Qualifications, Experience and Skills required:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.ChB)
  
• Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board
  
• A valid Basic Life Support, Pediatric advanced Life Support Course Certificate
  
• Successful internship completion plus one year post internship experience
  
• Good communication skills and a good team player
  
• Ability and desire to continuously develop professionally.
  
• Demonstrates respect for diversity and is cultural-sensitive and applies ethical principles appropriately.
  
• Seeks and accepts advice and adheres to strict deadlines.
  
• Clinician traits of patience, compassion, responsibility, honesty, respect for others, self-awareness, logical thinking and intellectual curiosity
  
• Good Counseling and patient education skills
  
• Ability to manage work related stress
  
• Microsoft Office Application computer skills
  
• Able to work with minimal supervision while being punctual and accountable.
  

Clinical Service:

• Participate in ward/casualty work – clerkship, patient education, writing of discharge summaries, while maintaining discussion of patients with instructors and consultants.
  
• Participate in general and specialist clinics.
  
• Participate in quality improvement activities – medical audits, process indicators, management guidelines development and application
  
• Participate in morbidity/mortality review preparation.
  
• Initiate timely discussions with relevant consultants/departments to arrive at the best treatment plan for specialized cases.
  
• Participate in establishing various planning parameters for addressing referral cases received at AKUH, N.
  
• Engage nursing and ward staff in ensuring that the most appropriate care and treatment are given to patients.
  

Attend to emergency cases:

• Assist in the examination and observation of emergency cases by performing such duties as taking case histories, conducting physical examinations, and ordering diagnostic laboratory and radiology studies.
  
• Attend to critical patients in a timely manner.
  
• When necessary, carry out privileged and potentially life-saving emergency surgical and medical procedures.
  

Counselling & Patient Education

• Educate patients on wellness, prevention and early detection.
  
• Provide materials, resources and referrals to patients, family members/care givers.
  
• Educate patients on informed consent, choice of attending physician and right to seek second opinion.
  

Administration & Professional Development

• Participate in departmental committees and internal business meetings.
  
• Attending & present at CMEs
  
• Develop and implement personal learning objectives.
  
• Participate in teaching of interns, elective students and nurses.
  
• Role model junior colleagues
  
• Demonstrate good interpersonal skills with colleagues and clients.
  
• Readiness to take extra duties.
  
• Participate in all team efforts as departmental needs arise.