Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan’s first private international University, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care based on international standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan and is a major component of the Aga Khan Development Network.

The Aga Khan Health Service, Tanzania (AKHST); an institution of The Aga Khan Development Network, completed a major phase II expansion of the Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam in 2018. This expansion aimed at improving the Hospital's quality of facilities and infrastructure to become an ultramodern 170 bed facility to increase its capacity as a provider of high-quality medical care leading to a tertiary care, referral, and teaching hospital. The Phase II development focused on expanding key clinical services including a comprehensive cardiology programme, oncology services and neurosciences, as well as the expansion of Orthopaedics and Trauma, Diagnostic Imaging, Critical Care and Women and Child Health programmes.

The Hospital is JCI Accredited (achieved a level of quality and patient service that is equal to the best hospitals in the world) and the teaching site for The Aga Khan University, which offers postgraduate medical education programs leading to Master of Medicine in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and paediatrics and child health.  It is also an accredited internship site. As part of the integrated health systems approach, AKHST plans to establish 35 outreach health facilities that are located across Tanzania. Currently, 23 such clinics have been established across the country and linked the main hospital in Dar es Salaam. 

AKU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and aims to adopt appropriate standards for ensuring and promoting a respectful relationship with and between all faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Reporting to the Clinical Head, Mwanza Cluster; you will be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions, specializing in management of complex medical conditions and coordination of care with other medical specialties. You will provide high-quality medical care to patients, utilizing the latest medical techniques and technologies, and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.  Specific resposibilities are as follows:

• Provide quality care mainly for adult patients with diseases and problems associated with the internal organ system.
• Provide consultations for patients, discuss their symptoms and general health concerns.
• Analyse records, test results and make diagnosis of medical conditions of patients.
• Prescribing or administering medication, therapy, and other specialized medical care to treat or prevent illness, disease, or injury.
• Monitoring patients progress and making necessary modifications to treatment plans based on patient’s progress.
• Providing long term comprehensive care in managing chronic illnesses.
• Advise patients on preventative healthcare and lifestyle changes. 
• Reporting specified contagious and notifiable diseases to specified government health authorities.
• Collect, record and maintain patient’s information including medical history and reports.
• Referring patients to other medical specialists when necessary. 
• Train and mentor junior Doctors to be able to independently manage patients to a high level of competence.
• Comply with Safe Care Standards in maintaining quality care for patients.
• Working collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and support staff to provide comprehensive and patient-centered care.
• Any other roles assigned by the Supervisor or his/her Designee.