Job Title: Clinical Director
Organisation: Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU)
Duty Station: Makindye, Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU) is a not-for-profit charitable NGO established in 1993 with the vision “Palliative Care for all in need in Africa.” HAU is registered by Uganda’s NGO Bureau and is a licensed private not-for-profit (PNFP) health facility registered by the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Council (UMDPC).
The three pillars of HAU:
- To provide an affordable and culturally appropriate clinical service to patients suffering from
- Cancer, HIV/AIDS, and/ or other life-threatening illnesses
- To offer education in Palliative Care to health and non-health professionals
- To support the spread of Palliative Care to other African countries
Job Summary: To support the clinical teams in the provision of high quality, sustainable and reproducible clinical services for the sub-Saharan African context. As well as a responsibility post, it is a training post for those wishing to continue in the Palliative Care specialty. This is a Full Time post
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- To support the team by giving medical input into medical assessment of all new patients coming into HAU and giving advice where necessary to the Hospice Team.
- To support the HAU Team with medical knowledge appropriate to end of life and other conditions.
- The doctor is an essential part of the clinical team, working together with them particularly giving concentration to the most difficult cases.
- Participate in writing up of Palliative Care research and papers, publications to disseminate information about African Palliative Care;
- provide strategic direction on clinical matters; serve a member of Senior Management Team;
- Develop and implement clinical department work plans; Document best practices and develop/implement clinical department policies and procedures;
- Audit clinical department performance against planned activities and outcomes;
- Report against clinical department strategy and work plans;
- Develop and manage clinical department budget;
- Supporting, supervising and reviewing performance of the medical teams;
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Masters in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics or Family Medicine, experience in Palliative Care is an added advantage.
How to Apply:
Qualified and interested candidates should submit their CVs and a cover letter with academic documents detailing their suitability for the positions to humanresource@hospice-africa.org Please include “Clinical Director” in the subject line of your email.
Deadline: 2nd March 2025
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted