MEDICAL OFFICER

Job Description

VACANCY ANOUNCEMENT

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is an international non- profit NGO based in Los Angeles, California, USA. AHF operates across 45 countries worldwide and has 2.3M+ patients in care, the majority of these being in Africa. AHF Africa comprises 14 country programs. AHF collaborates with the Governments of these countries through Ministries /Departments of Health (MoH) to provide cutting edge medicine and free HIV and AIDS services, including antiretroviral therapy in resource constrained settings.

AHF is registered in Sierra Leone as AHF-Sierra Leone and offers services on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment, and care services in collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone and other stakeholders. The organisation now seeks to hire a highly competent, dynamic, and experienced person to fill the position below on a two-year contract of employment.

MEDICAL OFFICER – Bo Government Hospital AHF clinic 

The position holder shall report to the Medical Manager.  The position of Medical Officer is a combination of technical and leadership roles. It involves delivery of effective and efficient health services at the health unit and in the community and maintaining strategic collaborations, reporting, and ensuring highest standards of health care. The Medical Officer will mentor junior staff to provide quality HIV services. The holders of these positions will perform among others the following duties.

• Provides clinical care in conjunction with other team members.
• Ensures provision of high-quality care and service delivery at the facility.
• Responsible for patient chart review and peer review following the guidelines established by the Policies and Procedures Committee
• Constitutes and oversees activities of a clinical team and ensures that the team meets regularly.
• Ensures that staff adhere to and operate according to set national and international standards.
• Provides supervision and mentorship of medical providers and evaluates staff performance. 
• Ensures adherence to AHF financial guidelines as well as financial discipline and integrity of the center.
• Plans, budgets and coordinates outreaches for prevention, testing, care, and treatment
• Ensures proper management and maintenance of logistics, supplies, equipment, and infrastructure of the clinics.
• Ensures timely compilation of reports including accountabilities and on-ward submission to Medical Manager/CPD.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Medical Degree (M.D) or its equivalent obtained from a reputable training institution. 
• Minimum of at least 3-5 years’ experience providing clinical care 
• Prior experience treating HIV positive patients.
• Experience in managing a team and building capacity in resource-limited settings.
• Ability to work in a public sector environment to accomplish goals and favorably influence decision making processes in a diplomatic and collaborative manner.
• Familiarity with current HIV&AIDS and TB management practices, and protocols 

Core competencies. 

• Fluency in English required and proficient in at least two spoken local languages in project sites.
• Pro-active approach and flexible attitude to work.
• Flexible, self-motivating and ability to organize work independently.
• Dynamic, entrepreneurial individual with a proven track record in analysis, problem solving, training and supply chain management.

To be considered for this recruitment, please

Address your email application (Cover Letter and CV ONLY) to: globalhr.africa@aidshealth.org mentioning clearly Position and Location in the subject line. The email should not be larger than 2 MB – any larger email will not be considered.

Deadline: Tuesday 29th April 2025 at 5:00pm

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not request payment or any form of financial transaction in exchange for employment or advancement opportunities.