Medical Officer

• PositionMedical Officer (15 positions)
• CompanyJoint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC)
• LocationVarious work locations
• Job typeFull Time
• ClosingApplications close on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 5:00 pm (time zone not stated in the advert).

JCRC describes itself as a leading clinical research and healthcare institution advancing science, health services and capacity building in Uganda. It was founded in 1991 as a not-for-profit joint venture involving the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Defence and Makerere University Medical School. Official organisation information.

The positions sit within the DHAPP–UPDF Partnership for Resilient Military Health Services, a four-year integrated military health programme covering HIV/TB, maternal, newborn and child health (including PMTCT), laboratory services, infection prevention and control, and medicines and supply chain. Medical Officers deliver inpatient and outpatient care and support quality improvement across the programme.

• Provide inpatient and outpatient clinical care and assess, diagnose and treat acute/chronic conditions using Ministry of Health guidelines.
• Assess, diagnose, treat and follow up adult and paediatric patients living with HIV; provide prevention services for eligible clients.
• Assess and treat TB, HIV/TB co-infection and opportunistic infections.
• Monitor treatment adherence/outcomes and refer complex cases; manage maternal conditions, BeMONC/CeMONC, PMTCT and maternal services.
• Diagnose/manage paediatric and neonatal conditions, paediatric HIV/TB and immunisation uptake.
• Coordinate with laboratory, pharmacy/stores, clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, counsellors and data teams for integrated care.
• Generate complete medical data, contribute to reporting, data quality and quality improvement; uphold safety, confidentiality and ethics.
• Provide CME, technical mentorship, coaching and supportive supervision to health cadres.

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree.
• Completed medical internship.
• Current registration with Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council and valid annual practising licence.
• Postgraduate training in related field is an added advantage.
• Experience working in a military or uniformed-services health setting.
• Knowledge of current Ministry of Health implementation modalities and guidelines.
• Strong clinical and surgical skills, judgement/decision-making, communication and documentation.

Salary and benefits are not stated in the official advert.

Address your application to The Head Human Resource, Joint Clinical Research Centre, Plot 101 Lubowa Campus off Entebbe Road, P.O Box 10005, Kampala, and email it to [email protected]. Send strictly two documents combined in one PDF: an application letter and a CV of no more than six pages. Put the position title in the email subject line. Applications close on Tuesday, 10 November 2026 at 5:00 pm (time zone not stated in the advert).

Read the original employer advert.

Apply through the official recruitment route

• Checked on 6 November 2026 against Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC)'s official advert.
• Closing date confirmed as 10 November 2026. NextRoleHub closes the listing at 23:59 Kampala time that day.
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• Government health posts are paid on the medical salary schedule, not the general one. If the advert gives a scale code such as U5, check what it pays in our nurse salary guide for 2026/27.
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