General Surgeon

Overview of position

• Response Med is seeking to provide health professionals to deliver clinical services in UN facilities located in Somalia.

• Personnel shall deliver primary care & hospital level services, including emergency, surgical, diagnostic, intensive care & general hospital services.

• Personnel shall provide the services at the UN level 1+ health facility located in the UNSOS camp within the AAIA in Mogadishu & in sector health facilities, as & when required.

• Additionally, personnel may be to reinforce these AMISOM level 2 hospitals during emergency situations that severely stress facilities.

• The UN level 1+ health facility is a capability that was established in 2012 with the objective of providing emergency & primary health care for the UN international personnel in Somalia.

• The facility has since been supporting UNSOS, UNSOM & AMISOM FHQ personnel.

• Additionally, the facility is available to international personnel from other UN entities, diplomatic missions & UNSOS contracted vendors, on a cost recovery basis.

• Services may, on occasion, also be extended to the SNA.

Role objectives

We are looking for an experienced General Practice Physcian to coordinate & provide specialized general medical services to patients. The successful candidate will be a team player with the ability to effectively add value to enabling good patient outcomes & shape best clinical & non clinical practice  Key responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Review medical history & records of patients in order to understand their medical conditions better & administer treatment through surgical operations & other medical procedures.

• Review & analyze patient's medical history, reactions to medicines, physical condition & examination results to verify operation's necessity & determine best procedure. 

• Examine patients in order to obtain information on medical conditions & establish risk associated with or related to surgical operations among them.

• Diagnose bodily disorders & provide treatments, such as medications & surgeries, in medical clinics, hospital wards & operating rooms. 

• Prescribe preoperative & postoperative treatments & procedures for patients. 

• Operate on patients to correct deformities, repair injuries, prevent & treat diseases, or improve or restore patients' functions. 

• Provide consultation & surgical assistance to other medical specialists & surgeons. 

• Refer patient with complex or diverse medical conditions to other medical specialist for further medical diagnosis & treatment when necessary within & without the hospital. 

• Examine surgical instruments, equipment & operating room to ensure sterility & suitability to perform surgical operations.

• Perform surgical operations & other medical procedures in order to treat patients in the operating theatres of the hospital.

• Prepare case histories for discharged or transferred patients from the operating theatres to other sections & units of the hospital.

• Collaborate with other surgeons in performing complex or extensive surgical operation or other medical procedures required by patients.

Project reportingThis role reports to the line manager.

• Bachelors Degree in Medicine & Surgery with a minimum of three years of progressive post qualification clinical experience.

• Board certified / postgraduate certified by an appropriate body following the successful completion of specialist training in General Surgery or equivalent, with a minimum of three years’ progressive post specialist qualification.

• Experience in damage Control surgery is a requirement.

• Currently registered & licensed to practice medicine & apply specialty without supervision in own country or another UN member state.

• English proficiency, a minimum of Level B 2 is required.

• Preference/desire to live and work in Somalila.

Team management

This role does not have any team management responsibility.

Further information

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.

• CTG is open to reviewing applications of both expats as well as Somali nationals for this role.

Disclaimer: At no stage of the recruitment process will CTG ask candidates for a fee. This includes during the application stage, interview, assessment and training.

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