Mobile Clinic Doctor

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity:

The Mobile Clinic Doctor (MCD) heads the mobile clinic team and is responsible for the clinical management of Malaria, HIV, TB and other health issues identified on the field. You will ensure the delivery of quality integrated health services, follows up on referrals, initiates medication per national guidelines, and plans the targeting of mobile clinic sites. The MCD works in collaboration with district health services, the RTGs for HIV, TV, and Malaria, civil society organizations (DCSOs), Mother Mentors (M2Mw) TB Mentors, TB Sample transporters, CHWS (As need be) and other relevant stakeholders, in the delivery of quality health services to targeted hard to reach and conflict affected communities of the Global Fund GC7 Humanitarian Subgrant in the assigned regions.

The Individual/About You:

As the Mobile Clinic Doctor, you will provide clinical management of HIV and TB cases including drug reactions and opportunistic infections based on national guidelines, coordinate mass TB and HIV screening campaigns through the mobile clinic in collaboration with TB mentors and Mother Mentors.

You will also follow-up on screening and case management services for non-communicable diseases like diabetes and hypertension and other common health problems and also provide leadership support and coaching to the mobile clinic nurses in providing health services.

To best meet up with your objectives, the below will be of key value to you:

1. Be seen as a source of clinical expertise, and proactive in sharing knowledge and advice with the team and community partners.
2. Possess strong interpersonal and interaction skills to gain the trust and respect of patients and community members
3. Doctor of Medicine degree from a recognized institution.
4. Minimum of 03 years of post-qualification medical professional experience working in rural and hard to reach or conflict affected settings.
5. Proven ability in coordinating and leading mobile clinics in conflict settings.
6. Strong working knowledge of English & Pidgin. Knowledge of French is an asset.
7. Experience in a humanitarian context is highly desirable.

Please, follow this link to review the full Job Description: JD Mobile Clinic Doctor

Location: Bamenda and Buea

Type of Role: Fixed Term Contract of Fourteen (14) Months

Reports to: Deputy Chief of Party, Regional Field Supervisor, and Officer in Charge

Grade: Hay Level 13

Closing Date:

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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