Aga Khan University Hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan and Nairobi, Kenya are private, not-for-profit institutions providing high quality health care. The Main Hospitals serve as the principal sites for clinical training for the University's Medical Colleges and Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Pakistan and East Africa. Our Vision of Aga Khan University Ho...

Job Summary

The Department of Surgery is seeking a Fulltime Faculty and Consultant Spine Surgeon to coordinate and monitor high-quality educational programme; develop a highly skilled and competent team in the delivery of quality Spine and Neurosurgery services and provide exemplary clinical service in line with the departmental practice plan for the delivery of quality services to patients and their families. The incumbent will admit, consult and undertake diagnosis and treatment of patients admitted under the Orthopaedic section. He/she will be allowed to order tests and radiology and consult with sub-specialists when necessary to ensure quality professional and ethical patient care.

Responsibilities

• Establish clinical services aligned to areas of interest and specialization and attending to emergency cases as and when required.
• Provide orthopaedic liaison inpatient services in the hospital as required, manage patients in the outpatient clinics and provide on call services.
• Educate patients with informed consent, wellness prevention and early detection.
• Prepare a schedule of regular clinical teaching activity.
• Assisting residents in their rotation, implementing and monitoring educational programmes while ensuring the outcomes are attained.
• Assisting in the setting of examinations while ensuring formative assessments of the residents/interns are duly filled.
• Promoting and facilitating residents’ and fellows’ research, participating in scholarly activities including educational and clinical research.
• Participate in the review and development of appropriate policies and procedures for patients’ healthcare to formulate best practice guidelines.

Requirements

• Applicants must have a Master of Medicine in Surgery or its equivalent with FCS/FRCS.
• S/he must be registered or eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Council as a specialist.
• Applicants must have a completion certificate of specialty training in Neurosurgery.
• Should have subspecialty training in Spine Surgery with at least 5 years’ of basic neurosurgical training and 1 year of spine surgery training.
• Should have teaching, research and clinical experience at a reputable institution.
• Should have a minimum academic position as Senior Instructor.
• Should possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.

• Establish clinical services aligned to areas of interest and specialization and attending to emergency cases as and when required.
• Provide orthopaedic liaison inpatient services in the hospital as required, manage patients in the outpatient clinics and provide on call services.
• Educate patients with informed consent, wellness prevention and early detection.
• Prepare a schedule of regular clinical teaching activity.
• Assisting residents in their rotation, implementing and monitoring educational programmes while ensuring the outcomes are attained.
• Assisting in the setting of examinations while ensuring formative assessments of the residents/interns are duly filled.
• Promoting and facilitating residents’ and fellows’ research, participating in scholarly activities including educational and clinical research.
• Participate in the review and development of appropriate policies and procedures for patients’ healthcare to formulate best practice guidelines.

• excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team

• Master of Medicine in Surgery or its equivalent with FCS/FRCS
• registered or eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Council as a specialist
• completion certificate of specialty training in Neurosurgery
• subspecialty training in Spine Surgery
• at least 5 years’ of basic neurosurgical training
• 1 year of spine surgery training
• teaching, research and clinical experience at a reputable institution
• minimum academic position as Senior Instructor