Background

The General Medical Officer provides comprehensive clinical care to patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Assessment: Conduct thorough medical histories, physical examinations, and differential diagnoses for patients presenting with various conditions.
• Treatment Planning: Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans, prescribe medications, and initiate appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• Emergency Care: Provide rapid assessment and stabilization for urgent and emergency cases, recognizing clinical red flags early.
• Patient Monitoring: Monitor patient progress, review treatment outcomes, and adjust care plans as necessary.
• Referral and Coordination: Identify patients requiring specialist care and make timely referrals to consultants or higher-level facilities.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date patient medical records.
• Patient and Family Education: Communicate diagnoses, treatment plans, and prognosis clearly to patients and families.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with nurses, clinical officers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.
• Continuous Learning: Participate in continuous medical education, clinical audits, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Supervision: Supervise and mentor junior clinical staff, including Clinical Officers and Interns.

Qualifications

MBChB or equivalent medical degree, valid practicing license, and relevant clinical experience.

• Conduct thorough medical histories, physical examinations, and differential diagnoses for patients presenting with various conditions.
• Develop and implement evidence-based treatment plans, prescribe medications, and initiate appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• Provide rapid assessment and stabilization for urgent and emergency cases, recognizing clinical red flags early.
• Monitor patient progress, review treatment outcomes, and adjust care plans as necessary.
• Identify patients requiring specialist care and make timely referrals to consultants or higher-level facilities.
• Maintain accurate, confidential, and up-to-date patient medical records.
• Communicate diagnoses, treatment plans, and prognosis clearly to patients and families.
• Work collaboratively with nurses, clinical officers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in continuous medical education, clinical audits, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Supervise and mentor junior clinical staff, including Clinical Officers and Interns.

• MBChB or equivalent medical degree
• Valid practicing license
• Relevant clinical experience