SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR MEDICAL SERVICES II/ CHIEF MEDICAL SPECIALIST

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

                i.          Served as a Deputy Director of Medical Services/ Senior Medical Specialist 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 Council.

             iii.          Master’s degree in any of the following fields: Medicine, Anaesthesia, Cardiothoracic surgery, Dermatology, Ear Nose and Throat, otorhinolaryngology, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Microbiology, Neurosurgery, obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, Paediatrics and child health, Palliative Medicine, Pathology, Plastic and reconstructive surgery, Psychiatry, Public health, radiology, health systems management, health economics, health informatics, epidemiology, global health policy, public health microbiology and emerging infectious diseases, biostatistics or equivalent qualifications from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists council.

             iv.          Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;

               v.          Certificate of registration by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council;

             vi.          Valid practicing license from Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council;

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

          viii.          Shown outstanding professional competence and administrative capability and initiative in the general organization and management of the pharmacy function.

Duties and Responsibilities

                i.          Developing and coordinating implementation of health standards, guidelines and protocols;

              ii.          Undertaking specialized diagnosis, care, treatment and rehabilitation of patients;

             iii.          Assessing employees’ fitness for continuation of work, age assessment and medical practice among others;

             iv.          Planning and managing national healthcare programs at the implementation level directed towards the improvement of health services in the country;

               v.          Developing intervention activities or programs for training of health staff in field of community health and health management;

             vi.          Promoting international health relations;

            vii.          Monitoring and evaluating health projects and programs;

          viii.          Providing guidance training and development of professional staff in clinical practice specialty;

             ix.          Coordinating outreach activities and services.

               x.          Designing and undertaking research, coordinating health research, analysing, utilizing and disseminating research findings in planning activities to improve service delivery.

             xi.          Initiating development of an appropriate health information management system

           xii.          Coordinating provision of quality healthcare and adherence to health standards.

          xiii.          Proving specifications for procurement of health supplies and commodities

          xiv.          Coordinating training and development and performance management.