Resident Doctors at Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital (BDTH) - 8 Openings

Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital (BDTH) Kaduna formerly known as “Nursing Home” was established in 1930 as a colonial administration hospital which catered for colonial administration officials and their families. The hospital has been operating as a secondary healthcare facility (Specialist Hospital) until its establishment by the government of Kaduna State to serve as a teaching hospital for Kaduna State University. The law was enacted for the establishment of the hospital as Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna on the 31st March, 2015 by the State Government.

It however became effectively operational as a teaching hospital in March, 2016, after successful accreditation by both National University Commission (NUC) and the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) allowing it to train medical students for the first time. The drive towards postgraduate training commenced in 2017 with the successful accreditation of Family Medicine by both the West African College pf Physicians and National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. Presently, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, is the major tertiary health (non-specialist) institution in Kaduna town, the political capital of the Northern Nigeria. There is other specialty - based tertiary health facilities in Kaduna that provide complementary services in the town.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Resident Doctor

Location: Kaduna
Grade: CONMESS 3/02

Job Description
The management of Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital is seeking for qualified and committed Medical Doctors interested in undergoing Postgraduate Residency Training in various disciplines of Medicine in the underlisted departments and programs:

• Family Medicine
• Obstetrics and Gynecology (O & G)
• General Surgery
• Community Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Paediatrics
• Radiology
• Orthopaedic Surgery.

Qualifications and Experience
Applicants to be employed for any position must present evidence of the following:

• MBBS Certificate from recognized institution
• Current Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) license to practice
• Evidence of full registration with MDCN
• Evidence of NYSC Discharge/ exemption certificate (where applicable)
• Candidate with primaries certificate of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN) or its equivalent is an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
Sunday; 31st March, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV & copies of all relevant credentials attached in one single document (in PDF format only) to: [email protected] using the Job Title (e.g. APPLICATION FOR RESIDENT DOCTORS POSITION) as the subject of the mail.

Note

• The subject of the mail must be in CAPITAL LETTERS
• Failure to abide by the above guidelines automatically renders the application incomplete and invalid.