Job Title: Medical Officer (Fresher NGO Jobs)
Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Co-Investigator CITADEL Project
About the Company:
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.
Job Summary: The Community Integration of TB and Chronic Respiratory Lung disease screening, diagnosis and treatment (CITaDeL Project) aims to jointly screen for TB, Asthma and COPD in the community. The study will involve doing spirometry tests in primary health care facilities with ready support of a respiratory physician at the project secretariat. The project aims to recruit a Locum Medical Officer to among other key roles support the study respiratory physician with review and quality control of the spirometry service within the study. The ideal candidate must demonstrate readiness to be mentored into clinical research in TB and chronic lung disease. The role of the Graduate trainee will be a support role in the project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist with screen, recruiting and consent study participants
- Assist prepare participants for study related clinical procedures
- Assist with review and quality control of participant spirometry tests
- Follow-up study patients, review patient files and labs results
- Perform any other clinical duties that may be reasonably necessary for implementing the study protocol
- Attend all study team meetings
- Participate in and conduct all relevant Continuous Medical Education and trainings
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Academic Qualifications
- MBCHB- BACHELOR OF MEDICINE & BACHELOR OF SURGERY
Person Specification
- Doctor with an MBChB degree
- Registered with Medical council
- Readiness to be mentored into clinical research
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 30th December 2024