Job Description
Duties and responsibilities:
1. Taking history, examining, diagnosing and treating patients' common ailments at an outpatient or inpatient health facility;
2. Guiding and counseling patients, clients and staff on health issues;
3. Referring patients and clients to appropriate health facilities;
4. Pain Management;
5. Administration of Chemotherapeutic agents/cancer drugs;
6. Counseling on Cancer Management;
7. Assessing, preparing and presenting medico-legal reports;
8. Organizing health management teams and convening health management committee meetings;
9. Implementing community health care activities in liaison with other health workers; 10. Sensitizing patients and clients on preventive and promotive health;
11. Providing clinical outreach and school health services;
12. Carrying out minor surgical procedures as per training and skill; and 13. Collecting data and compiling clinical data.
Requirements for appointment
1. Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Clinical Medicine and Community Health or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
2. Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery in Clinical Oncology or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
3. At least Six (6) years working experience as a Registered Clinical Officer;
4. Certificate of Registration from the Clinical Officers' Council;
5. Valid practicing license from the Clinical Officers Council;
6. Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution.