Full Time Faculty - Cardiology, Department of Medicine

Full Time Faculty - Cardiologist, Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Department:     Department of Medicine
Entity:        Medical College
Location:         Nairobi, Kenya

Introduction
Established in 2004, the Aga Khan University Medical College in East Africa seeks to provide high quality education for health professional leaders who will then go on to become reputable specialists generating a positive and lasting impact in the lives of their patients and in the communities they serve. Our goal is to produce health professional leaders through our unique training programmes, building strong research programmes, supporting the best practice in the delivery of health services, and contributing to the broader community through strategic partnerships regionally and globally. We aspire to build for the youth of East Africa, a medical college of international quality, providing them with the opportunity to get the best health professional education that is relevant and has impact across East Africa, and indeed, in the world.

Job Summary
The Department of Medicine is seeking Fulltime Faculty - Cardiologist, Cardiac Electrophysiologist to coordinate and monitor a high quality educational programme; contribute to scholarship; 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 Cardiology 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 attend to emergency cases as and when required. 
•    Provide cardiac electrophysiology 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.
•    Assist residents in their rotation, implementing and monitoring educational programmes while ensuring programme outcomes are attained.
•    Assist in the setting of examinations while ensuring formative assessments of the residents/interns are duly filled.
•    Promote and facilitate residents’ research, participate 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.
•    Participate in running an adult cardiology fellowship program.

•    Applicants must have a Masters in Medicine or its equivalent. 
•    Applicants must have completed their Fellowship program Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology.
•    S/he must be registered or eligible for registration with Kenya Medical Practitioners’ & Dentists Board as a specialist.
•    S/he should have 1 year experience working post cardiology fellowship
•    Should have teaching and research experience with a minimum of 2 years’ clinical experience.
•    Should have a minimum academic position as Senior Instructor.
•    Possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
•    Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team.