Consultant Surgeon (REF: CMO/2013/001) at LNG

The Job:    
The candidate will be required to treat diseases, injuries, and deformities including the use of invasive methods in order to cure or prevent a disease, fix an injury, or to solve a health problem as well as ensure high standard and cost effective health care delivery to patients.

The duties will include, but are not limited to the following:

Conducting general and surgical outpatient consultation and other such clinics, in order to obtain and analyze patient's medical history, medication allergies, physical conditions, and examination results to verify the necessity for operation and to determine best procedure required
Performing operative surgery both for elective and emergency cases and also undertake diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy and laparoscopy; to evaluate and advice on the need for referral to further surgical specialty.
Managing trauma victims including active participation in the Medical Emergency Response (MER) to offer definitive
surgical care when adjudged reasonable within the company's facility, offering surgical intensive care for such patients and advice on the need for referral to tertiary health care facility when necessary so as to prevent mortality.
Coordinating the activities of the hospital infection control team to prevent nosocomial or hospital acquired infection among patients operated in the RA Hospital.
Coordinating the activities of the visiting consultant to ensure that optimal expert services are derived from such visits.
Participating in operative Obstetric and Gynecologic procedures when indicated. Prescribing preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures;
preparing and treating patients in order to shorten the recovery period of all operated cases.
Examining and screening various categories of patients to provide information on medical condition and surgical 'risk.

The Person:
The right candidate should:
Possess MBBS with FRCS, FWCS'or FMCS or their equivalent and be registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
Possess a minimum of 13 years working experience, 5 years of which should be in specialty as a Consultant General Surgeon.
Possess strategic and motivational leadership skills.
Maintain high professional standards, discipline and communicate effectively with all levels of internal and external parties.
Be a good team player, with ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
Not be more than 50 years old.