Medical Officer (MO)
Salary not disclosed
Closes in 15 days
About the company
Aspen Medical Fiji operates hospital services in Ba, delivering primary care programs covering Family Health, Non-Communicable Diseases, Communicable Disease Control, Food and Nutrition, Environmental Health, Oral Health, and Health Promotion and Wellness. The organisation positions itself as offering career development, global team exposure, and workplace wellness support to its staff.
About the role
The Medical Officer supports and assists the Senior Medical Officers in administering and delivering high-quality primary care services at the hospital. The role involves hands-on clinical responsibilities including direct patient care, consultation and liaison with other units and referring hospitals, and maintaining accurate records and confidentiality. The MO works effectively with the SMO to implement hospital activities and maintain a positive collegiate relationship. The position also includes participating in peer reviews, monitoring and evaluation of hospital activities, and identifying and minimizing systemic risk to improve clinical governance. Education, research, and some teaching duties are part of the role, along with ongoing personal professional development and health advocacy.
Key responsibilities
- Implement hospital activities by working effectively with the SMO and maintaining a positive collegiate relationship
- Undertake clinical responsibilities including direct patient care, consultation and liaison with other units and referring hospitals
- Maintain appropriate records and confidentiality to ensure best practice care and outcomes
- Participate in peer reviews and in monitoring and evaluation of hospital activities
- Identify and minimize risk at a systematic level to contribute to improved clinical governance
- Undertake education, research, and some teaching to train and support staff, students, and other stakeholders
- Participate in developing a safe and healthy workplace and comply with safe work procedures
- Perform any other reasonable duties delegated by management
About the successful candidate
- Undergraduate medical degree with completed internship and community health service experience
- Knowledge of evidence-based standards of safe practice in general medicine with interest in a relevant specialized field
- Awareness of medical and government legislation, policies, and medico-legal compliance
- Awareness of concepts and tools used in clinical leadership, management, audits, research, monitoring, evaluation, and clinical governance
- Experience working in a hospital with limited resources, including resuscitating patients with life-threatening emergencies
- Good clinical and procedural skills, communication skills, and organizational skills
- Able to work within a multidisciplinary team under pressure in a resource-constrained environment and cope with adverse outcomes
- Able to recognize and escalate complex medical problems using an evidence-based approach with specialist guidance