Locum Medical Officer
2026-08-18T10:36:59+00:00
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
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CONTRACTOR
Mulago ISS clinic
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Healthcare
Healthcare, Doctors & Other Health Professionals, Social Services & Nonprofit
2026-08-20T17:00:00+00:00
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Background
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) is a private-not-for-profit Company under Makerere University. MJAP works to build partnerships and strengthen health systems to optimally respond to HIV/AIDS, TB, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other diseases of public health importance in Africa.
MJAP is currently implementing a sub-award from Reach Out Mbuya (ROM) under the Kampala Region HIV Mechanism, funded by President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), aimed at accelerating HIV epidemic control.
Job Summary
To Provides comprehensive clinical care to HIV-infected patients through assessment, diagnosis, treatment, ART management, monitoring, referrals, documentation, and mentorship of clinical staff in accordance with MOH guidelines and MJAP protocols
Qualifications and job requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in MBChB from a recognized institution.
• Valid practicing license
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a busy clinical setting, experience in an HIV clinical setting is an added advantage
• Strong leadership, analytical and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a team, assess priorities, and manage multiple activities with attention to detail.
- Obtain and document detailed medical history, perform appropriate physical examinations and carry out initial as well as ongoing evaluation of HIV-infected patients.
- Prescribe medications to patients including emergency care to the very sick patients.
- Select, recommend and initiate most appropriate antiretroviral therapy (ART) to all eligible patients according to MOH guidelines and MJAP patient care protocols.
- Monitor toxicities; follow up on adherence and treatment response.
- Request and interpret the necessary laboratory tests and radiological investigations for diagnosis as well as for monitoring and follow-up of patients on ART.
- Evaluate and manage patients for opportunistic infections and non-infectious comorbidities
- Provide continuous on job mentorship to nurses, counselors and nursing assistants at the clinic.
- Prepare and present challenging cases at the CME sessions as well as reviewing of different medical journals at the journal club according to the scheduled timetable.
- Document all patient’s information in the files, open MRS, RX solutions.
- Consult and refer appropriately for proper management of patients.
- Attend to all patients in the clinic, urgent care, admitted patients, TBHIV patients and follow up those admitted elsewhere.
- Leadership
- Analytical skills
- Organizational skills
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to assess priorities
- Ability to manage multiple activities with attention to detail
- Bachelor’s Degree in MBChB from a recognized institution.
- Valid practicing license
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a busy clinical setting
- Experience in an HIV clinical setting is an added advantage
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Vacancy title:
Locum Medical Officer
Jobs at:
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP)
Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, August 20 2026
Duty Station:
Mulago ISS clinic | Kampala
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 18 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Background
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) is a private-not-for-profit Company under Makerere University. MJAP works to build partnerships and strengthen health systems to optimally respond to HIV/AIDS, TB, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other diseases of public health importance in Africa.
MJAP is currently implementing a sub-award from Reach Out Mbuya (ROM) under the Kampala Region HIV Mechanism, funded by President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), aimed at accelerating HIV epidemic control.
Job Summary
To Provides comprehensive clinical care to HIV-infected patients through assessment, diagnosis, treatment, ART management, monitoring, referrals, documentation, and mentorship of clinical staff in accordance with MOH guidelines and MJAP protocols
Qualifications and job requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in MBChB from a recognized institution.
• Valid practicing license
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a busy clinical setting, experience in an HIV clinical setting is an added advantage
• Strong leadership, analytical and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a team, assess priorities, and manage multiple activities with attention to detail.
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
Interested in applying for this job? mjap.mak.ac.ug&form%5Bvalid-to%5D=Thursday,%20August%2020%202026">Click here to submit your application now.
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by clearly stating the position applied for in the Subject line. Combine all your application documentation, i.e. cover letter, CV & academic documents into one PDF with names/contact details of three referees including the immediate Supervisor addressed to: The Human Resources Manager, Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP).
For details about advertised position, please visit the website of Makerere University Joint AIDS Program.
Consider your application unsuccessful if you don’t hear from us by Monday, 31st August 2026.