Senior Director of Medicine
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is an international
not-for-profit organization based in the U.S that provides HIV prevention,
treatment and care through collaborations with the National governments,
partner institutions and civil society to people living with HIV and
AIDS.
The Africa Bureau operates programs in 9 countries including
Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone; Zambia, Swaziland and
South Africa.
The Africa Bureau Secretariat wishes to recruit a dynamic, skilled, committed, self-driven and results oriented individual to fill ¡n the post of Senior Director of Medicine.
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Job Summary:
This individual will be responsible for identification, development and articulation of the vision, strategic direction and growth of the department of Medicine in the Bureau as well as its specialties, and will collaborate on the implementation of strategies to achieve desired results within all Bureau Programs.
Core Duties & Responsibilities include the following.
Quality medical services provision
- Leads the
evaluation, planning and implementation of clinical programs and services,
expansion projects ensuring appropriate resources are evaluated and
allocated for the delivery of patient care.
- Implements and
ensures the adoption guidelines, protocols and promotes the evidence based
medicine, quality and clinical practice.
- Provides advice
to senior individual clinical facilities by the effects of decisions and
care provided to patients.
- Ensures that the
staff of the department provide services that are in compliance with all
applicable standards and requirements of the individual programs as well
as general medical practice other applicable regulatory bodies
Research
- Promotes and
encourages operational research in the of clinical adoption of efficiency
of leadership of AHF and providing input related to changes to the quality
of country and all department
- Evaluates new
procedures and technologies and makes recommendations to the Global
Executive and Medical Executive Committees
Leadership and management
- Provides
leadership and direction for the development of strategies to promote
recruitment, retention, and recognition of excellent medical staff, and
collaborates with the Section Heads to execute those strategies
- Reviews clinical
staff performance to ensure quality of care and efficient use of resources
- Leads the
performance review of the medical directors in the department to ensure
quality of care and efficient use of resources; ensures that the review is
completed in a timely manner, and in compliance with HR guidelines.
- Creates an
environment and culture of excellence in service, patient care, innovation,
education, quality and team work.
Professional development
- Guides and
supports the professional development of the department’s physicians and
allied health staff, and makes recommendations for training or work
modification to include orientation, professional development, and
continuing education needs
Qualifications, Education and Experience
- Undergraduate
degree ¡n Internal Medicine and Surgery and Post graduate Master’s Degree
in Internal Medicine, Infectious diseases, Public Health or equivalent
- Must have at
least 10 years of HIV/AIDS clinical experience
- Managerial
skills and a minimum of 7 years of leadership experience; medical
administration and medical staff supervisory experience is required ‘
Research and Organizational Development experience
- Minimum of 5
years of international work experience preferred
Interested candidates should submit their C.Vs and copies of
their academic qualifications to the following email address not later than
31st July 2012.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Email: Joseph.Abilla@aidshealth.org
