New Jobs Aga Khan Health Service, Head And Chair of Surgery

 HEAD AND CHAIR OF SURGERY

The Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania (AKHST) an institution of The Aga
Khan Development -Network, has completed a major expansion of the Aga
Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam. This expansion aims at enhancing the
Hospital’s facilities, technology and capacity which will allow it to
become the leading provider of high-quality medical care focusing on
tertiary medicine, reversing the flow of medical tourism and enhancing
its capacity to deliver high quality health sciences education.

The Hospital’s recent expansion focuses on expanding key clinical
services including the development of comprehensive cardiology, oncology
and neurosciences programmes as well as the expansion of orthopedics
and trauma, diagnostic imaging, pathology, critical care, and women and
child health.

The Hospital is ISO 9001 certified and Joint Commission International
Accredited which is a testimony to the provision of the highest level of
quality and patient safety that compares with the best hospitals in the
world. The Hospital is also a teaching site for The Aga Khan
University, which offers postgraduate medical education programs leading
to Masters of Medicine in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and
Surgery. The Aga Khan Hospital is also an accredited internship site and
accepts 60 interns annually.

The Hospital has also established 23 outreach health facilities that are
located across 11 regions of Tanzania and are connected via an
integrated health systems that supports a strong continuum of care from
primary to tertiary medicine.

We are seeking for enthusiastic and qualified experienced personnel for the following position:

HEAD AND CHAIR OF SURGERY- (1 POSITION)

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, AKHD and Associate Dean, PGME,
the Head and Chair of Surgery will lead clinical, academic and
administrative program in Surgery and ensure the delivery of
comprehensive services in an efficient and effective manner. He/she will
integrate the vision for the department, strategy and actionable plan
for strengthening and expansion of surgery services including delivery
of training and clinical services by faculty, residents and interns
within the department. The HoD will work with the surgery department
consultants to deliver a context-oriented curriculum reviews, enhance
the quality of the postgraduate medical education program, improve the
quality of patient care through enhancing scope of services, role
modeling, support the sustainability of the training programs, and
deliver the evidence-based clinical care guidelines and a culture of
continuous quality improvement. The HoD will coordinate with other
stakeholders to improve partnerships and improve performance of the
department.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide a strong and effective leadership of the surgery service,
  including budget planning and financial management, in accordance with
  institutional assignment of such responsibilities.
• Review the department’s vision and strategy and effectively
  communicate how it contributes to the success of individuals, the
  hospital, the PGME program and profession.
• Coordinate clinical and education program for the department and
  develop a system to track and report learning metrics of individual
  residents, interns and organize and actively participate in various
  clinical teachings.
• Train, mentor and supervise postgraduate residents to be able to
  independently manage surgical problems and general surgical operations
  to the highest level of competence.
• Set individual faculty member goals specific to talents, interest and responsibilities.
• Ensure a comprehensive expectation for each of each surgery sub-specialty
• Achieve case mix and volumes targets for each surgery sub­specialty
• Ensure clinical staff development targets are met
• Lead and achieve JCIA especially quality of car el patient safety standards
• Provide professional development programmes & opportunities for staff
• Address any complaints, request or suggestion from staff and/or users of surgery services.
• Ensure high level discipline in the department
• Design and implement a contingency plan to ensure that essential
  services are available during emergency situations or other conditions
  when laboratory services are limited or unavailable.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Medicine and/or Bachelor of Surgery
• Master’s Degree in Surgery / Board certified or fellows of their respective colleges in the field of Surgery.
• Super Specialty Training or Fellowship is an added advantage.
• At least 7 years ‘experience with at least 4 years’ experience working in a similar role.
• Evidence of encouraging and supporting diversity among a
  Department’s constituents, creating an environment of professionalism,
  respect, tolerance, and acceptance.
• Demonstrated record of excellent clinical skills, a talent for teaching and interest in medical education.
• Demonstrated record of high-quality medical research and leading collaborative research teams.
• Demonstrated ability to balance education, research and clinical care.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate
  effectively and diplomatically, and to work flexibly and independently
  with multiple reporting relationships.
• Emotional intelligence and personal maturity, enthusiasm for working
  in a developing country, cultural flexibility and competence, and a
  passion for improving healthcare delivery.
• Strategic and innovative thinking skills, and the ability to foster interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Experience in evidence-based medicine, quality improvement, data-driven decision making and program evaluation.
• Professional experience in cross-cultural and low-income settings is strongly preferred
• Ability to work with diverse groups and commitment to advancing workplace diversity.

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR INTERVIEWS.

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO: hr@akhst.org WITH THE SUBJECT LINE OF THE POSITION OR HAND DELIVERED TO HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, P. 0. BOX 2289, OCEAN ROAD, DAR ES SALAAM.

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS IS END OF BUSINESS DAY ON 21ST JULY, 2020.

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