Medical Superintendent
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The Medical Superintendent at IRC will oversee daily hospital operations in Kakuma, ensuring high-quality patient care, effective resource management, and strategic planning. The role involves coordinating health services, leading multidisciplinary teams, managing human resources and finances, and ensuring adherence to health policies. This senior-level position requires strong leadership skills and a commitment to improving service delivery in a busy hospital environment.
- Senior-level leadership role overseeing hospital operations in Kakuma
- Requires MB ChB, MD, BDS or equivalent qualification
- At least 3 years of experience in a busy hospital needed
- Postgraduate diploma or certificate in management required
- Must be registered and certified by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
- Involves strategic planning, financial oversight, and human resource management
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Medical Superintendent | IRC - International Rescue Committee
Medical Superintendent
IRC - International Rescue Committee
Kakuma
International
Senior level
Apply
Summary by Impactpool
The Medical Superintendent at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) will oversee the daily operations of the hospital, ensuring high-quality patient care and effective management of resources. This role involves coordinating health services, promoting governance, and leading the development of specialized units. The Superintendent will also manage human resources, financial oversight, and strategic planning while ensuring adherence to health management policies. The position requires strong leadership skills and a commitment to improving service delivery in a busy hospital environment.
Candidate
Requirements
MB ChB, MD, BDS or equivalent
Postgraduate diploma or certificate in management or relevant postgraduate degree
At least 3 years of
for the position and that you qualify. Applications from non-qualifying applicants will most likely be discarded by the recruiting manager.
Summary by Impactpool
The Medical Superintendent at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) will oversee the daily operations of the hospital, ensuring high-quality patient care and effective management of resources. This role involves coordinating health services, promoting governance, and leading the development of specialized units. The Superintendent will also manage human resources, financial oversight, and strategic planning while ensuring adherence to health management policies. The position requires strong leadership skills and a commitment to improving service delivery in a busy hospital environment.
Candidate
MB ChB, MD, BDS or equivalent
Postgraduate diploma or certificate in management or relevant postgraduate degree
At least 3 years of
Experience
in a busy hospital
Evidence of leadership and professional development in health management
Registered and certified by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
Strategic planning and implementation skills
Ability to lead and manage a multidisciplinary team
Integrity and decision-making authority
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Job Purpose/Objective
To oversee the general administration and management of the hospital's daily operations, including planning, human resource management, financial oversight, and ensuring high-quality patient care.
Key
MB ChB ,MD, BDS OR equivalent
Post Graduate diploma or Certificate in Management or a relevant Postgraduate Degree such as, MPH, MSc (Health policy and management), MA (hospital management) MSc (Health services planning and management), MBA
Evidence of leadership and continuing professional development and training in Health management
At least 3 years of working
in a busy hospital
Evidence of leadership and continuing professional development and training in Health management for 2 years
of driving and implementing organizational change, in particular using new and innovative practices and technologies to improve service delivery.
Registered and certified by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
Required
At least 3 years of working
in a busy hospital
Evidence of leadership and continuing professional development and training in Health management for 2 years
of driving and implementing organizational change, in particular using new and innovative practices and technologies to improve service delivery.
Required Licenses and certificate
Registered and certified by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
Essential Skills and competencies
Strategic planning and implementation
Ability to work, lead and manage a multidisciplinary team
Ability to create partnership
Integrity
Authority and decision- making
Oversees service delivery, acquisition and efficient utilization of resources
Represents hospital in various forums
Acts as the Secretary to the Hospital Management Board
Authorizes hospital annual work plans and targets plan
Professional Standards:
All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in
IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct
. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on
Safeguarding
, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.
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in a busy hospital
Evidence of leadership and professional development in health management
Registered and certified by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
Strategic planning and implementation skills
Ability to lead and manage a multidisciplinary team
Integrity and decision-making authority
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Medical Superintendent
IRC - International Rescue Committee
Kakuma
International
Senior level
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Responsibilities
- Coordinate and monitor the provision of health services
- Ensure good governance in the hospital
- Oversee the planning and development of new specialized units and maintenance of facilities
- Use of Information, Communication and Technology to enhance service delivery
- Participate in development of Annual Work Plan and implementation
- Provide guidance in the development of departmental and individual staff work plans based on the hospital strategic plan
- Promote adherence to national health management quality assurance policy and guidelines
- Lead the team in procurement of various hospital medical and surgical items in liaison with the Pharmacist and the Hospital Matron
- Ensure proper functioning of special clinics in the hospital on weekly basis i.e. SOPC, GOPC, HRC, MOPC and POPC.
- Coordinate in liaison with the Health Manager consultancy visits for the health program in the camp
- Ensure effective human resource management and development in the hospital
- Performance management of direct reports
- Ensure effective supervision of FIF revenue collection in the hospital
- Ensure safety and security within the hospital.
- Carry out all elective surgical and gynecological cases twice a week in theatre.
- Attend to all medical legal issues, fill P3 forms and attend court sessions.
- Key Result Areas
- Provision of all key services in the hospital
- Leadership and governance
- Infrastructure development and maintenance
- Strategic planning and annual work plans
- Quality assurance
- Human resource management and development
- Performance management
- Financial management and sustainability
- Occupational safety and Security
- Qualifications and