Volunteer Nurse/Doctor/Health Care Assistant/s Vacancy

Company: Africa Initiative For The Needy Uganda (Ainu)
Job Title: Volunteer Nurse/Doctor/Health Care Assistant/s
Job Reference Number: 6676

Location: Kampala - Uganda
Employment Type: Student, Internship, Volunteer
Posting Date: 2011-01-04
Job Description
Location: Mukono and Kampala., 71215, Uganda
Organization: Africa Initiative For The Needy Uganda (AINU).
Start date: December 01, 2010
Sex: All are welcome
Language(s): English

Age: Adults (18-64)
Area of Focus: Health and Medicine, Health, Mental, Research and Science, Victim Support Services

Description:
Who:
Healthcare professionals who have had some post-training experience, mature medical or nursing students, and retired doctors or nurses interested in rural community healthcare are most welcome. Also, healthcare professionals with an interest in public health issues are invited to apply. Work or travel experience in less developed countries is useful but not necessary. However, unlike the education part of our volunteering Programme where we can find projects for a number of volunteers, the healthcare section of our Programme requires more volunteers. Please be aware that the health centres has very few facilities, and some healthcare professionals may find working there limiting and frustrating 7 doctors and/or 9 nurses is the maximum number of healthcare volunteers needed at any one time.

Placement Length:
We would prefer our volunteers to make a commitment of a minimum of three months, although shorter stays can be arranged. It is important to recognise that, although the volunteers will benefit enormously from their experience at AINU, our main responsibility is to provide consistent and effective assistance to the community.

Programme Coordination:
It is very important to maintain consistency and continuity in relationships, projects and work already underway and, to this end, we have a Healthcare Coordinator and a Volunteer Project Manager at AINU who is responsible for volunteers. The Healthcare Coordinator will introduce arriving volunteers to the health centres and the staff there, and show them the VCT (Voluntary Counselling and Testing for HIV/AIDS) clinics etc.

How to Apply:
If you are interested in volunteering at the secondary school, please contact us by email using the Apply Online Box below. or : Tel: 256-392-964631 for more details.
Position Requirements
Minimum Education Level required: College
Contact Information
Contact Name: Africa Initiative For The Needy Uganda (Ainu)
Contact Phone: +256 701551999