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National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala, Kano Medical Job Vacancies(http://www.orthopaedicdala.org)


The National Orthopaedic Hospital Dala- Kano is a two hundred and sixty (260) bed hospital purposely built to provide Orthopaedic and Trauma Care 54 years ago. The Hospital has been in the forefront for providing Orthopaedic Services, Training and Research to the entire Northern part of the Country and beyond over these years.
Vision:
To be the foremost in the delivery of effective, efficient and quality core and specialist training in Orthopaedics, Trauma and related fields in Nigeria.

Mission:
To reduce morbidity and mortality due to Trauma and Orthopaedic problems through provision of qualitative care, research and training of relevant health personnel.

In driving these vision and mission the current Management of the Hospital developed a Strategic Plan and a Master-plan for Physical Development. We have gone far towards attaining our Vision of being foremost in our field. We offer amongst other specialized procedures:

  • Joint replacement for both the Hip and the Knee.
  • Instrumented Spine Surgery.
  • Ilizarov methods for Limb Reconstruction and lengthening
  • Arthroscopy
We are to commence Microscopic Surgery before the end of the year, Physical master-plan development has included amongst others:
  • New Accident and Emergency Centre
  • New Outpatient Facility
  • New Consultants’ office block
  • Additional Operating rooms
  • Expansion of the laboratory
  • New NHIS Primary care Facility
  • New Mortuary
  • New Administrative Block
  • New Radiology Unit
  • Expansion and rehabilitation of road network

The Hospital is hereby inviting applications from suitable candidates willing and capable of providing the needed motivational leadership that is required to consolidate these developments towards attaining the vision of the hospital. Applicants are to note that this is a full time job and be willing to comply fully with extant regulations in this regard.

Position: Medical Director
Job Description
The Medical Director is charged with the responsibility of executing government policies, effecting overall management of the Hospital to deliver its mandate. He is accountable to the Board of Management and The Hon. Minister of Health.

Qualifications and Experience:
  • Be medically qualified and registered as such for o period of not less than twelve (12) years.
  • Possess o Post-graduate Fellowship of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, the West African College of Surgeons or equivalent in Orthopaedic Surgery obtained not less than five years from the date of this advertisement. medical job vacancies in nigeria today

Condition of Service
The condition of service is as defined for the Chief Executives of Federal agencies as defined in relevant rules and Circulars.

Tenure of Office
The appointment is for a term of four (4) years in the first instance, and may be renewed, subject to satisfactory performance and discretion of the Federal Government for another term of four (4) years.
 
Position: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Special Grade II – CONMESS 06
Area of Specialist
  • Orthopaedic
  • Plastic
  • Aneasthesia, and
  • Pathology
Qualification and Experience:
  • Candidates should possess the part II final examination certificate of the Fellowship of the National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria or its equivalent in the specialty plus four (4) years post qualification cognate experience.

Position: Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon – CONMESS 05
Area of Specialist
  • Orthopaedic
  • Plastic
  • Aneasthesia, and
  • Pathology
Qualification and Experience:
  • Candidates should possess the part II final examination certificate of the Fellowship of the National Post Graduate Medical College of Nigeria or its equivalent in the specialty.
Position: Resident Doctors- CONMESS 02:
Area of Specialist
  • Orthopaedic
  • Plastic
  • Aneasthesia, and
  • Pathology
Qualification and Experience:
  • Candidates should possess a degree in medicine registerable with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) from a recognized institution plus at least one (1) year post registration cognate experience.
Position: Principal Nursing Superintendent (Orthopaedic) – CONHESS 09
Qualification and Experience:
  • Candidates should possess the NRN plus NRO (Orthopeadic) and the registration of NMCN and at least seven (7) years post-qualification cognate experience.
Position: Senior Nursing Superintendent (Orthopaedic) – CONHESS 08 
Qualification and Experience:
  • Candidates should possess the NRN and NRO (Orthopeodic) and registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) and obtained at least four (4) years post-qualification cognate experience.
Position: Medical Imaging Scientist – CONHESS 08
Qualification and Experience:
  • Candidates should possess Bachelors degree in Radiography (B. Rad) from recognized university or any other equivalent qualification registrable with the Rad. Reg. Board of Nig. (RRBN).
In addition, applicants for all the posts are required to identify three (3) referees, one of which should be their present or last employer and advice them to write confidential reports on them directly to the Medical Director National Orthopaedic Hospital, Dala Kano.

How to Apply
Application should be submitted in ten (10) copies with up-to-date curriculum vitae, copies of relevant documents together with names and addresses of three (3) referees including the current or immediate past employer. Confidential reports from the referees should be submitted in separate envelopes marked “Confidential”.

The application should be submitted in a sealed envelope, marked “Application for the post of Medical Director, NOH-Dala” at the top left hand corner and addressed to:

The ADA/Head of Administration,
National Orthopaedic Hospital,
P.M.B. 3087,
Dala – Kano.

Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview. More information on the hospital can be obtained from the Hospital website www.orthopaedicdala.org

Applicants are required to submit on or before 27th May 2013