ABOUT CCBRT

Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) aims to be the preferred provider of accessible specialized health services in Africa and serves, as a healthcare social enterprise and through development programmes, the community and the most vulnerable.

CCBRT is Tanzania’s largest local provider of disability and rehabilitation services in the country. We’re committed to empower people with disabilities and their families, improving their quality of life, and ensuring access to medical and rehabilitative treatment.

We prevent lifelong disabilities wherever possible, and are therefore also engaged in extensive maternal and newborn healthcare (MNHC) activities including obstetric fistula repairs.

Our Maternity and Newborn Wing serves as a referral centre for high risk and emergency deliveries in the region of Dar es Salaam and the Eastern Zone of Tanzania.

In order to strengthen our Clinical Division, we are looking for a dynamic Medical Doctor interested in volunteering, offering general practitioners’ services in support of prevention and early detection of disabilities.

THE ROLE

Examining and treating patients in both the outpatient and inpatient departments.

Running scheduled clinics.

Screening of patients.

Admitting patients to the ward.

Preparing operation lists.

Updating Senior Medical Doctors/Specialists on patients’ conditions due to be discharged.

While the main part of the job will take place in the said departments, there will be opportunities to do minor surgical procedures.

Assist senior surgeons during major operations.

Participate in outreach activities.

Work in shifts, including rotating on-call duties.

Preparedness to work night shifts as well as weekends is an important aspect of the job.

This job opportunity is offered under a health volunteer contract and provides on-the-job learning opportunities.

THE CANDIDATE

• Holder of Doctor of Medicine (MD) from a recognized institution with successful completion of one year internship.
• Minimal GPA of 2.7 at undergraduate level.
• 1 year of post-intern working experience with a reputable organisation.
• Registered with the Tanganyika Medical Council as medical doctor.
• Has a valid 2024 practitioner license.
• Computer literate.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Swahili.
• Team-worker with client focus.
• A pro-active attitude and eagerness to work.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

CCBRT is an equal opportunities employer and encourages people with disabilities to apply.

Written assessments are part of the selection process.

The selection process is ongoing, so assessment might commence upon receipt of suitable applications.

CCBRT does not request or accept money from applicants as part of the recruitment process.

• Examining and treating patients in both the outpatient and inpatient departments.
• Running scheduled clinics.
• Screening of patients.
• Admitting patients to the ward.
• Preparing operation lists.
• Updating Senior Medical Doctors/Specialists on patients’ conditions due to be discharged.
• Opportunities to do minor surgical procedures.
• Assist senior surgeons during major operations.
• Participate in outreach activities.
• Work in shifts, including rotating on-call duties.
• Preparedness to work night shifts as well as weekends.

• Computer literate.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and Swahili.
• Team-worker with client focus.
• A pro-active attitude and eagerness to work.

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) from a recognized institution with successful completion of one year internship.
• Minimal GPA of 2.7 at undergraduate level.
• 1 year of post-intern working experience with a reputable organisation.
• Registered with the Tanganyika Medical Council as medical doctor.
• Has a valid 2024 practitioner license.