Reports to: IDI Director
Salary: Commensurate with Responsibilities and Experience
Position Summary:
• The Head of Department-Prevention Care and Treatment (HOD-PCT) holds primary responsibility for ensuring 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 sits on IDI’s Scientific Review Committee. S(he) ensures 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. A detailed JD containing the full scope of the responsibilities of this role is available upon request.
Educational Requirements and Employment Experience:
The HOD-PCT will be a licensed physician with a specialty in Internal Medicine (M.Med-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. SI he will possess over seven years experience in health care service delivery, at least five of which should be specifically in the clinical management of HIV/AIDS.
Ideally, the HOD-PCT will have experience in 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 settings. S(he) will have experience in grant writing particularly for competitive programme awards.
How to apply:
Qualified and interested persons who wish to apply may hand-deliver, e-mail or post an application letter with a detailed CV, naming at least two professional referees, to:
The Human Resources Manager, Infectious Diseases Institute
P.O. Box22418, Kampala.
hr@idi.co.ug
Deadline for receipt of application is Thursday 15 December 2011.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted for Interviews.