Chair, Oncology vacancy

Chair, Oncology vacancy
Introduction
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi (AKUH, N) is a private not-for-profit institution that provides tertiary- and secondary-level healthcare services. Established in 1958 and currently a 300 bed facility, the Hospital was upgraded to a tertiary level teaching hospital in order to respond to the health care needs of the people of East Africa.
AKUH, N is a premier provider of ambulatory care and quality in-patient services, including critical care. The University Hospital focuses on providing high quality care, and supports postgraduate medical education in all major clinical specialties. Patients treated at the University Hospital benefit from a team-based approach that ensures a high level of quality care.
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi invites applications for the position of Chair, Oncology



Responsibilities
Reporting to the Dean, Medical College and the CEO, AKUHN, the Chair will have the overall responsibility for the academic and service mandate of the department, consistent with the mission and policies of the Aga Khan University and the Aga Khan University Hospital. As Chair you will be responsible for establishing a new Department of Oncology that will include medical services and radiation oncology and lead an internal collaborative oncology programme that engages the other relevant departments of the university/university hospital. In addition, you will have a key leadership role in the development of an AKDN regional oncology programme and linking this to an AKU-wide Centre of Excellence in Oncology, working closely with the Department of Oncology at Aga Khan University Karachi campus.Key responsibilities will include:

• Committing to building a high quality, robust oncology service.
  
• Promoting growth within and across disciplines, within an academic health system that reflects the interdependence of quality clinical care, research and education and that maximizes programmatic multi-disciplinary opportunities.
  
• Specific responsibility for establishing a fellowship programme in oncology and supporting the development of advanced training in other disciplines related to oncology.
  
• Advancing the research agenda of the University by attracting research funds and developing an infrastructure and an enabling environment that creates opportunity for faculty and trainees to be engaged in research.
  
• Fostering the growth of patient volumes, in line with budgeted targets, through a focused delivery of high quality care and patient-sensitive service that meet AKUHN measures of patient experience and satisfaction.
  
• Leading the development of new services and initiatives that contribute to the financial sustainability of the hospital.
  
• Ensuring the development and application of clinical quality management methods within the department, including practice guidelines and audits.
  
• Ensuring compliance and oversight of clinical practice including credentialing of all practicing physicians as per the Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for Hospitals.
  
• Fostering effective relations with community physicians and other organizations in the community with the goal of stimulating patient referrals to AKUH oncology program and advancing oncology care in the region.
  
• Developing a faculty staffing and recruitment plan consistent with the academic and service goals of the department.
  
• Working with colleagues across the AKU campuses to ensure that opportunities for collaboration are maximized and that academic and clinical services are delivered in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
  
• Ensuring the productive and cost-effective use of human, material and capital resources entrusted to the department.
  
• Supporting strategies for improving cancer control (prevention and therapeutics) across the East African Region
  

Requirements
Applicants must:

• Possess demonstrated track record of leadership within an academic health sciences centre, teaching hospital or integrated health system who is (or eligible to be) at Associate Professor level or above
  
• Possess specialist qualification in Oncology with excellent demonstrated clinical skills
  
• Be registered or eligible for registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists’ Board.
  
• Have capability of taking an entrepreneurial approach to develop financially viable service enhancements and attract new funds for research
  
• Have experience in teaching and exposure to management of undergraduate programmes, collaborative academic research and publications
  
• Have experience working in a developing country and /or the ability to adapt in this context
  
• Have worked in a multi-site and in multi-country institutions or have potential to manage in a similar environment with strong financial management skills and demonstrated ability to deliver both as a clinician and an academician
  

To Apply
Please email applications (resume/curriculum vitae and cover letter), including the names, postal and e-mail addresses, telephone/fax numbers of three professional references, addressed to
Director, Human Resources,
P. O. Box 30270-00100,
NAIROBI
or by email to hr.recruitment@aku.edu.

Applications by email are preferred. Applications should be submitted latest by February 28, 2014