Main Purpose of the Job

To provide medical care and health education to TASO clients and staff

Key Outputs

• Medical care provided
• Medical knowledge on HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and all chronic disease care provided
• Health workers trained
• Technical support to nurses and clinicians provided.

PERSON SPECIFICATIONS: Medical Officer

Academic Qualification

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB)
• Training in Clinical Management of HIV/AIDS and related conditions
• Training in Public Health
• Good Clinical Practice

Minimum Experience and Exposure

• 1 year of medical service (internship period also considered)

Special Knowledge

• Clinical management of HIV/AIDS and related conditions
• Training in Principles and Practices of ART

Other Qualities/Attributes

• Integrity, emotional control, confidentiality, team player, ability to work under mental and physical stress and innovativeness

• Provide medical care to TASO clients and staff
• Perform clinical evaluation and management, including but not limited to history taking, physical examinations and treatment
• Input in the drawing and implementation of Centre medical work plans and budget.
• Conduct Case conferences and follow up on action plans for individual patients
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests/investigations and make appropriate prescriptions.
• Provide information to clients, aimed at reducing their vulnerability to AIDS/TB and other non-communicable diseases and infections through health education
• Participate in Health System strengthening activities
• Carry out training of health workers from communities and other institutions
• Conduct Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions
• Give support to CDDPs on non-clinic days
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Chairing monthly research committee meetings at the centre
• Identification of research questions for operations research at the centre
• Spearheading writing of proposals for operations research at the centre
• writing abstracts and manuscripts from operations research findings and program interventions
• Dissemination of operations research findings during performance review meetings.
• Occasionally work with the headquarter research team during the grants application process.

• Ability to communicate medical facts to non-medical personnel
• Management skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Computer skills

• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB)
• Training in Clinical Management of HIV/AIDS and related conditions
• Training in Public Health
• Good Clinical Practice
• Clinical management of HIV/AIDS and related conditions
• Training in Principles and Practices of ART