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Geriatric Medicine Consultant
We are looking for hard-working & adventurous consultants who wish to advance their careers by joining overseas hospitals to gain international experience.
Education/Qualifications Required:
- Basic medical degree from a recognized institution
- Post-qualification certification
- Qualification Source from North America, Western Europe, Australia, or New Zealand.
- USA: The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)
- Canada: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Certificate (RCPS-C)
- UK and Ireland: GMC/CCST Specialist Register
- Australia and New Zealand: Fellowship from the Royal College (FRACP)
- Western Europe: Equivalent certification to the above
- Qualification Source from North America, Western Europe, Australia, or New Zealand.
- Must be an Arabic Speaker
Experience Post-Qualifications:
- Minimum of Three (3) years professional experience in Geriatric Medicine after board/equivalent certification in USA, Canada, Ireland, UK, Australia, New Zealand and France (DES).
- Minimum Five (5) years after professional experience in Geriatric Medicine board/equivalent certification in Spain, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Austria, Netherlands, Greece and France (DIS).
License:
- Current and in a Good Standing Medical License to practice in country of residence.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Respond to acute/emergency presentations and act as a lead clinician (where appropriate) exploring simultaneously multiple complaints and pathologies often in a context of uncertainty
- Carry out comprehensive history including family history, examination and investigation of individual.
- Explore the disease (physical and mental), patient’s personal experience of illness and impact on his/her family.
- Interpret results of complex diagnostic tests and investigations and act as a point of contact for providing expert views on investigations and interpretation to colleagues.
- Establish accurate diagnosis and act as a reference point for health center doctors regarding diagnosis and clinical decision making.
- Communicate competently and sensitively and establish a patient centered relationship.
- Maintain an accurate patient’s health record documenting both patient and family history.
- Carry out screening for long term conditions risk factors and early signs of disease particularly for patients with a family history of disease.
- Manage patient conditions through a multidisciplinary approach that is according to patient’s need and ability and lead the MDT when required.
- Refer patients when needed, to suitable medical specialist or for specialist diagnostic tests that are beyond the scope of primary care.
- Prescribe medication and/or administer treatment/therapy or other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease or injury.
- Lead the management of ‘emergencies’ presenting at the health center as per hospital policies and protocols.