Full Time Faculty - Orthopaedic, Department of Surgery

Fulltime Faculty & Consultant Spine Surgeon
Department:     Department of Surgery
Entity:              Medical College
Location:         Nairobi, Kenya

Introduction
Established in 2004, the Aga Khan University Medical College in East Africa seeks to provide high quality education for health professional leaders who will then go on to become reputable specialists generating a positive and lasting impact in the lives of their patients and in the communities they serve. Our goal is to produce health professional leaders through our unique training programmes, building strong research programmes, supporting the best practice in the delivery of health services, and contributing to the broader community through strategic partnerships regionally and globally. We aspire to build for the youth of East Africa, a medical college of international quality, providing them with the opportunity to get the best health professional education that is relevant and has impact across East Africa, and indeed, in the world.

Job Summary
The Department of Surgery is seeking a Fulltime Faculty and Consultant Spine Surgeon to coordinate and monitor high-quality educational programme; develop a highly skilled and competent team in the delivery of quality Spine and Neurosurgery services and provide exemplary clinical service in line with the departmental practice plan for the delivery of quality services to patients and their families. The incumbent will admit, consult and undertake diagnosis and treatment of patients admitted under the Orthopaedic section. He/she will be allowed to order tests and radiology and consult with sub-specialists when necessary to ensure quality professional and ethical patient care.

Responsibilities
•    Establish clinical services aligned to areas of interest and specialization and attending to emergency cases as and when required. 
•    Provide orthopaedic liaison inpatient services in the hospital as required, manage patients in the outpatient clinics and provide on call services.
•    Educate patients with informed consent, wellness prevention and early detection.
•    Prepare a schedule of regular clinical teaching activity.
•    Assisting residents in their rotation, implementing and monitoring educational programmes while ensuring the outcomes are attained.
•    Assisting in the setting of examinations while ensuring formative assessments of the residents/interns are duly filled.
•    Promoting and facilitating residents’ and fellows’ research, participating in scholarly activities including educational and clinical research.
•    Participate in the review and development of appropriate policies and procedures for patients’ healthcare to formulate best practice guidelines.
 

Requirements

•    Applicants must have a Master of Medicine in Surgery or its equivalent with FCS/FRCS.
•    S/he must be registered or eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Council as a specialist. 
•    Applicants must have a completion certificate of specialty training in Neurosurgery.
•    Should have subspecialty training in Spine Surgery with at least 5 years’ of basic neurosurgical training and 1 year of spine surgery training.
•    Should have teaching, research and clinical experience at a reputable institution.
•    Should have a minimum academic position as Senior Instructor.
•    Should possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.