EMERGENCY is an independent and neutral international organisation founded in 1994 to provide free, high-quality medical and surgical care to victims of war, landmines and poverty.

EMERGENCY promotes a culture of peace, solidarity and respect for human rights. We work in a sustainable way: building healthcare facilities, training local personnel, and conducting search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea.

ROSTER POSITION FOR: Uganda

TYPE OF CONTRACT: fixed term contract (6 months), which includes a monthly salary, travel expenses, board and lodgings, insurance cover (liability, health and accident insurance), a period of paid leave to be taken at the end of the mission.

The Paediatric Radiologist collects the patient’s medical history, evaluates the most suitable diagnostic imaging techniques for each specific case, supports the x-ray technician in obtaining the images and then interprets them in relation to the symptomatology detected.

BACKGROUND AND ORGANIZATION OF WORK

The Paediatric Radiologist is part of a group of international specialists in the Medical Area and health professions and he/she is responsible for the management of radiodiagnostic services. He/she is in charge of the teaching and supervision of the local colleagues until their complete professional autonomy is achieved.

The Paediatric Radiologist is responsible to the Medical Coordinator, who is in charge of the management and organisation of the project.

He/she is normally in the hospital 6 days a week, but he/she is always on call for intra-hospital emergencies. He/she is responsible for the local staff shifts in the area of competence, thus ensuring a service consistent with the clinical and organizational needs of the Centre.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

All EMERGENCY international personnel is expected to know and follow the hospital admissions criteria, guidelines, protocols, and the diagnosis and treatment standards in use in the Centre, and to ensure the correct compilation of clinical records and statistics in both computer and paper formats.

The main duties and responsibilities of the International Paediatric Radiologist are:

• Management of the diagnostic services of Conventional Radiology, Ultrasound and CT scan;
• Execution or supervision of diagnostic examinations;
• Clinical research and collection of case histories in accordance with the scientific programs of the Medical Division of EMERGENCY.

MANAGEMENT AND TRAINING OF LOCAL PERSONNEL

Clinical activities and patient care are always carried out alongside and in collaboration with local personnel, who thus benefit from training in the field. There is also provision for more specific teaching activities, managed by the international specialists, in accordance with the clinical protocols in use and as agreed with the Medical Coordinator.

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• Medical Degree, specialization in Radiology-Radiodiagnostics;
• Professional experience of at least 3 years in the role in hospital settings;
• Specific experience in performing and reporting Total Body CT examinations and neuroradiology;
• Specific experience in performing ultrasound examinations;
• Experience in Paediatric Surgery Centres or Wards and/or Paediatrics.