Scott Hospital is a health facility of the LECSA church situated at Morija aiming to render top quality and holistic health care to patients from surrounding communities and referring health facilities. Scott hospital invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to apply for the position of:
Job title: Registrar (Medical Doctor)
Responsible to: Medical Superintendent
Grade: K
Job Summary
Under the general supervision of the Medial Superintendent, your responsibility is to assist Medical superintendent in Planning, directing and coordinating medical and health services in the hospital and clinics and to ensure delivery of quality primary and secondary health care by ensuring clinical practices that guarantee high-quality clinical outcomes, providing supervision to junior staff and advice on clinical activities, including both outpatient and inpatient services, ward rounds, and surgical interventions, promoting a culture of learning and keeping up-to-date on diagnostic and treatment practices.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Overall responsibility for delivery of quality primary and secondary health care.
- Ensures and/or leads teams to conduct needs assessments and clinical studies and surveys as appropriate and with adherence to national and international clinical ethics.
- Ensures that clinical cases that require treatment beyond the hospital’s capacity are referred to a higher service in a timely and professional manner.
- Develops and implements strategies to ensure that staff comply with quality assurance guidelines.
- Produce monthly reports.
- Assist Medical Superintendent and clinical heads of department in the formulation, implementation, and reviewing of and compliance with all internal standard operating procedures (SOPs) and treatment protocols; ensures adherence at all levels in the hospital; oversees adherence to appropriate medical waste management and infection control practices and protocols.
Job requirements:
- A registered degree in MB ChB/MD is required for this position, which is attained from an accredited and approved medical institution.
- At least five (5) years of experience as a medical doctor
- Must have registered with Lesotho Medical, Dental & Pharmacy Council, with a valid practicing license.
As a medical doctor, you should be able to demonstrate the following:
- Good communication skills
- Ability to learn and develop
- Commitment and knowledge of work.
- Good decision maker.
- Computer skills
- Risk management and an ability to deal effectively with problems
- Honesty
- Teamwork
- Ability to treat people with respect
- Resilience and the ability to deal with difficult situations
- Empathy and the ability to care for others.
How to apply:
Suitably qualified and experienced candidates should submit their application letters with the following: curriculum vitae, certified copies of educational certificates and academic transcripts, registration with Lesotho Medical, Dental and Pharmacy Council, certified copy of ID or Passport and 2 reference letters to:
Human Resources Office
Scott Hospital of LECSA
P/Bag Morija 190
Or emailed to [email protected]
Closing date is Friday 17th November 2023 at 12:00 noon
Basotho doctors are highly encouraged to apply
No late applications will be accepted.