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Senior Paediatrician Organization Job at Emergency | Apply now
Kampala, Uganda
EMERGENCY provides free, high-quality care to people affected by conflict and poverty. We do this in a sustainable way: building healthcare facilities, training local personnel, and conducting search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Full-time
Deadline:
8 Mar 2024
Senior Paediatrician Organization Job at Emergency - Life Support for Civilian War Victims
Emergency
Job Description
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
The International Paediatrician will work as part of a team of international specialists – experts or in training – organising and carrying out the training of the local medical and health care staff in his/her area of responsibility, in collaboration with an international paediatric nurse and the Medical Coordinator of the project. On occasion, a resident physician (Paediatrics) will be present to support clinical activity or research. The international Paediatrician is responsible to the Medical Coordinator, who is in charge of the management and organisation of the project.
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Diagnosis and management of the main paediatric illnesses, especially infectious diseases;
management of malnourished paediatric patients, who are often very young (0-3 years);
management of paediatric emergencies;
to offer on-the-job and formal teaching to the national doctors;
mentoring of resident physicians (where present);
assisting in clinical research and record keeping as required by the scientific programmes of the specialist sector of the Medical Division of EMERGENCY.
Clinical activity and decisions regarding patient treatment must always be discussed and shared with the national doctors and nurses, the international paediatric nurse and the Medical Coordinator of the project.
MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING OF LOCAL PERSONNEL
Clinical activities and patient care are always carried out alongside and in collaboration with local personnel, who thus benefit from training in the field. There is also provision for more specific teaching activities, managed by the international specialists, in accordance with the clinical protocols in use and as agreed with the Medical Coordinator.
CASELOAD AND EQUIPMENT
The admissions criteria and therefore the caseload vary according to the project. The technological level of the equipment present in the Centres is suited to the clinical and managerial protocols in use, and the level of professional autonomy of the national staff, with the aim of achieving – and sustaining – high standards of care.
The basic reference tool is the EMERGENCY book of Paediatric Guide Lines, updated in September 2016.
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Medical Degree and current professional registration on the medical register of your Country of residence;
specialisation in Paediatrics;
at least 5 years’ relevant hospital experience, particularly in paediatric wards;
a Master’s Degree or a specialization in tropical medicine would be an advantage.
REQUIRED AVAILABILITY
6 months’ overseas stay including a period of leave to be taken at the end of the mission in agreement with the coordinator. Shorter missions may only be considered for specific needs as defined by the organisation.
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