Our mission is to provide high-quality, client-centered, affordable care to mothers and their babies at the highest standards​We achieve our mission by adhering to the following core values: Uncompromising Quality We aim to set a gold standard for quality of care and measure ourselves constantly against our goals

Summary

• We are expanding to new locations and require additional Clinical Officer – Paediatrics. Reporting to our Doctor In-charge, you will take on responsibility of delivering quality customer service and maintaining superior patient satisfaction.
• Will you join us and help transform maternal and new-born health care in East Africa?

Requirements

Education  

• Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery – Paediatrics
• Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery
• Hold a valid practicing license

Experience    

• 2 years’ experience in a busy environment, preferably a maternity hospital especially running the paediatric services and experience in working in a startup maternity facility

Knowledge and Skills Requirements      

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical reasoning skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Computer literacy, with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Key competencies    

• Commitment to providing high quality care and excellence
• Ability to work effectively with a team in a culturally diverse environment
• Ability to use initiative to solve problems is a key competence

Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitoring and providing appropriate clinical care to patients;
• Examining and talking to patients to diagnose their medical conditions;
• Making notes and preparing paperwork, both as a legal record of treatment and for the benefit of other healthcare professionals;
• Coordinate and discuss planned care with the patient and other team professionals as appropriate;
• Maintain effective interpersonal relationships with all staff and patients;
• Ensure that patients are kept fully informed of and understand all procedures and treatments to be undertaken. Informed Consent will be obtained from patients in accordance with Jacaranda policy;
• Provide advice to patients regarding healthy lifestyles and specific measures that may help the patient avoid a recurrence of ill health;
• Any other duties as assigned.