Instructor, Paediatric Haematology/Oncology

Department: Oncology

Entity: Medical College

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction:

Aga Khan University (AKU), a private, self-governing international university chartered in Pakistan in 1983, is a role model for academic, research and service programmes in health and higher education in the developing world. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom and Afghanistan, and is a major component of Aga Khan Development Network.

The Department of Oncology offers comprehensive cancer care services to all patients. The services are provided through multidisciplinary teams. Infrastructure facilities include a daycare setting dedicated to oncology patients. Outpatient facilities include clinics of Medical, Hematology, Paediatric, Radiation, and Palliative Care. The department has 28 full-time Faculty with a strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate education and research. Residency programs are offered in Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology, and Clinical Hematology Oncology, and a fellowship program in Paediatric Oncology.

As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Instructor, Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, Department of Oncology.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible to:

• provide supervision in the in-patient and out-patient services along with senior faculty members
• perform daily team rounds, formulate care plan and expedite discharges on a daily basis in consultation with senior faculty members
• develop and practice a system that is quality-based and has an academic and service model embedded in it
• teach and train undergraduates and postgraduates according to the defined standards and curriculum
• formulate quality initiatives for the units and present them at various platforms under the guidance of senior faculty members
• conduct clinical research as and when required
• contribute to patient complaint reviews and case review system / root cause analysis
• participate in the departmental/hospitals quality improvement activities

Requirements:

You should have:

• MBBS degree and a valid PMDC license
• FCPS – I
• completed structured postgraduate training in Paediatric Oncology from a reputable institution
• excellent interpersonal, teaching and training skills
• excellent procedural skills, ability to provide quality and safe patient care in a diverse setting
• ability to work effectively in teams as well as independently.

Comprehensive employment references will be conducted.