Job Description: General Practitioner (GP)

Department/Unit: Ketamine Treatment & Research Center (KTRC)
Duty Station: King Faisal Hospital Rwanda, Kigali
Reports to: Designated KTRC Clinical Lead / Head of Department
Employment Terms: 1 year renewable

Position Overview

The General Practitioner (GP) will provide medical assessment, monitoring, and follow-up care for patients receiving ketamine-assisted treatment at the Ketamine Treatment & Research Center (KTRC). Working closely with psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals, the GP will identify and manage medical risks, respond to adverse events, and ensure safe, coordinated patient care in accordance with approved clinical protocols, hospital policies, and applicable professional and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct medical histories and physical examinations, review medications and comorbidities, identify contraindications and drug interactions, and request appropriate investigations or specialist assessments.
• Assess patients' medical status before treatment and communicate relevant findings and recommendations to the treating psychiatrist and multidisciplinary team.
• Monitor patients during treatment sessions in collaboration with the nursing team and respond to medical complications within professional competence.
• Recognize clinical deterioration, adverse reactions, and emergencies, initiate appropriate interventions, and activate hospital emergency pathways when necessary.
• Assess medical stability and discharge readiness, provide post-treatment precautions, and coordinate referrals and follow-up care.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions and collaborate with the clinical team to ensure continuity and quality of care.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical records, including assessments, monitoring observations, interventions, and adverse events.
• Contribute to clinical audits, quality improvement, safety protocol reviews, and approved research activities in accordance with ethics approvals and confidentiality requirements.
• Comply with hospital policies, infection prevention standards, medication safety requirements, professional ethics, and continuing professional development requirements.

Authority and Accountability

The GP shall perform medical assessments, monitoring, interventions, and follow-up within the limits of professional registration, demonstrated competence, hospital privileges, and approved KTRC protocols.

The GP's responsibilities include:

• Medical assessment and monitoring: Identifying medical risks, assessing patient stability, and supporting safe treatment delivery.
• Emergency management: Providing initial medical care, recognizing complications, and escalating cases requiring specialist intervention.
• Patient follow-up: Providing discharge advice, coordinating referrals, and supporting continuity of care.
• Documentation and quality improvement: Maintaining clinical records and contributing to audits, incident reporting, and approved research activities.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration: Communicating effectively with the treating psychiatrist and other healthcare professionals.

Psychiatric diagnosis, psychiatric risk assessment, complex psychotropic medication decisions, and psychiatric treatment planning remain the responsibility of the treating psychiatrist. The GP shall not independently initiate or modify ketamine treatment outside approved protocols and the established authorization framework. Decisions regarding treatment eligibility, continuation, postponement, or discontinuation shall follow the designated clinical decision-making process.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in Medicine or an equivalent recognized medical qualification.
• At least two (2) years of clinical experience as a medical practitioner.
• Valid registration and current practicing license from the relevant Rwandan medical regulatory authority.
• Demonstrated competence in medical assessment, clinical decision-making, and recognition of medical emergencies.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, or willingness to obtain it within the timeframe specified by the hospital.
• Strong communication, clinical documentation, and teamwork skills.
• Commitment to patient safety, confidentiality, professional ethics, and adherence to clinical protocols.

Preferred

• Additional training in general practice, family medicine, internal medicine, or emergency medicine.
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) or equivalent emergency-care training.
• Experience in outpatient, day-care, or procedural services involving patient monitoring.
• Experience in mental health, substance use disorders, or psychiatric comorbidities.
• Training or experience in ketamine treatment or ketamine-assisted psychotherapy.
• Experience in clinical research, clinical audit, quality improvement, or electronic medical records.

Required Technical and Clinical Skills

• Medical assessment and clinical decision-making.
• Identification of medical risks, contraindications, and drug interactions.
• Patient monitoring and initial management of medical emergencies.
• Medication safety and clinical documentation.
• Emergency response, referral, and escalation procedures.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork and patient communication.
• Patient safety, confidentiality, and infection prevention.
• Basic computer literacy and electronic medical record management.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should apply via this link by October 26, 2026