Baylor Foundation Malawi (BFM) is a non-profit organization working in partnership with the Malawi Government in the health sector. Our Mission is to provide high-quality, high-impact, highly ethical pediatric and family-centered health care, professional health training and clinical research, focused on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, malnutrition, Maternal and neonatal health and other conditions impacting the health and well-being of children and families.

In partnership with Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Baylor Foundation Malawi is implementing Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) program whose objective is improve the quality of maternal and neonatal health services to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in Malawi. The program is implemented at Area 25 Community Hospital. The services provided include antenatal care, intrapartum care, postnatal care, family planning, health education, cervical cancer and appropriate referral of high-risk mothers and newborns.

Position description and responsibilities

Reporting to the Team leader on a day-to-day basis, Medical Director and the direct clinical supervisor, the medical Officer will participate in the day-to-day operations of the facility.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: –

• Contributing clinical expertise to patient care as well as guidance to junior medical staff when on duty
• Strengthening systems of the partnership and improving linkages between the different points of care of the hospital or health Centre
• Assisting MoH staff and other partners in working out solutions to Health Centre specific challenges
• Filling out all admission and clinical forms of the sites accurately and on time
• Maintain MOH-Baylor Public Private Partnership relationship
• Attending any possible outreach meetings as directed by the medical director and whenever such meetings are called for. At these meetings provide comprehensive reports on clinical work and progress at the Centre.
• Identifying challenges in Obstetrics and gynae patient care and developing ideas on how best to improve Obstetrics and gynae patient care at the center
• Providing clinical leadership, training, and guidance to nurses and other clinicians at Area 25
• Providing lectures for continuous professional development to the Obstetrics and gynae team as well as nurses at least once every quarter.
• Providing clinical care in the Area 25 Health Centre when not on call
• Assisting in the development of training and mentorship / leadership tools

Clinical / Academic duties

• Performing clinical rounds, attending to Obstetrics/Gynecology (ObGyn) outpatients and performing some surgical procedures
• Do calls as directed by the clinical supervisor/ In charge of the Centre
• Preparing and presenting Lectures as directed by clinical supervisor
• Participating and contributing to medical research activities.
• Involving in Programmatic work, outreach, training and mentorship activities.

Administrative duties

• Participating in making of call Roster as required by the hospital in charge
• Performing clinical duties at the Team leader level when on and not on call
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery (MBBS), or its equivalent, from a recognized institution registered with the Medical Council of Malawi
• Minimum of 2 years’ work experience as a medical officer (working in an Obstetric and Gynaecology department will be an added advantage)
• Reliable and able to handle complicated issues with minimum supervision
• excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a team oriented environment a must

• Contributing clinical expertise to patient care as well as guidance to junior medical staff when on duty
• Strengthening systems of the partnership and improving linkages between the different points of care of the hospital or health Centre
• Assisting MoH staff and other partners in working out solutions to Health Centre specific challenges
• Filling out all admission and clinical forms of the sites accurately and on time
• Maintain MOH-Baylor Public Private Partnership relationship
• Attending any possible outreach meetings as directed by the medical director and whenever such meetings are called for. At these meetings provide comprehensive reports on clinical work and progress at the Centre.
• Identifying challenges in Obstetrics and gynae patient care and developing ideas on how best to improve Obstetrics and gynae patient care at the center
• Providing clinical leadership, training, and guidance to nurses and other clinicians at Area 25
• Providing lectures for continuous professional development to the Obstetrics and gynae team as well as nurses at least once every quarter.
• Providing clinical care in the Area 25 Health Centre when not on call
• Assisting in the development of training and mentorship / leadership tools
• Performing clinical rounds, attending to Obstetrics/Gynecology (ObGyn) outpatients and performing some surgical procedures
• Do calls as directed by the clinical supervisor/ In charge of the Centre
• Preparing and presenting Lectures as directed by clinical supervisor
• Participating and contributing to medical research activities.
• Involving in Programmatic work, outreach, training and mentorship activities.
• Participating in making of call Roster as required by the hospital in charge
• Performing clinical duties at the Team leader level when on and not on call
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

• excellent communication skills
• Ability to work in a team oriented environment

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery (MBBS), or its equivalent, from a recognized institution registered with the Medical Council of Malawi
• Minimum of 2 years’ work experience as a medical officer (working in an Obstetric and Gynaecology department will be an added advantage)
• Reliable and able to handle complicated issues with minimum supervision