As a Consultant in Internal Medicine, you will be responsible for providing specialist medical care, clinical leadership, and academic support within the University’s health services and affiliated teaching hospital. The role involves diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with complex medical conditions, while contributing to teaching, research, and clinical governance.

Responsibilities or duties

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide specialist consultation, diagnosis, and management of patients with complex acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Conduct daily ward rounds, outpatient specialist clinics, and inpatient reviews.
• Participate in emergency and on-call services as scheduled.
• Supervise the clinical work of Registrars, Medical Officers, Interns, and other healthcare professionals.
• Ensure adherence to evidence-based medical practice, clinical protocols, and quality assurance standards.
• Maintain accurate and timely medical records in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Promote patient safety, infection prevention and control, and ethical clinical practice.

Teaching and Academic Responsibilities

• Deliver lectures, tutorials, and bedside clinical teaching to medical students and allied health students.
• Supervise trainees (MMed/Internal Medicine residents) in both academic and clinical training.
• Participate in curriculum development, academic planning, and continuous review of training programs.
• Contribute to student assessments, including examinations, OSCEs, case presentations, and dissertation supervision.
• Serve as an academic mentor to students and junior staff.

Research and Scholarly Activity

• Initiate and participate in clinical and operational research aligned with the University’s research agenda.
• Supervise student research projects and dissertations.
• Publish in peer reviewed journals and present at academic conferences.
• Contribute to grant applications and collaborative research initiatives.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) or equivalent medical qualification.
• Master of Medicine (MMed) in Internal Medicine or equivalent recognized specialist qualification.
• Full registration with the Health Professions Council and a valid practicing license.
• Fellowship qualification will be an added advantage.
• At least 3 to 5 years post specialization clinical experience.
• Demonstrated teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Evidence of research output, publications and conference presentations will be an added advantage.

• Provide specialist consultation, diagnosis, and management of patients with complex acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Conduct daily ward rounds, outpatient specialist clinics, and inpatient reviews.
• Participate in emergency and on-call services as scheduled.
• Supervise the clinical work of Registrars, Medical Officers, Interns, and other healthcare professionals.
• Ensure adherence to evidence-based medical practice, clinical protocols, and quality assurance standards.
• Maintain accurate and timely medical records in compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Promote patient safety, infection prevention and control, and ethical clinical practice.
• Deliver lectures, tutorials, and bedside clinical teaching to medical students and allied health students.
• Supervise trainees (MMed/Internal Medicine residents) in both academic and clinical training.
• Participate in curriculum development, academic planning, and continuous review of training programs.
• Contribute to student assessments, including examinations, OSCEs, case presentations, and dissertation supervision.
• Serve as an academic mentor to students and junior staff.
• Initiate and participate in clinical and operational research aligned with the University’s research agenda.
• Supervise student research projects and dissertations.
• Publish in peer reviewed journals and present at academic conferences.
• Contribute to grant applications and collaborative research initiatives.

• Specialist consultation
• Diagnosis
• Treatment and management of complex medical conditions
• Clinical leadership
• Academic support
• Teaching (lectures, tutorials, bedside clinical teaching)
• Supervision of trainees and healthcare professionals
• Evidence-based medical practice
• Clinical protocols
• Quality assurance
• Medical record keeping
• Patient safety
• Infection prevention and control
• Ethical clinical practice
• Curriculum development
• Academic planning
• Student assessment
• Academic mentoring
• Clinical and operational research
• Research supervision
• Publication in peer-reviewed journals
• Conference presentation
• Grant application
• Collaborative research initiatives

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) or equivalent medical qualification.
• Master of Medicine (MMed) in Internal Medicine or equivalent recognized specialist qualification.
• Full registration with the Health Professions Council and a valid practicing license.
• Fellowship qualification will be an added advantage.
• At least 3 to 5 years post specialization clinical experience.
• Demonstrated teaching experience at undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Evidence of research output, publications and conference presentations will be an added advantage.
• Qualifications certified by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).