Under the general supervision of the IOM Chief of Mission in Ghana for administrative matters, and the direct supervision of the Head of the Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) in Accra, the National Migration Health Physician will be responsible for providing clinical and administrative support for migration health assessments and treatment of migrants assisted by the organisation. In particular, he/she will:

•   Conduct Migration Health Assessments (MHA) for migrants (refugees and immigrants) according to the country-specific technical instructions and guidelines;
•   Review chest x-ray films, radiologist's reports, laboratory results and consultant's reports and complete immigration medical forms according to the country - specific technical instructions and guidelines;
•   Perform quality check of immigration medical forms to ensure accurate completion and adherence to the various technical instructions;
•   Treat and follow up migrants, in particular, migrants with medical conditions of public health importance or are threat to public safety;
•   Assist to coordinate and manage migration health activities performed at the IOM Migration Health Assessment Centre. This include but not limited to logistic preparation for migration health assessment, handling and safekeeping of individual medical files, collection of bio-data and medical history, physical examination, identity checks of migrants and maintain confidentiality of information throughout the medical examination process;
•   Counsel applicants with chest x-ray findings consistent with active or inactive tuberculosis (TB) and explain diagnostic procedures for TB (sputum smears and culture);
•   Inform and counsel migrants with significant medical conditions detected during migration health assessment and advise on treatment and follow up requirements;
•   Inform, counsel and refer migrants diagnosed with active tuberculosis(TB) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for treatment;
•   Review and sign certificates for migrants as required;
•   Participate in registration and data entry activities related to migration health assessments;
•   Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or the Chief of Mission

Technical Competencies

•   Effectively applies knowledge of relevant medical discipline.
•   Follows internal control procedures to prevent fraud and mismanagement.
•   Ensures application of institutional policies and guidelines.
•   High level computer literacy in key application especially MS Office

Qualification Required and Experience

•   Degree in clinical medicine from an accredited academic institution.
•   At least four years of continuous clinical practice post-graduation, registered to practise in Ghana and with a valid registration licence.
•   Experience working in immigration medical examination is an added advantage,
•   Ability to work as part of a multi-cultural team.
•   Reliable, able to work under pressure good organisational skilis

Languages
Working knowledge of French is an added advantage

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please send your CV and a cover letter to:

accravacancies@iom.int

Closing Date: 23 January, 2014