Medical Officer

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Only short-listed Partners in Health-Lesotho has vacancies for the following position:

Title: Medical Officer

Reports to: MDR-TB Program Lead

Duty station: Botshabelo MDR-TB Hospital

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Ensure quality of treatment, prescription, and initiation, and clinical follow-up during treatment based on national treatment guidelines
  • To provide day-to-day high quality patients’ care for inpatients and out patients.
  • Conduct daily ward round to review the in patients
  • Participate in hospital call rotations
  • Participate actively in the weekly clinical meetings to review clinical operations and get all updates on new findings in the MDR TB field
  • Supervise and train clinical staff
  • Support MDR-TB fellowship program and PIH-Boston volunteer specialists
  • Support and participate in all trainings organized by PIH-Lesotho for the health care workers within the country and from other countries+
  • Support and be actively involved in all studies
  • Conduct care and treatment services to MDRTB patients at clinics in districts
  • Conduct district supervisory visits
  • Participate in different health campaigns especially during the annual world TB day
  • Monitor outpatients for problems that may arise during treatment, e.g., side effects, adherence problems, etc.

Preferred Skills

  • Medical degree (MD)
  • Minimum two (2) years’ clinical experience, MDR-TB clinical management will be an added advantage.
  • Current registration in good standing with the Lesotho Medical Council
  • Demonstrate a dedication to serving marginalized groups, such as TB patients
  • Able to function effectively in a team setting;
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as strong interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency in English and Sesotho (verbal and written)

Commitment to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment: At Partners in Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners in Health’s PSEAH policy. Partners in Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

How to apply: Interested candidates should e-mail their applications (subject line should be the position being applied for) and detailed CV’s including three names of traceable referees with valid telephone numbers and email addresses to: [email protected] not later than 24th May 2023. The referees should include the most recent supervisor/s. Hand delivered applications will not be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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