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.
JOB VACANCY
JOB TITLE: HEAD AND CHAIR OF SURGERY
Location: Dar es salaam, Tanzania
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 perfo
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
▪︎ Provide a strong and effective leadership of
the surgery service, including budget planaing
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 specificC
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 surgeryy
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
▪︎ 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 inha
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.
How To Apply
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.
PLEASE NOTE: ONLY SHORTLISTED
CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED FOR
INTERVIEWS.
CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMIS5iON OF
APPLICATIONS IS END OF BUSINESS DAY ON
21ST JULY, 2020.
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