Medical Officer
Location | Kampala, Uganda |
Date Posted | December 19, 2024 |
Category |
Health Care / Medical
NGO |
Job Type |
Contract
|
Currency | UGX |
Description
JOB DETAILS:
General Summary
The Community Integration of TB and Chronic Respiratory Lung disease screening, diagnosis and treatment (CITaDeL Project) aims to jointly screen for TB, Asthma and COPD in the community. The study will involve doing spirometry tests in primary health care facilities with ready support of a respiratory physician at the project secretariat. The project aims to recruit a Locum Medical Officer to among other key roles support the study respiratory physician with review and quality control of the spirometry service within the study. The ideal candidate must demonstrate readiness to be mentored into clinical research in TB and chronic lung disease. The role of the Graduate trainee will be a support role in the project.
Key Responsibilities
• Assist with screen, recruiting and consent study participants
• Assist prepare participants for study related clinical procedures
• Assist with review and quality control of participant spirometry tests
• Follow-up study patients, review patient files and labs results
• Perform any other clinical duties that may be reasonably necessary for implementing the study protocol
• Attend all study team meetings
• Participate in and conduct all relevant Continuous Medical Education and trainings
Academic Qualifications
• MBCHB- BACHELOR OF MEDICINE & BACHELOR OF SURGERY
Person Specification
• Doctor with an MBChB degree
• Registered with Medical council
• Readiness to be mentored into clinical research