General Practitioner

The General Practitioner will oversee all clinical and diagnostic services at the Medical Center. He/she will lead by example in providing compassionate/ quality healthcare and demonstrating/articulating the health services to the patients, staff and community. He/she reports to the Human Head of the Unit.

Core competencies

The core responsibilities of the General Practitioner include the following:

Health Care Management

• Managing the patients across the whole range of medical specialties/

• Master effective and appropriate care provision

• Act as an advocate to and for the patients

• Advocating and implementing clear channels of communication with clients and fellow workers to ensure optimum care and services

• Dealing with emergencies, either organizing treatment at the Health Unit or swiftly preparing the client for referral to an appropriate facility

• Working in line with the general policies and guidelines of the Malawi Health System

• Overseeing the medical performance and standards in the facility and acting as an advisory to the Head of the Unit

• Strengthening and further developing and energizing of the ART (Anti-Retroviral Treatment) program that has been in existence for years, in cooperation with the appropriate authorities

• Overseeing the functioning of the laboratory and planning to expand and improve, if possible further develop the laboratory services to strengthen the diagnostic abilities of the facility

• Planning, preparing, organizing and implementing refresher courses for the other clinical and nursing staff at the facility, subject to the availability of funds and facilities

Patient- Centered Care

• Bring about an effective doctor-client relationship, with respect for the patients’ autonomy and independence

• Ensure continuity of care, as indicated by the needs of the clients

• Provide easily understood information to clients and have the ability to explain findings, diagnosis and treatment at an adequate level for the clients

Medical Problem Solving Skills

• Collect information through history taking, physical examination, relevant laboratory and imaging studies to form an appropriate diagnose to be able to install effective treatment

• Have ability to request appropriate investigations and to interpret laboratory and imaging studies to aid in the process of diagnostics.

• Be able to have an up-to-date sharp knowledge of current treatments and keep up, through the process of continuing education, with recent developments.

• Dealing with the medical and psycho-social needs of the students and referring them to the councilor or other psychological care when such is needed.

Prevention and Health Promotion

• Have a keen sense of Public Health Principles and the ability to apply them to the setting of the educational institution

• Ability to work with the management of the College and the community to develop health interventions

• Advocating prevention of all unhealthy behaviors among attending clients and their guardians.

Attitudinal aspects

• Being aware of one's own capabilities and values as well as limitations

• Identifying ethical aspects of clinical practice (prevention/ diagnostics/ therapy/ factors influencing lifestyles)

• Being aware of the mutual interaction of work and private life and striving for a good balance between them

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Close monitoring on prevailing disease patterns and occurring changes

• Ability to conduct monthly reviews

• Have analytic skills to evaluate the collected data and identify risk factors.

• Planning skills to propose interventions and health promotion activities for the institution as well as the community

Qualifications and Experience

• An MBBS or its equivalent with a minimum experience of 15 years in Senior Management position, Master’s in Public Health will be an added advantage

• Excellent practical medical skills

• Demonstrate the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, experience and judgment

• Demonstrated excellent leadership and management skills

• Familiarity with the Malawi Ministry of Health HIV and ART program

• Strong report writing skills; keeping immaculate records for all clients

• Strong organizational management and development skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Duly registered and updated with the Medical Council of Malawi.

Applications, including a detailed curriculum vitae with up to date contact details (preferably working mobile phone numbers), copies of certificates and names of three traceable referees should be submitted, not later than 13^th October, 2017 to the address below

The Registrar

Chancellor College

P.O. Box 280

Zomba.