Consultant Paediatrics - Benin

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Consultant Paediatrics - Benin

• Job Type Full Time , Onsite
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND
• Experience 3 years
• Location Edo
• Job Field Medical / Healthcare

About the role

• To provide specialist paediatrics 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 paediatrics service.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis and management of patients in paediatrics, 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

• 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.
• Minimum of 3 years of post-fellowship specialist experience in the relevant discipline; demonstrable competence in the independent specialist management of complex cases in paediatrics; experience teaching, training and supervising junior medical staff; experience working within a multidisciplinary team to deliver paediatrics services in a hospital setting; experience contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement, morbidity/mortality review, patient-safety activities or service improvement within paediatrics.

Required skills

• Comprehensive specialist knowledge of paediatrics 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.

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