engaged strategic position in Uganda. The incumbent should have informed thoughts/opinions, leverage existing and future relationships with leaders in emergency care or MNCH in order to put Seed Global Health on a demonstrable trajectory for success. This full-time position reports to the Country Director and works closely with the Clinical Team, Programs team and the Senior Program/MEL Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities: Key roles and responsibilities include (but may not be limited to): Technical support (80%)
• Support educators’ work through shadowing and providing technical & contextual input as required. This position will require dedicating at least one day a week of clinical time at one of the partnership sites.
• Lead the clinical component of Seed’s in-country partnerships to ensure that activities and priorities can lead to measurable clinical outcomes.
• In collaboration with the Programs and Clinical teams, provide technical oversight to quality improvement at partner sites and contribute to the development of a strong CQI program.
• Provide clinical input for the in-country educator orientation working closely with the Programs team to ensure alignment to the pre-arrival orientation, site partnership work plans and educator job descriptions.
• Provide clinical and contextual input to new proposals and partnerships in collaboration with Clinical, Programs and Development teams.
• In collaboration with the Finance & Administration team and Programs team, provide technical input to Seed- supported procurement of supplies for partner sites to ensure alignment with clinical need, site context and national mechanisms and guidelines.
• Provide support to the implementation of key programs such as Emergency Medical Services’ ECHO and any other initiatives with the Ministry of Health, National Council for Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Sports, and other stakeholders.
• Work with the clinical teams, MEL teams and country team to document and disseminate key outcomes from partnerships and any other initiatives the country program undertakes.
Policy and Thought leadership (10%)
• Support the Country Director in overall policy outreach and maintaining strategic relationships in support of Seed’s portfolio in Uganda.
• Identify opportunities for Seed to contribute thought leadership in agreed topical areas related to Seed’s vision.
• Work closely with the Country Director, Senior PMEL Manager and Communications Team to generate op-eds, issue-based articles, manuscripts and podium presentations in support of Seed’s thought leadership in the country.
Representation (10%)
• Represent Seed Global Health as requested within professional networks, communities of practice and technical working groups and advise Seed on priorities and trends within the clinical space and Human Resources for Health.
• Attend events, meetings and other fora as delegated by the Country Director.

Qualifications, skills and experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery, Nursing or Midwifery from a recognized university is required
• A master’s degree in any of these clinical disciplines (Maternal and Child Health, Women’s health or Emergency Care,) is required
• Experience and knowledge in Continuous Quality Improvement
• At least 5 years of experience providing direct patient and clinical care
• At Least 3 years of working in an international NGO or project setting
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including flexibility and a sense of humor
• A strong understanding of the health system in Uganda
• A strong network within the health sphere
• Demonstrated cross-cultural sensitivity and ability to build respectful relationships with colleagues from different cultural, linguistic, and educational backgrounds.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced and rapidly growing organization
• Excellent analytical, scientific writing, synthesis and report writing skills, proficiency in Microsoft 365 package (excel, word) and google suite.
• Ability to work independently and proactively solicit required guidance to attain agreed deliverables
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team and build mutually respectful working relationships with colleagues
• Strong professional values such as Integrity, stewardship, inclusion, accountability and excellent work ethic
• Immediate availability
Reporting This position reports to the Country Director with strong collaboration with the Clinical, Programs and MEL teams.

Working Conditions:
• Will be based in Kampala, Uganda
• Will be expected to travel domestically several times per year and occasional international travel

Compensation:
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, health insurance, life insurance and related benefits.
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Job Title: Clinical Officer
Organization: Watoto Child Care Ministries
Duty Station: Watoto Village Clinic-Laminadera
Watoto Church Ministries and Community Care has experienced exponential growth in the p•ast couple of years composed of multiple Celebration Centres (Campuses) and diverse
Community care initiatives that include, Child Care, Community and Neighbourhood Services, Education and FM Radio amongst others. In all of this, Watoto remains a local church, committed to celebrating Christ and caring for community.
Watoto is seeking to recruit a Medical Clinical Officer to provide medical care to Watoto Child Care clients, diagnose and treat medical conditions and manage appropriate referral of complex conditions.

Key Duties and Responsibilities (but not limited to)
• To provide clinical assessments and evaluation of health of Watoto Child Care clients and give proper individualized care and treatment in line with the existing standard operating procedures.
• To monitor drug reactions, disease progression and provide appropriate management including referral of complicated cases.
• To manage the day-to-day running of the clinic in conjunction with the Clinic coordinator and other departments.
• To participate in all health promotion programmes including health education, screening, immunisation, surveys and research as organised by Watoto Medical Services.
• To place medical orders within expected timeframes and maintain clear accountability for the prescribed and dispensed drugs.
• To participate in the development of a framework by which standardization of care is achieved in the clinic and community settings.
• To maintain accurate reporting records in accordance with Ministry of Health guidelines.
• To support in the teaching and training of staff in other departments on various aspects of health as organised by Watoto Medical Services.

Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
• The applicant for the Clinical officer role should hold a minimum of a Diploma in Clinical medicine and community health from a reputable training institution.
• Must have a valid practicing license from Allied Health Professionals council for 2022
• At least two years' experience in clinical medicine preferably in pediatric settings.
• Women are highly encouraged to apply
• Good inter-personal skills and ability to relate well to children of all ages.
• Passionate about community health care with ability to work effectively within a team environment.

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JD – Health & Safety Officer

Responsibilities:
Enforcing good health and safety practices
Promoting good standards, practices and procedures of health and safety
Costs of accidents
Investigating accidents
Health and safety management systems
Setting policies

Roles and responsibilities of employers and employees
Developing a health and safety culture
Emergency procedures
First aid requirements for effective provision
v Risk assessments
Risk control measures
Safe systems of work like work permits
v Active and reactive monitoring
Health and safety audits
Accidents, reporting and investigating
Reviewing of health and safety performance
v Workplace hazards
Health, welfare and work environment requirements
Violence at work
Substance misuse
Movement of people in the workplace
v Transport hazards
Safe movement of vehicles
Driving at work
v Muscular skeletal hazards and risk control
Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Manual handling hazards
v Machinery hazards/ work equipment hazards
v Electrical safety
v Fire safety
Principles of fire
Fire assessment
Fire alarms and fire equipment
v Chemical and biological health hazards and control
Forms, classifications, health risks
v Physical and psychological health hazards and risk control
Noise
Radiation
Vibration
Stress

Authority:
a) Reports to the Human Resource Manager

Interfaces: (titles of people you deal with, e.g. Heads of sections and supervisors)
a) Heads of Department
b) All supervisors
c) Customers, suppliers and city council officials

Safety and Ethics
• Ensure cleanliness in and around the workplace.
• Facilitate security of company staff and property.
• Promote health and safety at the workplace.
• Encourage teamwork for the purpose of a smooth and prosperous management.
• Help create a culture and atmosphere of hard work and high personal integrity.
Safeguard the company’s systems and Terms and Conditions of employment.
Due date: 20th Oct 2022.
JD – Health & Safety Officer

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Role definition: To offer specialized care and treatment to HIV infected patients according to MOH guidelines and MJAP policies.

Roles and Responsibilities
1. Obtain and document detailed medical history, perform appropriate physical examinations and carry out initial as well as ongoing evaluation of HIV-infected patients.
2. Prescribe medications to patients including emergency care to the very sick patients.
3. Select, recommend and initiate most appropriate antiretroviral therapy (ART) to all eligible patients according to MOH guidelines and MJAP patient care protocols.
4. Monitor toxicities; follow up on adherence and treatment response.
5. Request and interpret the necessary laboratory tests and radiological investigations for diagnosis as well as for monitoring and follow-up of patients on ART.
6. Evaluate and manage patients for opportunistic infections and Non communicable diseases including mental disorders, hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, as per national guidelines.
7. Provide continuous on job mentorship to nurses, counselors and nursing assistants at the clinic.
8. Prepare and present challenging cases at the CME sessions as well as reviewing of different medical journals at the journal club according to the scheduled timetable
9. Participate in the identification performance gaps; and participate in designing continuous improvement projects to provide quality comprehensive HIV/AIDS services to enhance prevention, care and treatment services
10. Ensure timely and accurate documentation of patient information in the various patient care registers and electronic data bases.
11. Provide technical assistance to community teams during the provision of HIV-TB services within the various differentiated service delivery models in the community
12. Participate in capacity building activities at the MJAP including offering mentorships to pre service and frontline health workers at MJAP supported regions.

Qualifications and job specifications:
• Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Must be registered with the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council.
• At least 2 year’ experience in clinic or hospital-based services.
• Experience in HIV/AIDS and ART is added advantage.

Key personal competences
• Team and communication skills (both oral and written) and with strong management and analytical skills.
• Must be dynamic, Persuasive and convincing, self- motivated and able to demonstrate high initiative.
• Report writing skills in desirable reporting formats,
• Research and networking skills