Job Title: Medical Officer (1 Position)
Job Description
Rakai Health Sciences Program is a collaborative Bio-medical Service Delivery. It strives to improve the quality of life of the local population through a combination of community-based research, curative services and prevention strategies in the district of Rakai, South Western Uganda. It is based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute-Entebbe and Kalisizo in Rakai District.
The program is seeking to strengthen its staffing position in order to efficiently execute its research activities. Applications are therefore invited from qualified and competent Ugandans to fill vacant position based at Rakai Health sciences Program-KALISIZO, RAKAI DISTRICT as indicated below
Basic purpose
Medical Officers will be required to perform Clinical and biomedical Research tasks and will also be involved in management of patients in the RHSP’s Clinics and other Program activities.
Required Knowledge, Skills and abilities
◦MB.chB degree from a recognized University and must have completed internship.
◦Registered with the Uganda Medical and Dental practioners’ Council.
◦Experience with provision of Anti-Retro Viral Therapy (ART) and Computer knowledge is an added advantage.
◦Fluency in both Luganda and English languages.
◦Pleasant, social, hardworking, with good interpersonal skills and spirit of team work/building.
◦Willingness to work and reside in a rural setting – Rakai District.
◦Self-motivated and able to work under minimum supervision
◦Willingness to work for longer hours.
How to Apply
Qualified applicants should submit their application letters, detailed resume (CV) indicating 3 recognizable referees, physical addresses and functioning day-time telephone contacts or Mobile phone numbers to:
The Human Resource Manager
Rakai Health Sciences Program
P. O. Box 279, Kalisizo
Not later than 29th February 2012
Email: info@rhsp.org
(Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted)
Job Description
Rakai Health Sciences Program is a collaborative Bio-medical Service Delivery. It strives to improve the quality of life of the local population through a combination of community-based research, curative services and prevention strategies in the district of Rakai, South Western Uganda. It is based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute-Entebbe and Kalisizo in Rakai District.
The program is seeking to strengthen its staffing position in order to efficiently execute its research activities. Applications are therefore invited from qualified and competent Ugandans to fill vacant position based at Rakai Health sciences Program-KALISIZO, RAKAI DISTRICT as indicated below
Basic purpose
Medical Officers will be required to perform Clinical and biomedical Research tasks and will also be involved in management of patients in the RHSP’s Clinics and other Program activities.
Required Knowledge, Skills and abilities
◦MB.chB degree from a recognized University and must have completed internship.
◦Registered with the Uganda Medical and Dental practioners’ Council.
◦Experience with provision of Anti-Retro Viral Therapy (ART) and Computer knowledge is an added advantage.
◦Fluency in both Luganda and English languages.
◦Pleasant, social, hardworking, with good interpersonal skills and spirit of team work/building.
◦Willingness to work and reside in a rural setting – Rakai District.
◦Self-motivated and able to work under minimum supervision
◦Willingness to work for longer hours.
How to Apply
Qualified applicants should submit their application letters, detailed resume (CV) indicating 3 recognizable referees, physical addresses and functioning day-time telephone contacts or Mobile phone numbers to:
The Human Resource Manager
Rakai Health Sciences Program
P. O. Box 279, Kalisizo
Not later than 29th February 2012
Email: info@rhsp.org
(Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted)
