Overview

Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Tanzania is a non-government organization (NGO) dedicated to supporting the provision of high-quality, comprehensive HIV/AIDS care and treatment to HIV – exposed and infected children and adolescents in the Lake and Southern Highlands Zones of Tanzania through service delivery, training and research. Baylor Tanzania is part of the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS initiative (BIPAI) clinical centers of Excellence Network which is headquartered at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

 Through collaboration with the United State Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of TanzaniaMinistry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children. (MoHCDGEC), Baylor – Tanzania is looking for highly motivated, well-qualified individual to join its growing program team in the following vacant positions:

Post: Pediatrician

Location:  1 post –Mwanza,

Position Summary:  To provide clinical supervision to clinical staff in the provision of comprehensive family-centered pediatric HIV/AIDS care and treatment to patients in the Zonal Referral Hospital, COE and support outreach teams.

Support education of medical trainees in general and HIV/AIDS specific pediatric medicine facilitating clinical rotations and attachments at the COEs, by attending on pediatric wards, attending morning report, journal club and other educational activities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Attending to patients in the pediatric wards of the Zonal Referral Hospital, the Baylor-Tanzania Center of Excellence and support outreach teams.
• Providing education to medical trainees regarding pediatric and general HIV/AIDS care
• Providing technical assistance to health care providers in pediatric and general HIV/AIDS prevention, diagnosis, care, treatment and complications both within the COE as well as in outside facilities.
• Participate actively in proposal writing and scientific publications
• Provide leadership to Junior staff as required
• Writing quarterly, semiannual and annual reports
• Other specific tasks as assigned.

Qualifications / Skills

• Masters of Medicine in Pediatrics or the equivalent from a recognized and accredited medical school
• Registered by the Tanganyika Medical Council as a Medical Doctor with at least two years of working experience
• Excellence in general pediatric medical care
• Familiarity with general HIV care and treatment
• Familiarity with word processing and spreadsheet computer programs
• Knowledge of proposal and manuscript writing are added advantages

Mode of Application

If you are qualified and wish to join Baylor – Tanzania, apply in confidence by submitting a letter, a detailed CV, relevant copies of your certificates, and the names and contact information for three referees.

The application should reach Baylor – Tanzania not later than 13th November 2020

Addressed to:

Human Resource and Administration, Baylor College of Medicine Children’s Foundation – Tanzania

P.O. Box 5208 Mwanza, Tanzania

An electronic copy of ONLY the application letter and CV should also be sent via email address: hr@baylortanzania.or.tz