Resident Obstetrician/Gynaecologist at St Francis Community Hospital

Key Responsibilities

• Attend to walk in and referred obstetrics and gynecology patients both out and in patient.
• Offering obstetrics and gynecology consultancy.
• Oversee the obstetrics and gynecology department and run the gynecology and obstetrics Clinics.
• Provision of superior diagnostic, preventative, and interventional medical care. Undertake all required patient care activities; emergency medical procedures, ward rounds and communicating to patients.
• Accurate and clear documentation of patient history, physical examination, investigations, and management.
• Provide clarity of investigations to be carried out and interpretation of the results and ensure update to the patients and the next of kin.
• Facilitates patient admissions, necessary consents, and discharges.
• Counsel clients on treatment and compliance to treatment (patient and family) while ensuring their participation in decision making in their management.
• Carry out procedures and surgical interventions (obstetric & gynecological) while ensuring high quality of care/services and safety of patients.
• Work with other specialties for multi-disciplinary patient care
• Participate in morbidity and mortality meetings as required.
• Participation in incident reporting, root cause analysis and the Hospital Quality Improvement activities.
• Participation in conducting timely ward rounds and patient reviews.
• Facilitate Continuous Medical Education sand mentorship to colleagues to build capacity to provide care.
• Training, supervising and mentoring Medical Officers, Medical Intern and other students
• Ensure patient satisfaction through quality of care, communication, feedback, and escalation through the standardized tool for patient satisfaction measurement and demonstrate follow-up and improvement.
• Conduct family conferences on need basis.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree in OBS & GYNAE from an institution recognized by the
• Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council.
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree from a recognized institution by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists
• Specialist recognition in OBS & GYNAE from the Medical Practitioners’ and Dentist Council
• A minimum period of three (3) years’ relevant work experience.
• Registration Certificate by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists
• Retention in the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council register.
• Evidence in knowledge and proficiency in computer applications.