ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MEDICAL SERVICES/ MEDICAL SPECIALIST II

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

i.             Served as Senior Medical Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;

ii.           Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from a recognized institution by Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board

iii.         Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;

iv.          Certificate of registration by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board;

v.            Valid practicing license from Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board;

vi.          Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution and

vii.        Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administrative capability in the management of health services in a large health institution.

Duties and Responsibilities

i.             Reviewing patients and instructing in writing all the recommendations;

ii.           Undertaking “First–on-call” duties including clerking, investigating and managing patients;

iii.         Conducting weekly clinics and theatre days;

iv.          Managing health facilities at various tiers in the communities;

v.            Responding to interns calls;

vi.          Training, supervising Medical officer (Intern) and other students;

vii.        Performing Emergency surgeries;

viii.       Undertaking medical Legal duties;

ix.          Undertaking Medical examination and preparing Medical board proceedings;

x.           Carrying out community diagnosis, care and treatment;

xi.          Ensuring data and information is collected, communicated and utilized to benefit the customer and the service provider; and

xii.        Conducting disease surveillance, prevention and control;

xiii.       Carrying out health education and promotion; and

xiv.       Preparing medical reports.