Jobs at Tamale Teaching Hospital

Tamale Teaching Hospital is an agency of the Ministry of Health, mandated to provide tertiary health care services, serves as teaching facility for the school of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University for Development Studies and to undertake relevant research for health development. The Board of the hospital is seeking for qualified candidates to fill the following vacant position: Director of Finance

Job Purpose

•  Responsible for planning, directing and controlling financial resources and maintaining standards through monitoring, teaching, research, policy development and implementation within the hospital

Functions

•  Provide financial advice to the Chief Executive
•  Develop and maintain timely and accurate financial statements and reports that are appropriate for the users and in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
•  Maintain a system of quality assurance within the Directorate to ensure that staff are adequately supervised and that work in adequately planned, coordinated, carried out and reviewed in accordance with established procedure
•  Develop strategies to increase revenue collection and minimize financial losses
•  Manage and motivate finance staff
•  Undertake any other responsibility assigned by the Chief Executive

Qualification Required & Experience

The person must be a Professional Accountant and have the following:

•  Postgraduate qualification in accounting or relevant professional qualification (ICA, ACCA and CPA)
•  A minimum of 10 years work experience, 5 of which should be at the senior management level
•  The person should be at least at the grade of Deputy Chief at the time of application
•  Evidence of leadership and continuing professional development and training in audit/accounting/finance
•  A broad knowledge base of financial rules and regulations particularly with regards to the health sector.
•  Evidence of leadership and continuing professional development and training in health management
•  Knowledge in coordinating and implementing research and development programmes

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 Provide direction and advice in the efficient management of General Administration within the Tamale Teaching Hospital.

Functions

•  Provide administrative support and advice to the Chief Executive on issues relating to general administration
•  Lead in the development and dissemination of procedures and guidelines in general administration, transport, estate and clinical engineering
•  Contribute to the development of medium/long-term strategic plans for the TTH
•  Ensure smooth and coordinated operations in the areas of administration and support services
•  Manage and motivate administration and support staff
•  Prepare annual reports and other reports on the Directorate
•  Lead in the needs assessment of transport, clinical engineering and estate services
•  Undertake any other responsibility assigned by the Chief Executive

Qualification Required & Experience

The person must be a Senior Health Personnel and have the following:

•  Postgraduate qualification in Health Management, Planning and Policy or related field, preferably Master’s degree or equivalent
•  Evidence of leadership and continuing professional development and training in health management
•  A minimum of 10 years working experience in the health sector of which 5 years should be a Senior management level
•  The person must be at least Deputy Chief Grade at the time of application
•  A broad knowledge base and experience of Policy Planning, Estate and Equipment Management

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To have overall responsibility for the management of medicines and other pharmaceutical products and ensure the maintenance of pharmaceutical standards through monitoring, teaching, research, policy development and implementation within the hospital

Functions

•  Provide pharmaceutical advice to the Chief Executive
•  Be responsible for the provision of good quality pharmaceutical services in the hospital aimed at maintaining quality and avoiding stock outs
•  Submit periodic and timely reports on pharmaceutical activities within the hospital to the Chief Executive
•  Ensure the establishment and effective functioning of Medicines and Therapeutic committee in the hospital
•  Manage and motivate pharmaceutical staff
•  Undertake any other responsibility assigned by the Chief Executive

Qualification Required & Experience

The person must be a Senior Pharmacist and have the following:

•  Postgraduate qualification in Pharmacy and a fellow of a relevant postgraduate college
•  Be a duly registered Pharmacist and have a minimum of 10 years working experience, of which 5 should be at the level of at the senior management level
•  Evidence of leadership and continuing professional development and training in Health management
•  A broad knowledge base and experiences on standards of pharmaceutical care, SOPs and guidelines