Consultant Urologist at Tenwek Hospital

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough urology patient consultations in both inpatient and outpatient settings, performing clinical evaluations involving comprehensive history-taking and physical examinations.
• Diagnose urological conditions using laboratory investigations and radiological studies.
• Formulate urological management plans, providing guidance on conservative, medical, and surgical treatment options.
• Plan and assess urological patients preoperatively and perform urological surgical procedures.
• Perform urological endoscopy procedures for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
• Teach urology subspecialty topics to residents and medical interns.
• Participate in quality improvement projects within the urology and surgery departments, focusing on enhancing patient safety, outcomes, and satisfaction, including involvement in mortality and morbidity conferences.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including oncologists, surgeons, and nephrologists, to develop comprehensive patient management plans.
• Advocate for patients’ rights and access to urological surgeries.
• Provide urological emergency services and perform emergency surgeries.
• Diagnose and manage urological cancers (prostate, bladder, kidney, testicular) using a multidisciplinary approach.
• Evaluate and guide treatment and surgical management of urinary stones reconstructive urology (urethral strictures, hypospadias).
• Evaluate and guide treatment and surgical management in andrology (male infertility, erectile disorders).
• Evaluate and guide treatment and surgical management of urinary diseases including BPH, incontinence, neuro-urology, and pediatric urology.
• Perform advanced minimally invasive urological surgeries.
• Engage in community outreach programs to raise awareness of urological health and diseases.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to facilitate urological service provision, including donors, urologists, and surgical societies.
• Assume leadership roles within the surgical department and hospital to contribute to service provision and institutional vision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (MBChB) from a recognized institution.
• Master’s Degree in Urology (M. Med) from a recognized university.
• Registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).
• Valid practicing license from KMPDC.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred.