Consultant, Internal Medicine

The North-East Regional Health Authority, a statutory body under the Ministry of Health and  Wellness, with responsibility for the management and delivery of Public Health  Services within the parishes of St. Ann, St. Mary, and Portland invites applications from suitably  qualified persons to fill the position of  Consultant, Internal Medicine for St. Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital.

Summary
Under the direction of the Senior Medical Officer, the Consultant will be responsible for the delivery of medical and paramedical services of the hospital, in accordance with the Government’s policies, regulations/legal  requirements and guidelines and will ensure continuous improvements in the quality of care in the delivery of these health services.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited Medical School
• Doctor of Medicine with a specialty in Internal Medicine
• Registration with the Medical Council of Jamaica
• A minimum of five (5) years post graduate experience in a clinical specialty of which at least two (2) should be at the consultant level
• Ability to provide effective leadership and work as part of a team;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain satisfactory working
  relationships with a wide cross section of professionals and organizations;
• Excellent communication, analytical and forecasting skills;
• Excellent time management skills;
• High level of integrity and professionalism.

Responsibilities

•  Supervision and mentoring of Medical Officers, Residents and Interns.
• Providing technical programme inputs in the development of a three or five-year corporate plan; the relevant operational plans; the annual budget and annual report, and the monitoring of expenditure.
• Developing and implementing a quality assurance programme; ensuring that mechanisms and procedures are in place to enable monitoring of the quality of  services and maintenance of standards and that appropriate action is taken when deficiencies are identified. 

Remuneration

• Salary Scale: $3,568,177 – 4,241,442 per annum along with any other allowance(s) attached to the post.

Note

Applications along with detailed resume should be sent no later than Friday, 2022 February 25.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact

The Director,
Human Resource Management & Development
North-East Regional Health Authority
34-38 Ocean Village Shopping Centre, Ocho Rios
St. Ann

 

Fax: (876) 795–2747

Email: jobs@nerha.gov.jm

Base Salary: Undisclosed