Family Physician Trainee Job at Royal College of General Practitioners (Bwindi)

Job Description

The candidate will work as a family physician responsible for care of patients on adult in patient and paediatric wards and in Out-patients Department. Clinical work will comprise around 50% of the commitment. The other 50% of the candidate's time will be spent on teaching, mentoring, audits, research, and other projects aimed at quality improvement and achieving long-term sustainability.

Job Responsibility

Manage medical patients in the adult in patient department
Oversee the chronic disease management clinics – hypertension, diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, mental health, alcohol, and paediatric
General outpatient duties –supporting Clinical Officers to review all challenging patients
Manage acutely unwell patients in the emergency room
Liaise with ward in charges to ensure efficient running of the wards and engage in quality improvement activities
Mentor and teach Medical interns, Clinical Officers, nursing and support staff
Supervise medical students
Lead departmental teaching sessions
Regularly lead teaching sessions as part of hospital Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Teach clinical staff on the job
Teach medical students
Be involved in training of all levels of staff
Be part of the fundraising team of the hospital
Attend and participate at clinical and mortality meetings
Adapt skills to a resource limited environment and in a different culture
Keep a record of reflective learning

Requirements

Current GP trainee, in good standing with RCGP and GMC
For trainees satisfactory progression through ARCP panels
Broad-based clinical experience to date
Available to commit for one year
Effective organisational, planning and administrative skills
A demonstrable understanding of International Health Development
Competence and experience of audit and working within guidelines
Tolerant and empathic – ability to remain positive when dealing with problems
Good sense of humour
Interest in forming friendships and mentoring colleagues
Effective written and oral communication skills
Able to work well individually and in a team as member or as its leader
Good problem-solving skills – having a nature of ‘identifying and owning problems’ until they are fixed

Nice to have

Prizes or distinctions
Rotations in Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics
Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene or similar
Evidence of International Health Experience
Evidence of Leadership activities
Evidence of learning and teaching activity
Evidence of leadership skills
Experience of a change process
Interest in social activities such as football, volleyball, walking, hosting movie nights, choir etc.

What we offer

Free housing
Free tea break, lunch and dinner 6 days a week
30 days annual leave for candidates volunteering for one year

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