Chief Medical Oncologist/ NCCP
Publish Date
Closing Date
Location
Balkh/بلخ
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Ministry of Public Health
GD of Human Resource
Job Announcement
Vacancy Number: Chief Medical Oncologist/ NCCP (Balkh)
Post Title: Chief Medical Oncologist/ NCCP
Organization: General Directorate Curative Medicine
Location: Balkh
Duration One year (Extendable)
Reporting To: Program Coordinator
No. of Post: 1
Sex: Male/Female
Announcing Date: 2022 / 02 /24
Closing Date: 2022 / 03 / 6
Background:
The Ministry of Public Health is committed to providing high quality healthcare services to Afghans. Considering the increasing incidence of various types of cancers among Afghans and non-existence of a comprehensive cancer centre, MoPH decided to deliver cancer healthcare services to cancer patients through establishing a cancer department. Based on WHO estimates, nearly 20,000 Afghans suffer from various types of cancers each year while more than 15,000 die every year. The most common types of cancers are that of breast, oesophagus, stomach, lip/oral, cervix, and lung.
The newly established 25-bed cancer department currently located on the 9th floor of Jumhuriat hospital has surgical and medical oncology units providing diagnostic, therapeutic, and palliative care services for cancer patients. In addition, it has an outpatient department (OPD) unit which has 10 consultation rooms.
Between 70 and 100 patients visit the outpatient department each day. The patients include those who are already diagnosed with cancer in in other centres and are mainly under chemotherapeutic treatment. In addition, some patients visit the department with advanced stage of their disease which require palliative care.
Purpose of Assignment
The objective of the assignment is to provide diagnosis, treatment and palliative care services to cancer patients at the cancer department. In addition, the medical oncologist is responsible for training of Afghan doctors working in the department.
Job Summary
The Medical Oncologist is responsible for providing diagnostic, treatment, and palliative care services to cancer patients at the newly established cancer department. In the OPD, she/he will be providing consultation to patients visiting the department including ordering various types of exams/tests and prescribing medicine. Moreover, she/he will be in charge of Day Care Unit where patients usually go under chemotherapy.
Responsibilities: Principal Duties and Tasks
- Lead Medical Oncology services (OPD and IPD)
- Manage OPD and IPD patients assessment
- Provide treatment to cancer patients
- Provide palliative care to cancer patients
- Identify and manage side effect symptoms from therapy
- Manage acutely unwell oncology patients, both treatment and disease complications.
- Provide medical oncology input to gynaecological and surgical oncology cancer units/patients
- Lead the morning reports and rounds in the Inpatient Department
- Be responsible consultant for inpatient care of medical oncology patients
- Assist with development of medical oncology curriculum
- Assist with development of medical oncology training program
- Responsible for the training and supervision for all junior medical staff
- Assigning junior doctors to various clinical and academic tasks
- Undertake continuous medical education (CME) under the auspices of the Fellow of American College of Physicians and/or Royal College of physicians
- Should be willing to work in a multi-disciplinary team, whenever required.
- Assist with development of national cancer control strategy
- Other duties and responsibilities relevant to the position as assigned by the director/manager
Qualifications:
- At least 2 year experience in Oncology and pain management
- Internal Medical Spiciest or equivalent from a recognized Hospital
- MD or equivalent from a recognized college/institute
- Specialist in use of medications such as chemotherapeutic drugs, hormones monoclonal antibodies as well cancer analysis and pain management
Skills:
- Ability to develop and lead a service
- Ability to build the capacity of team
- Ability of conflict management
- Confidence in directing the work of the oncology team in the care of individual patients
- Commitment to providing a high standard of care to patients and their relatives
- Good communicator and ability to work flexibly and well within a multi-professional team
- Ability and willingness to share clinical knowledge and difficulties with colleagues
- Ability to function successfully under stress and to accept responsibility
- Ability to influence the practice of others for the improvement of patient care
Deliverables
- Training program plans and reports
- Weekly/monthly/annual action plan
- Presentations
- Facilitation to training
- Capable the Internal Medical Team
- Research Protocol and work plan
- Research reports
Submission Guidelines:
Electronic applications will be sent to: sub e-mail which corresponds if any of following 2 items is missing, your application will be considered as ineligible/incomplete.
1. In your emails please specify the title of the position as well as vacancy number for electronic submissions and please do the same in the hardcopy submissions.
2. Updated Curriculum vitae (CV)/Resume (Please attached your recent photo and mention in your CV exact date/periods of your work experience, graduation Day, Month, and Year).
If you are shortlisted and invited for written test/interview you will be required to present the original, the following:
A. Education Documents: Your recent education degree/diploma
ÿ Copy of verified Baccalaureate (12 passed) degree by Ministry of Education
ÿ Copy of verified 14 or 15 passed degree by related Ministries
ÿ Copy of verified Bachelor Degree by Ministry of Higher Education
ÿ Copy of verified Medical Doctor Degree by Ministry of Higher Education
ÿ Copy of verified Master degree by Ministry of Higher Education
B. Copy of National Identity Card (Tazkira: Only the pages that show picture and Tazkira number, pages, place of issue and date of issue)
(II)
• Electronic applications will be sent to: sub e-mail
• Hard copies will be sent to: HR Container, Second floor, at the Ministry of Public Health, Great Masoud Square Kabul Afghanistan.
• The Contact Person at Human Resources is:, HR Officer, MoPH-GD HR. Phone number: 0093- (0)-202312422
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Note:
Only shortlisted candidates will be invited to written test/interview and subsequent process. Please contact the person in charge (HR Officer) for confirmation.
• No CVs will be accepted after the closing date.
• Any persuade will be threat as disqualification
Submission Emails: moph.gdhr2021@gmail.com