Our Client has over 15-years of experience providing a range of medical services to a variety of construction, mining and mining-associated clients in Africa. The company’s customers rely on the company to supply quality healthcare needs for their staff and dependants, sometimes in locations where they are the only source of essential healthcare.

The company is currently looking for a French speaking Doctor to be based on a gold mine site in West Africa. You should be able to start at short notice

Role Overview:
The Doctor will be responsible for and provide clear leadership and delivery of professional and effective medical assistance services for the mining Client of the Company to the highest standards of excellence.

MEDICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsibility for medical due diligence and case direction with respect to all medical assistance cases.
• Responsibility for all ongoing medical related tasks required on all medical assistance cases.
• Assess each case with respect to its medical elements and provide direction in order to facilitate medical due diligence and render the appropriate assistance
• Provision of assistance with referrals and retrospective claims assessments as required.
• Responsibility for ensuring that there is an appropriate medical handover of cases at the beginning/end of each shift.
• Provide clear case direction at the transmission handover process in the alarm centre each day.
• Direct the medical frequency/intensity of medical contacts with treating Doctors, Clients, patients and their family members as appropriate.
• Direct the planning and progress of medical hospitalisation cases
• Oversee the planning and progress of operational issues relating to medical case management.

You will also be responsible for the following:
• Medical Assistance Services
• Medical Liaison and Reporting
• Medical Transportation
• Promotion of Company Services

Key Competencies:
• Results focus
• Initiative and innovation
• Customer focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Attention to detail
• Adaptability
• Pressure tolerance

Education:
• Minimum ‘Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae’ or equivalent, (i.e. MB BChir, BM BCh, MB BCh, MB ChB, MBBS, M.B.B.S. etc.)
• Completed internship coupled with post tertiary experience

Skills / Knowledge:
• Able to work under pressure and deliver results to deadlines;
• Be independent and firm;
• Good team player and loyal to the company;
• Good interpersonal skills to work in the team

Languages:
• Excellent written and spoken English;
• Good to fluent French is a requirement.