ENT Surgeon Consultant

Sector: Nutrition
Location: Kenya 
Employee Type: Consultant
Employee Category: Not Applicable
Term of Reference for ENT Surgeon ConsultantIntroduction:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides health services in Hagadera and Kambioos, at Dadaab Refugee Camp since January 2009. It operates 1 camp hospital and 5 health posts in the community with a total population of 134,787 (105,095 Hagadera, 17,048 Kambioos and 12,644 host community).
In its programming the IRC has 5 main programs which include Health, Nutrition, Protection, HIV/AIDS and a Gender Based Violence program that are all headed by a manager who in turn report to the Field Coordinator.
The IRC plans to have a consultant ENT surgeon to help in diagnosis and management of ENT conditions within the Dadaab camp population. This is a two time consultancy planned to take place in late September and mid November 2016. Objective of the consultancy
To provide consultation services to booked patients with surgical conditions in Dadaab Complex.
To provide surgical operations for all patients reviewed and prepared for operations at the hospitals main theatre in the camps
To report on the consultation
Expected outcome: All the booked patients with ENT surgical conditions will be attended by the specialist and treatment initiated and all cases requiring surgical interventions will be operated. Tasks to be performedIn liaison with the Health Manager, the ENT surgeon consultant will be required to:
Conduct special clinics and reviews for patients with surgical conditions.
Conduct surgical operations for the screened patients with assistance of the medical officers.
Review all post-operative patients before he embarks on operation booked for that day.
To help with emergencies related with ENT condition when called upon
Prepare and submit a report and summaries of patients seen and operated to Health Manager.
To help with emergencies related with ENT condition when called upon
IRC role
IRC in conjunction with other health implementing partners will provide the list of the patients to be reviewed.
IRC with other health implementing partners will organize the transport and movement around the Dadaab camp complex.
IRC will provide transport for the consultant ENT surgeon from Nairobi and back after the consultancy.
IRC will provide accommodation to the consultant
Consultancy Venue
IRC Hagadera hospital
KRCS hospital in IFO2
IRK Hospital in IFO
MSF hospital in Dagahaley
Duration of consultancy
The first consultancy is expected to last for 5 days from 26th to 30th September, 2016.
The second consultancy will last for 5 days from 14th to 18th November 2016.
Terms of payment and Utility:
The IRC will facilitate transport of the consultant to and from Nairobi.
The IRC will provide accommodation for the consultant at IRC compound.
The consultant will pay for his/her meals at IRC Hagadera cafeteria.
Payments will be made after submission of the training report to the Health Manager.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
International allowances are not available for this position.
Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.