Specialist Gynaecologist Vacancy at Aga Khan University

Specialist Gynaecologist Vacancy at Aga Khan University

Specialist Gynaecologist (Laparoscopic Surgery)

Aga Khan University

Dar es Salaam

Specialist Gynaecologist (Laparoscopic Surgery) Vacancy at the Aga Khan UniversityJob application assistance

Entity: Aga Khan Health Services
Location: Tanzania

Introduction

Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private international University, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care based on international standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan and is a major component of the Aga Khan Development Network.
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 aimed at improving the Hospital’s quality of facilities and infrastructure to become an ultramodern 170 bed facility to increase its capacity as a provider of high-quality medical care leading to a tertiary care, referral, and teaching hospital. The Phase II development focused on expanding key clinical services including a comprehensive cardiology programme, oncology services and neurosciences, as well as the expansion of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Diagnostic Imaging, Critical Care and Women and Child Health programmes.Tanzania job opportunities
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, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Paediatrics and Child Health. It is also an accredited internship site. As part of the integrated health systems approach, AKHST plans to establish 35 outreach health facilities that are located across Tanzania. Currently, 26 such clinics have been established across the country and linked to the main hospital in Dar es Salaam.

AKU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and aims to adopt appropriate standards for ensuring and promoting a respectful relationship with and between all faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, He/she is responsible for providing medical care for women’s reproductive health including the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of reproductive system disorders in women of all ages.
• He/ she will be expected to provide high-quality medical care to patients, utilizing the latest medical techniques and technologies, and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.

You will be responsible to:

• Conduct physical examination of patients and diagnose various conditions
  perform annual and regular diagnostic tests and examinations such as pap smears, STD tests, endometrial biopsies, and ultrasounds
• perform gynecological surgeries including; Hysterectomy, Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH), Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy (LSH), Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH), Fibroid Removal, Laparoscopic Myomectomy for Fibroids, Hysteroscopic Myomectomy, and Ovarian Cyst Removal
• present treatment options to patients as well as explaining test results
  counsel patients on use of contraceptive methods and sexual health practices
• train and mentor junior specialists to be able to independently manage patients to a high level of competence
• comply with JCIA patient safety standards in maintaining quality care for patients
  maintain patients’ records and confidentiality in accordance with Hospital policies and statutory regulations
• work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and support staff to provide comprehensive and patient-centered care
• any other roles assigned by the Supervisor.

Requirements
You should have:

• Minimum Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology or equivalent from a recognized University
• Minimum Master of Medicine in Radiology from a recognized Institution
• Minimum six (6) years working experience

Shortlisted candidate will need to register with the Medical Council of Tanganyika (MCT)

To Apply
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Interested candidates should send their Cover Letters along with the detailed CVs by email to [email protected]. Please mention the position title in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted latest by April 30, 2025