Head, Family / Internal Medicine/Paediatrics

Head, Family / Internal Medicine/Paediatrics at Dragnet Nigeria

Dragnet Solutions is a dynamic Information Technology company that specializes in the design, development and implementation of innovative people screening solutions. Since our incorporation in 2007, we have been at the forefront of creating and recreating objective recruitment and application management processes to meet international standards. As official...

Head, Family / Internal Medicine/Paediatrics Job Type Full Time Qualification BA/BSc/HND Experience 8 - 10 years Location Lagos Job Field Medical / Healthcare

About the role

This role involves providing clinical and administrative leadership to the Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Department, ensuring delivery of safe, effective, patient-centred care across various services. The responsibilities include setting clinical standards, organizing medical staff, mentoring, and contributing to hospital-wide service planning and governance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Set, maintain and audit standards of clinical care, patient safety and governance across the department.
• Organise medical staffing, rotas, clinics and ward cover to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• Lead the diagnosis and management of complex cases, providing senior clinical decision-making and referral oversight.
• Supervise, mentor, appraise and support the development of consultants, medical officers and trainees.
• Ensure effective interface with other clinical departments, diagnostics, pharmacy, nursing, and managed-care/HMO processes.
• Contribute to service planning, resource management and quality-improvement initiatives within the department.
• Participate in relevant hospital committees and represent the department in clinical and management forums.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of family medicine and internal medicine practice across the patient pathway.
• Ability to lead clinical teams and to organise medical staffing, clinics and ward cover.
• Sound understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, audit and quality assurance.
• Ability to manage complex presentations and to provide senior clinical decision-making.
• Effective working relationships with diagnostics, pharmacy, nursing, allied health and managed-care functions.
• Effective communication, teaching and supervisory skills.

Experience

• Minimum of 8-10 years of post-fellowship specialist experience in the relevant discipline, including at least 2 years in a departmental leadership or supervisory role.

Education

• Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS or MBChB) from a recognised institution; registrable postgraduate specialist qualification (Fellowship) in the relevant discipline.

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