Medical Doctor at the Society for Family Health (SFH)

Society for Family Health (SFH) is one of the leading non-governmental public health organisations in Nigeria, implementing programmes in Reproductive Health/Family Planning, HIV & AIDS prevention and treatment, malaria prevention and treatment, primary health care system strengthening and maternal, newborn and child health care. We work in partnership with the Federal and State Governments of Nigeria, the Global Fund, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department for International Development (DFID), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and Children Investment Fund Foundation among other international donors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Medical Doctor

Location: Yobe

Job Type: Full time

Job Profile

• This position will be responsible for managing the health facility team in the Primary Healthcare Centre’s of assigned intervention wards. The Medical Officer will also be responsible for the consulting and counseling of patients who visit the healthcare centers.

Job-role

The successful candidates will perform the following functions:

• Ensure proper clinical care is provided at the facility following the PHC National guidelines for patients
• Diagnosis, management, and follow up of mild, severe and complicated cases in consultation with the hospital staff with emphasis on HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis, Syndromic Management of STIs, Reproductive Health, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health, Nutrition, etc.
• Ensures a performance management system documentation for all staff is in place and tracked regularly
• Ensure facility staff understands and follows SFH and donor policies and procedures.
• Evaluate regularly the impact of the health facility activities and propose changes for improvement
• Support in work plan development and reporting to ensure accurate monitoring and documentation of activities
• Recommend and implement capacity building plan for staff in the PHCs
• Supervise the use of medicines, medical supplies, and nutrition-related commodities and data tools
• Specifically provide quality clinical care to complicated cases of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) admitted at the facility.

Qualifications / Experience

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS).
• A minimum of 3 years’ Post-NYSC experience as a Medical practitioner in hospital settings
• Must possess a current medical license to practice from MDCN.
• Appreciable experience working in a hospital setting

Skills and competencies:

• Good clinical service provision skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Coordination and Team Building skills
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Must be able to work with minimal supervision
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Application Closing Date
13th March, 2020.