Staff
Kiwoko Hospital employs a staff of over 300 people. In addition to the medical/nursing personnel, the hospital has an extensive community and education department and being in a rural location, also employs many local builders/tradesmen/drivers etc.
Almost all of the staff are Ugandan/East African nationals. Anyone wishing to apply for a post at the hospital should apply to the personnel manager, Asiimwe Rodgers. Informal enquiries to his office, or the relevant head of department are welcomed.
All potential staff undergo an application and interview process, and are appointed on the basis of merit as demonstrated through these procedures.
Expatriate staff
Being based in rural Uganda, at times it can be challenging to attract very senior hospital staff from within Uganda to work at Kiwoko. Through long term relationships with (historically UK based) personnel sending organisations, senior roles are sometimes filled with an appropriately trained expatriate worker.» Find out more about expatriate staff
Students
Kiwoko Hospital offers exciting opportunities for students undertaking elective placements, catering for medical, nursing /midwifery and physiotherapy students.» Find out more about student electives
Volunteers
Sometimes more junior expatriate medical workers are seeking a time of overseas placement and approach the hospital. Being a busy teaching hospital, we have limited space for such volunteers.» Find out more about volunteering
Help needed
We are currently looking for the following specific roles to be filled:
1) Community Development Officer - required to take on responsibility for the development of the hospitals community HIV/AIDS activities involving the prevention, testing and care for those registered with the hospital.
2) Site engineer – to work alongside Ugandan staff to oversee site development, repairs and routine maintenance. In addition to having a well functioning hospital infrastructure, the goal of this role would be to develop local staff to take over after your departure.
3) Community Doctor – this challenging and exciting role would well suit a UK trained General practitioner. With responsibility for being the clinical lead for the Outpatient department, HIV dept and Community health department you would have several junior clinicians under your direction. The opportunities for developing these departments further is exciting, and a generalist with a mind for preventing illness and maximizing health at a community level would find the role very fulfilling.