Internship

Medical Officer Internships

Avenue Hospital

Parklands

Overview

Posted 4 weeks ago
Experience: Not Specified
Min. Education level: Bachelor's Degree
Specialism: Medicine & Surgery
Deadline: Tuesday, August 25, 2026

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Vacancy Description

Internship
Parklands
Posted 4 weeks ago
Applications have closed

Avenue Healthcare are hiring Four Medical Officer Interns to be based at their Parklands Hospital.

Avenue Healthcare is one of the leading private healthcare groups in East Africa running 3 Hospitals, and 16 clinics across Kenya, and a Home-care business. With over 25 years in the healthcare industry, Avenue Healthcare runs 300 hospital beds with over 1,000 staff members, and more than 400 specialists and serves over 400,000 patients annually, offering primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare services.

POSITION: MEDICAL OFFICER INTERN (4)

POSITION TYPE: INTERNSHIP

LOCATION: PARKLANDS HOSPITAL

DEPARTMENT: MEDICAL SERVICES

REPORTS TO: INTERNSHIP COORDINATOR

Main Purpose of the Job

The Medical Officer intern will work under supervision to fulfil registration requirements. During this period, the intern will have an opportunity to consolidate their knowledge, skills and attitudes to enable them to become a competent practitioner.

Main Responsibilities

Conducting themselves in a manner that upholds the dignity of the profession at all times.
Undertaking appropriate clinical history and physical examination.
Documenting all findings and recommendations appropriately, ensuring that the patient record is up to date.
Requesting for and/or performing relevant investigations.
Reporting to and consulting with the Internship Supervisor and the other practitioners in the department as appropriate.
Communicating effectively with other health professional s to ensure continuity of care.
Communicating effectively with patients and their relatives with regards to diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
Writing accurate and informative case summaries, referral notes and discharge summaries.
Appropriately handing over patients.
Presenting cases concisely, coherently and competently during ward rounds, grand rounds, mortality audits, CPD or any other appropriate fora.
Participating in the identification, development and implementation of community health programme under supervision.
Performing any other relevant duties assigned by the Supervisor.
Promoting the practice of knowledge-based, evidence-based, quality and ethical healthcare.
Participating in the Institution’s CPD activities, research and innovation, and
Providing feedback to the Internship Coordinator, Internship Supervisors, the Institution and the Council on the implementation and progress of internship training, with a view of improving the quality of internship training.

Key Deliverables

Quality clinical by compliance with established clinical standards
Client satisfaction

Academic & Professional Qualifications

MBChB from a medical school recognized by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC)
Signed Hippocratic Oath
Internship License from the KMPDC
Valid Basic Life Support certificate (BLS)
Valid Advanced Cardiac Life Support/ Trauma and Life Support certificate (ACLS/ATLS)
Valid ETAT+/EPALS certificate

Work Experience & Skills

Evidence of elective term at a medical facility
Demonstrable knowledge and skills in Information and Communication Technology

Key Competencies

Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Experience with bench or bedside clinical research
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Open to learning/ Self-driven adult learner
Attention to detail and with critical thinking skills

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