Main Duties
- Provision of a consultative service for paediatric patients under other units or departments
- Ensure supervision for junior medical officers and to provide support for the senior medical staff in the care of the Unit/Department’s patients
- Review and manage referred paediatric patients at A & E
- In liaison with the Consultants, conduct ward rounds and review all paediatric in-patients at the wards, ICU, General Nursery and Special Care Unit
- Facilitate the timely admission and discharge of all patients in accordance with hospital policy
- Review all investigation results in a timely manner, and to ensure all paediatric prescribing is undertaken with utmost care
- Regular attendance both in-hours and out-of-hours according to manning charts or rosters
- Assist management in drawing up and implementing policies and procedures for the Unit
- Ensure that patients/families are given adequate information upon which to base treatment decisions and follow-up
- Participation in the relevant department/unit quality activities program(s) as requested by the Units/Departments
- Be responsive to patient and relatives’ complaints, liaising with appropriate senior staff and the patient advocate
- Participate in the management of patients in the Well Baby Clinic
- Participate in Cardiac Camps, when necessary
Required Qualifications for the Position
- Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery
- MMed. in Paediatrics
Method of Application
If you are interested in the above position and you meet the requirements listed, please send your application together with a detailed CV, Copies of Academic Certificates, three [3] referees and include their telephone contacts and email address to [email protected] so as to reach us not later than 14thApril 2023
