Position: Oncology Nurse
Title of the project: The Health of the Ugandan Woman at St. Francis Nsambya Hospital in Kampala – Uganda – III phase
The overall objective of the programme is to improve the health of the female population in Uganda, improving the prevention and the clinical services for diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer, breast cancer and coriocarcinoma at St. Francis Nsambya Hospital in Kampala.
The programme will develop and enhance the following areas:
• Prevention campaign for population through screening and early diagnosis of cancer in female population and a Congress aimed at the update and exchange among the Uganda, African and European scientific world.
• Specialized technical assistance, training for local staff and equipment for medical oncology.
• Specialized technical assistance, training of local staff and equipment for surgical oncology.
• Expansion of support services, such as biomedical maintenance service, communication in emergency, whose best feature increases the impact of the interventions described above.
Job Description
Place of Work: Kampala-UGANDA at St. Raphael of St. Francis NSAMBYA Hospital
Position: Organization Nurse
Functions:
- Offer technical assistance and training to local staff on:
- chemotherapy drugs preparation, handling and transportation
- use of PPE (Personal Protection Equipments) and environment protection
- administration of chemotherapy drugs
- best practices
- Collaborate with either local and expatriated staff
- Offer training to students and other staff if required
Requirements
- Degree in Nursing Care with specialization or experience in Oncology department
- Experience in the field of work of at least three years
- Knowledge of Italian and English
- Submit CV in English
Preferred
- Past experience in Uganda or Sub-Saharan Countries
- Volunteer experiences in African countries
- Communication skills
Period of placement requested: 3 MONTHS (Tentative schedule: from August to October 2012)
Contract: Private with flight, insurance coverage and salary according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs guidelines on short missions.
Formal procedure of Selection
CVs received will be selected on the basis of consistency with the required profile. Selected applicants will be invited to a selection interview at the AISPO headquarters (Milan). The costs (transportation and others) in support of candidate’s participation in the selection tests are to be paid by the candidate.
Contact
AISPO, Via Olgettina, 58 - 20132 Milano
Tel. 02.2643.4486/4481
Fax. 02.2643.4484
E.mail: aispo@hsr.it / balducci.elena@hsr.it
Please put as Object: “Application for Prog. n. 160 Uganda – Oncology Nurse”
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