MidFull TimeEN
Consultant (Non-Fulltime), Department of Emergency Medicine
Department: Department of Emergency Medicine
Introduction to the Aga Khan University:
Chartered in 1983, it is a private, autonomous and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, Aga Khan University (AKU) provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programmes and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact, and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.
The Department of Emergency Medicine at the Aga Khan University, Karachi, is the regional leader in establishing high quality clinical service and academic programs. The current clinical facility consists of 81 beds including fast track, separate adult and paediatric emergency units, cardiac emergency, a clinical decision unit, resuscitation rooms, isolation rooms and triage. The main Emergency Room (ER) provides care to over 66,000 patients a year. Most patients require complex medical and surgical/trauma care. In addition, the department supervises a satellite emergency room.
AKU is committed to the principles of impact, quality, relevance, and access. As both a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change, AKU fosters a diverse, inclusive, and respectful environment. As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.
Key Responsibilities:
The consultant (non-fulltime) will have an independent consultant status as on call faculty with clinical responsibilities, encompassing Adult and/ or Paediatric emergency medicine. The consultant physician will work collaboratively with other departments to strengthen throughput and will be supported for ongoing professional development in the field.
Requirements:
You should have:
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted
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