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Clinical Director
About this role
The role is for a Clinical Director at Dame Irene Okwuosa Memorial Hospital in Anambra. The position involves providing overall clinical leadership and coordinating clinical services, with responsibility for OPD operations, patient flow, treatment, referrals and follow-up. It requires ensuring quality of care, governance, staff leadership, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. The role oversees clinical performance, risk management, compliance, service development and stakeholder engagement. It also includes input on recruitment, training, deployment, and performance management of clinical staff. The candidate must be currently registered with the MDCN and hold a recognised senior clinical qualification.
What you would do
- Provide overall clinical leadership and coordination of clinical services
- Oversee the operation of the Outpatient Department including patient flow, assessment, treatment, referral and follow-up
- Coordinate clinical services across departments to ensure continuity of patient care
- Identify gaps in service delivery and recommend improvements
- Ensure compliance with hospital policies, protocols and professional standards
- Promote patient safety, evidence-based practice and high standards of care
- Oversee clinical audits, reviews of adverse events and quality improvement activities
- Monitor clinical risks and implement corrective actions
- Provide leadership and guidance to medical and other clinical staff
- Advise on clinical service development, planning and workforce needs
What they are asking for
- Currently registered and holding a valid practising licence with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)
- Fellowship of NPMCN, WACS, WACP or an equivalent recognised qualification
- Training in clinical governance, patient safety or healthcare quality management is an advantage
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