Instructor Paediatrics at Aga Khan University (AKU)

Job Description (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Aga Khan University is a private, autonomous university that promotes human welfare through research, teaching and community service initiatives. Based on the principles of quality, access, impact and relevance, the University has campuses and programmes in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Its facilities include teaching hospitals, Faculties of Health Sciences with Schools of Nursing and Midwifery and Medical Colleges, Institutes for Educational Development, an Examination Board and an Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. The Graduate School of Media and Communications, the East African Institute, the Institute for Human Development and the Kiswahili Centre have been launched recently while several Graduate Professional Schools and Faculties of Arts and Sciences are to be set up in Pakistan and East Africa. Through its needs-blind admissions policy, the University imbues the most promising leaders and thinkers of tomorrow with an ethic of service and the skills to help communities solve their most pressing challenges. The Aga Khan University is one of nine agencies in the Aga Khan Development Network.Responsibilities The Instructor will undertake clinical and educational functions under the supervision of the Section Head under whom he/she would be deployed. In this role, the instructor will admit, consult, and undertake diagnosis and treatment of patients admitted under University team or private admitting doctors. S/He will cover evening hours, night calls and weekends. Requirements Master of Medicine in Paediatrics and Child healthRegistration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists BoardCertificate in Emergency Pediatric Life Support training is a pre-requisiteGood team player interested and skilled in inpatient and outpatient servicesDemonstrate competency and dexterity with all equipment utilized in the hospital environmentDemonstrate honesty, integrity, compassion and respect for diversity and applies ethical principles appropriatelySeeks and accepts advice, and adheres to deadlines