About this role
Job title: Consultant - Family Medicine Location: Benin, Edo Job type: Full time
About the Role
To provide specialist family medicine care across the patient pathway, leading the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients in out-patient, in-patient and referral settings. The Consultant provides senior clinical expertise, supervises and trains junior medical staff, and contributes to the clinical standards and governance of the family medicine service.
Responsibilities
- Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and management of patients in family medicine, including complex cases, and act as a senior point of referral for junior medical staff.
- Supervise, teach and support the training and development of senior medical officers, medical officers and trainees.
- Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and patient-safety activities.
- Coordinate care with other specialties, diagnostics, pharmacy, nursing, allied health and managed-care/HMO functions, applying evidence-based, cost-effective practice.
- Maintain accurate, timely clinical records and current MDCN registration/licence in line with internal clinical policy.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS or MBChB) from a recognised institution.
- Completion of the required national housemanship/internship and NYSC, or a valid exemption where applicable.
Experience
- Minimum of 3 years of post-fellowship specialist experience in the relevant discipline, demonstrable competence in the independent specialist management of complex cases in family medicine.
Required skills
- Comprehensive specialist knowledge of family medicine across a broad range of acute and chronic presentations.
- Ability to manage complex cases and to provide senior clinical judgement.
- Sound understanding of clinical governance, audit, patient safety and evidence-based practice.
- Ability to teach, supervise and support the development of junior medical staff.
- Sound clinical record-keeping and competent use of hospital clinical systems.
- Effective communication with patients, families and colleagues.
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
Application Closing Date
6th October, 2026.