Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: – 

• Reviewing patients and instructing them in writing all the recommendations; 
• Undertaking “Firs-On-Call” duties including clerking, investigating, and managing patients; 
• Conducting weekly clinic and theatre days, managing health facilities at various tiers in communities,
• Responding to intern calls; 
• Training, supervising, and mentoring Medical Officers (Intern) and other students; 
• Performing emergency surgeries; 
• Undertaking medico-legal duties including filling out P3 Forms;
• Court attendance and performing post mortems;
• Undertaking medical examinations and preparing Medical Board Proceedings; 
• Carrying out community diagnosis, care, and treatment; 
• Ensuring data and information are collected, transmitted, and utilized to benefit the customer and service provider; 
• Conducting disease surveillance, prevention, and control;
• Carrying out health education and promotion; and 
• Preparing medical reports.

Requirements for Appointment 

For appointment to this grade, an Officer must have;

• Served as Senior Medical Officer, Job Group CPSB 06/‘N’ for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) degree from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board;
• Certificate of registration by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
• Valid practicing license from the Medical practitioners and Dentists Board;
• Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and 
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.