The PPP project represented a significant shift in the role of Government in provision of tertiary health care services: The Government has become a purchaser of tertiary health services rather than a provider. With this shift, the Government does not only need to depend on the third party performance reports, but also needs to closely monitor the performance of Tsepong in order to ensure value for money and provision of quality health care services to the nation.
Clinical Services & Quality Assurance Advisor:
The Clinical Services & Quality Assurance Advisor shall ensure that the clinical service levels specified in the PPP Agreements are accurately monitored and reported. This will involve direct clinical monitoring on behalf of the MOH and undertaking reviews of third party monitoring reports.
Further the Clinical Services & Quality Assurance Advisor Consultant will be required to mentor and develop a permanent Clinical Officer and shall set up and execute a mentorship plan with milestones and deliverables containing assessment checkpoints and key success indicators to ensure that the skills transfer takes place in an orderly, controlled and measurable process.
Duration of the Position: The term of appointment will be 1 year on a part-time basis, two weeks per month. At the end of the first year the consultant is to conduct two follow up visits over the second year for one week at a time.
Qualifications and Experience:
• A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery Qualification (MBChB, MBBCh or equivalent) preferably with specialty in hospital management or public health; • At least 10 years of clinical experience in general management and health system management.
Contracts Manager Consultant:
The role of the Contract Manager Consultant requires a comprehensive understanding of concession contracts and specifi cally a detailed contractual understanding of the National Referral Hospital PPP Agreement currently in place and any other designated PPPs and or contracts in the MOH.
The Contract Manager Consultant will be required to mentor and develop a permanent Contract Manager and shall set up and execute a mentorship plan with milestones and deliverables containing assessment checkpoints and key success indicators to ensure that the skills transfer takes place in an orderly, controlled and measurable process.
Duration of the Position: This is a temporary assignment and the successful candidate will be appointed under 18 months contract.
Qualifications and Experience:
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications (Postgraduate Degree in Business or Finance) with 10 years’ relevant experience;
• Familiarity with the relevant clinical standards and an understanding of a range of medical equipment and procedures within the hospitals and other health facilities in Lesotho and any associated referrals procedures.
Application Guideline: For detailed terms of reference please contact Mr R. Malefane on abiamalefane@yahoo.co.uk as well as Ms M. Lejota on qlejota@gmail.com and Ms N. Mofoka on mofokanj@gmail.com.
Applications together with CVs should be send to abiamalefane@yahoo.co.uk copying qlejota@gmail.com and mofokanj@gmail.com.
Hand Delivered Applications should be addressed to; Procurement Manager, Ministry of Health, Corner Constitution and Linare Road, P.O. Box 514, Maseru, 100, Lesotho
Deadline for submission: 28th July, 2017.
