Registrar Child Health and Paediatrics at Mater Misericordiae Hospital

Main Duties:

• Provision of a consultative service for paediatric patients under other units or departments.
• Ensuring supervision for junior medical officers and providing support for the senior medical staff in the care of the Unit/Department’s patients.
• Reviewing and managing referred paediatric patients at A & E.
• In liaison with the Consultants, conducting ward rounds and reviewing all paediatric in-patients at the wards, ICU, General Nursery and Special Care Unit.
• Facilitating the timely admission and discharge of all patients in accordance with hospital policy.
• Reviewing all investigation results in a timely manner, and ensuring all paediatric prescriptions are undertaken with utmost care.
• Regular attendance both in-hours and out-of-hours according to manning charts or rosters.
• Assisting management in drawing up and implementing policies and procedures for the Unit.
• Ensuring that patients/families are given adequate information upon which to base treatment decisions and follow-up.
• Participating in the relevant department/unit quality activities program(s) as requested by the Units/Departments.
• Be responsive to patient and relatives’ complaints, liaising with appropriate senior staff and the patient advocate.
• Participating in the management of patients in the Well Baby Clinic.
• Participating in Cardiac Camps, when necessary.

Required Qualifications for the Position

• Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery
• MMed. in Paediatrics
• Registered with KMPDC