Head, Family/internal Medicine/paediatrics At Dragnet Nigeria

About the role

• This role involves providing clinical and administrative leadership to the Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Department, ensuring delivery of safe, effective, patient-centred care across various services.
• The responsibilities include setting clinical standards, organizing medical staff, mentoring, and contributing to hospital-wide service planning and governance initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Set, maintain and audit standards of clinical care, patient safety and governance across the department.
• Organise medical staffing, rotas, clinics and ward cover to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• Lead the diagnosis and management of complex cases, providing senior clinical decision-making and referral oversight.
• Supervise, mentor, appraise and support the development of consultants, medical officers and trainees.
• Ensure effective interface with other clinical departments, diagnostics, pharmacy, nursing, and managed-care/HMO processes.
• Contribute to service planning, resource management and quality-improvement initiatives within the department.
• Participate in relevant hospital committees and represent the department in clinical and management forums.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of family medicine and internal medicine practice across the patient pathway.
• Ability to lead clinical teams and to organise medical staffing, clinics and ward cover.
• Sound understanding of clinical governance, patient safety, audit and quality assurance.
• Ability to manage complex presentations and to provide senior clinical decision-making.
• Effective working relationships with diagnostics, pharmacy, nursing, allied health and managed-care functions.
• Effective communication, teaching and supervisory skills.

Experience

Minimum of 8-10 years of post-fellowship specialist experience in the relevant discipline, including at least 2 years in a departmental leadership or supervisory role.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS or MBChB) from a recognised institution; registrable postgraduate specialist qualification (Fellowship) in the relevant discipline.