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Consultant Urology
Responsibilities
- Conduct thorough urology patient consultations in both inpatient and outpatient settings, performing clinical evaluations involving comprehensive history-taking and physical examinations.
- Diagnose urological conditions using laboratory investigations and radiological studies.
- Formulate urological management plans, providing guidance on conservative, medical, and surgical treatment options.
- Plan and assess urological patients preoperatively and perform urological surgical procedures.
- Perform urological endoscopy procedures for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
- Teach urology subspecialty topics to residents and medical interns.
- Participate in quality improvement projects within the urology and surgery departments, focusing on enhancing patient safety, outcomes, and satisfaction, including involvement in mortality and morbidity conferences.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including oncologists, surgeons, and nephrologists, to develop comprehensive patient management plans.
- Advocate for patients' rights and access to urological surgeries.
- Provide urological emergency services and perform emergency surgeries.
- Diagnose and manage urological cancers (prostate, bladder, kidney, testicular) using a multidisciplinary approach.
- Evaluate and guide treatment and surgical management of urinary stones reconstructive urology (urethral strictures, hypospadias).
- Evaluate and guide treatment and surgical management in andrology (male infertility, erectile disorders).
- Evaluate and guide treatment and surgical management of urinary diseases including BPH, incontinence, neuro-urology, and pediatric urology.
- Perform advanced minimally invasive urological surgeries.
- Engage in community outreach programs to raise awareness of urological health and diseases.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to facilitate urological service provision, including donors, urologists, and surgical societies.
- Assume leadership roles within the surgical department and hospital to contribute to service provision and institutional vision.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (MBChB) from a recognized institution.
- Master’s Degree in Urology (M. Med) from a recognized university.
- Registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).
- Valid practicing license from KMPDC.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred.