Posted on: Fri 28-03-2025

Deloitte Human Capital Consulting - Our client, the African Medical Centre of Excellence, Abuja (AMCE Abuja), is a multi-specialty medical institution developed by Afreximbank in partnership with King's College Hospital London (KCH) which aims to revolutionize healthcare in Africa. Established to address critical gaps, the AMCE Abuja is committed to providing world-class care through innovative research, development, and education. The partnership with King's College Hospital ensures global expertise, world-class clinical training, research, and professional development. The Centre will offer comprehensive services in oncology, haematology, cardiovascular care, and general healthcare across the continent, with plans for expansion. The construction phase, supported by global partners, precedes a phased rollout over six years, evolving into a 500-bed facility.

 

Set to commence operations in early 2025, this flagship facility in Abuja is a key part of Afreximbank’s network of healthcare facilities, actively countering brain drain, reducing medical tourism by offering advanced procedures such as stem cell transplantation and state-of-the-art treatments for various diseases, and fostering employment opportunities. The vision for the AMCE initiative is to shape a healthier and more educated future for Africa.

 

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

 

Job Title: Interventional Cardiologist

Location: Abuja (FCT)

Employment Type: Full-time

 

Job Summary

As the Interventional Cardiologist, you will have the responsibility to provide highest standard of clinical care and expertise in the assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment of patients in area of interventional cardiology.  

The post holder will actively take part in continuous quality improvement activities of the department and hospital to help reach the department and organisational objectives of the AMCE.

As the Interventional Cardiologist, you will be responsible for managing the patients initial assessment, investigate the patients treatment needs, analysing test results and providing the patient with a diagnosis.  

In addition to this, the post holder will be responsible for monitoring the patients’ conditions and progress, ensuring the necessary revaluate/ re-assessment, treating the patient accordingly.  

The post holder will perform catheter-based procedures and interventions for heart disease as diagnostic right and left heart catheterisation, diagnostic angiography, angioplasty including primary PCI, Structural Heart Disease diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as ASD, VSD, TAVI, Mitral Clip.

 

Key Responsibilities

Leadership:

• Take leadership in the explanation of procedures and diagnostic results with patients.
• Take ownership in approving the discharge, follow-up's, medical reports of patients.
• Take ownership of collaboration with colleagues in order to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the AMCE’s and departmental objectives.
• Provide leadership and training for staff with in relation to interventional cardiology.
• Discuss the risks and benefits associated with any potential interventional procedure and how they would benefit the patient.

 

Strategic Development:

• Participate in clinical research in order to develop new interventional cardiology techniques for treating disease.
• Assist in the review of current policies/procedures relating to interventional cardiology, offering any advice on new practices that could be implemented within the department.
• Develop and implement strategic plans to improve patient outcomes.
• Interpret complex test results, using information in order to provide diagnosis and treatment options to patients and other healthcare professionals.
• Explain to patients how they can prepare for any procedures that are to be carried out.

 

Governance:

• Ensure correct governances arrangements, which include the management of finance and regulatory activity where appropriate.
• Assist In the monitoring of resource utilisation, supplies and expenses ensuring that this complies with organisational parameters.
• Ensure personal and departmental compliance with the applicable statutory guidance, carrying out practice that meets the statutory regulations and guidelines.

 

Other Duties:

• Perform administrative duties such as ordering supplies, preparing reports, and maintaining records.
• Develop and present Interventional Cardiology updates to senior board members and also the wider organisation.
• Availability to offer an expert cardiology clinical opinion (both interventional and general cardiology) to the wider organisation.

 

Equality and Diversity:

• Act as lead for Equality & Diversity in the department to ensure the development and effective implementation of a strategy, set of policies, procedures and monitoring and control systems are in place.

 

Personal and Staff Development:

• Work with HR to undertake recruitment, retention, performance management and development of staff in the team.
• Work with the Recruitment Manager to establish connections with appropriate local, international and online communities to nurture a pipeline of talent to support the growth of the company.
• Responsible for development of high potential employees, providing a structured approach to mentoring and developing critical talent at all levels of management.
• Carry out any training improvements with regards to Interventional Cardiology, ensuring that any potential learning opportunities are explored with the aim of improving services to patient care.

 

Communications And Working Relationships:

• Coordinate and facilitate consultations with stakeholders to define business and systems requirements to ensure improvements and any necessary systems implementations to help the meet the departments’ strategic objectives.
• Establish credibility throughout the organisation and set an example as a proactive senior leader and change agent who earns respect by demonstrating a sound understanding of the objectives and goals.
• Collaborate with senior members of the wider organisation to review objectives and provide guidance on the objectives of Interventional Cardiology.

 

Line Management:

• Provide strong leadership to develop, coach any new starters joining the team.
• Ensure that other medical colleagues are aligned with the interventional cardiology treatment plans for patients.
• Ensure that there is sufficient support in order for staff within Education and Learning to carry out personal professional development.
• Engage with other medical colleagues, ensuring records/history of any patients who are going to be undertaking interventional cardiology treatment.  

 

Organisational Responsibilities:

• Work with the senior management team to horizon scan for new technology or sector related improvements.
• Provide solutions and services to the business that retain and increase a competitive advantage within the sector.
• Evaluate, select, and implement new technology/systems needed to support the organisation in reaching its strategic objectives.

 

Qualifications

Educational Qualification:

• Medical Degree (MBBCh, MD) from a recognised Medical School.
• Completed Fellowship / Residency program in Cardiology from a reputable Institution
• Full Registration and License to practise with the Medical Council in the Residence Country.
• Meeting all requirements to register with the Medical and Nursing Council of Nigeria (MDCN).

 

Experience:

• Extensive experience (5 -7 years) as a consultant interventional cardiology in a busy hospital.
• Extensive experience and successful track record of building effective partnerships with medical colleagues
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Special skills training in percutaneous coronary intervention.
• High level of analysis and interpretation skills
• Ability to prioritise work, with previous experience working in a complex, fast paced environment
• Ability to motivate a team with previous experience of achieving team objectives
• Success In working across a widespread organisation, collaborating with a variety of senior stakeholders
• Experience in electrophysiology well be a bonus.

 

Management and Leadership:

• Experience of liaising with senior members of an organisation, identifying areas of risk and finding ways to minimise this
• Inspirational and visible leader, with first class communication skills, capable of engaging audiences at all levels
• Ability to think and act strategically, developing practical, innovative and creative solutions to the management of issues and complex problems
• Ability to identify opportunities to improve business outcomes through partnership at all levels
• Energy and passion to deliver at pace and cut through obstacles
• Well-developed management skills, with the ability to build and lead teams across multiple locations
• Highly effective influencing and negotiating skills, with the ability to develop partnerships and alliances across a diverse range of stakeholders
• Politically astute and resilient, with the ability to manage conflict and ambiguity
• Outcome focused, with the capability and tenacity to drive the agenda forward
• Financially literate and commercially astute, with a sophisticated understanding of commercially orientated performance and financial management including contract management
• Driven by change and business transformation particularly focused on optimising the benefits of digitization
• Shares the AMCE’s vision and values
• Commitment to clinical governance / improving quality of patient care

 

Personal attributes:

• Professional attitude towards work
• Shares the AMCE’s vision
• Proactive and organised
• Commitment to clinical governance / improving quality of patient care
• Has personal and professional credibility and commands the respect of colleagues peers  
• Is supportive and approachable and capable of inspiring confidence in staff members
• Commitment to caring for others
• Ability to adapt to living in a new country and new culture accordingly
• High levels of honesty and integrity

 

Languages:

All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.

 

AMCE Values:

• Able to demonstrate an understanding of the  AMCE’s values
• Commitment to uphold the AMCE’s values

 

Application Closing Date

18th April, 2025.

 

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should:

Click here to apply online

Note: African Medical Centre of Excellence, Abuja (AMCE Abuja) aims to be an Employer of Choice, providing equal opportunity for everyone regardless of their background, gender, race and other protected characteristics.

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