Job Type : Full Time
Industry : Health
Education Level : Competent
The Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania (AKHST) an institution
of The Aga Khan Development Network, completed a major phase II expansion of
the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam in 2018.
This expansion has improved the Hospital’s quality of
facilities and infrastructure an ultramodern 170 bed facility and increased its
capacity as a provider of high-quality tertiary care, referral and teaching
hospital. The key clinical services including a comprehensive cardiology
programme, oncology services, and neurosciences, orthopedics and trauma,
diagnostic imaging, critical care, and women and child health programmes.
The Hospital is JCI Accredited (achieved a level of quality
and patient service that is equal to the best hospitals in the world) and the
teaching site for The Aga Khan University, which offers postgraduate medical
education programs leading to Master of Medicine in Family Medicine, Internal
Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
It is also an accredited internship site. As part of the
integrated health systems approach, AKHST has establish 20 outreach health
facilities that are located across Tanzania.
We are seeking for enthusiastic, qualified, and experienced
Chair of the Departments as shown below:
Medical Practitioner
Positions
Position Summary
The Department Chair / HOD is the Department’s chief
academic and administrative officer, responsible to both the administrative /
clinical services and for faculty, the University program. The chair / HOD
reports to the associate Dean for all university related duties and to the
Chief Executive Officer, AKHST for all administrative / clinical service
responsibilities. These dual roles require that the Chair / HOD interpret both
the Hospital clinical and University policies to the members of the department
and ensure their effective execution and at the same time represent individual
and group concerns of department members to the Hospital Administration and
University and Medical School.
Key Responsibilities
Academic:
The Chair/HOD
Administrative /
Clinical:
Academic
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Method of Application
Applications should be submitted electronically to:
hr@akhst.org with the
subject line of the position or
Hand delivered to
human resource department,
P.O.Box 2289,
Ocean road, Dar es Salaam.
Closing Date For Submission Of Applications Is End Of
Business Day On 25th October 2021.
Please Note: Only Shortlisted Candidates Will Be Contacted
For Interviews.
”AKHS is concerned about the climate and environmental
crises we face and is doing everything possible to reduce our own impact,
encouraging others to do the same, and advancing understanding in this field.
AKHS has set itself the task of getting as close to net-zero carbon operations
as possible by 2030. We expect all staff to contribute to achieving these aims
in the context of their roles. We encourage applicants with previous experience
or an interest in this field to apply”
AKHS is one of the most comprehensive private not-for-profit health care systems in the developing world. Building on the Ismaili Community's health care efforts in the first half of the 20th century, AKHS now provides primary health care and curative medical care in Afghanistan, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Tanzania, and provides technical assistance to government in health service delivery in Kenya, Syria, Tajikistan and Tanzania.
AKHST is a health system that currently has an oncology
department, which is en route to becoming a cancer centre catering throughout
the whole cancer-care continuum. Cancer control is one of the core activities
of the department; actively engaged and collaborating with the Ministry of
Health of Tanzania in the development of various national documents crucial for
cancer control.
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