University College Hospital, Ibadan: Chief Medical Director

The University College Hospital, Ibadan is Recruiting Chief Medical Director. 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Nigerians for Consideration for appointment as Chief Medical Director of University College Hospital, Ibadan. UCH is the oldest Teaching Hospital in Nigeria with capacity for about 1000 in-patients and offering diverse and specialized services in various aspects of healthcare.
Our vision is to be the Flagship Tertiary Care Institution in West African Sub-region offering world-class training, research and services; and the first-choice for seeking health care in a safe environment known for a culture of continuous and compassionate quality care.

Our mission is to render excellent, prompt, affordable and accessible care in an environment that promotes hope and dignity irrespective of status whilst developing high quality health personnel in an environment that stimulates excellent and relevant research.

Job Title: Chief Medical Director

The Job
In line with Decree No. 10 of 1985 now referred to as Cap. 463, the Chief Medical Director would be charged with the responsibility for the execution of the policies and matters affecting the day-to-day management of the affairs of the Hospital, subject to the general control of the Board of Management.

Requirements & Specifications
The candidate for the post of Chief Medical Director is expected to be a person who is medically qualified and registered as such for a period of not less than 12 years, has had considerable administrative experience in matters of health and holds a post-graduate medical qualification obtained not less than 5 years prior to the date of this advert. Furthermore such a candidate:-

(a) Must show evidence of high-level managerial and executive capacity in the administration of a tertiary medical institution
(b) Should hold professional and academic standing that must be sufficiently high to command national and international respect, particularly in the professional medical world, such that it would enhance the good reputation already established for theTeaching Hospital
(c) The appointee must be a person of courage who can take decisions on the merit of facts and principles, and not on the basis of pressures from individuals or groups. He/She must be also be a person of unassailable integrity.
(d) The appointee should possess such personality as can attract funding from both the local and international community to supplement government subventions.

Conditions of Service
The salary is consolidated and the appointee shall enjoy other benefits of office as may be approved from time to time by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Method of Application
Applicants are to forward twenty (20) copies of their applications and detailed Curriculum Vitae stating: Age, Marital status, Full Qualifications, Experience, Statement of his/her own vision for the Hospital in the 21st century and beyond, Names and Addresses of three Referees and four Photostat copies of their certificates to: The Director of Administration & Secretary to the Board.
Applicants are requested to inform their Referees to send Confidential Reports on them directly to the Director of Administration & Secretary to the Board from whom further details may be obtained. Applications are to be submitted in a sealed envelope and marked “Post of The Chief Medical Director” on the top left hand corner addressed to:

THE DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION & SECRETARY TO THE BOARD
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL
P.M.B. 5116 IBADAN

Application Deadline
To reach the office of the Director of Administration not later than 25th November 2010.