CoronaVirus has put a huge resource stress on health system across the globe. Not only under developed, but even developed countries are facing severe shortage of human and material resources to fight off Coronavirus related spike in patients.
PTI led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government has just initiated a Locum Tenens system to engage health professionals in the fight against COVID-19. It has requested for health professional from across the country who are currently available with following expertise to apply for these positions.
Specialists (registered with PMDC/PMC)
- General medicine/internal medicine
- Pulmonologist
- Cardiologist
- Anaesthesiologist
- A&E physician
- Radiologist
- ENT specialist
- Paediatrician
- Nephrologist
- Intensive care specialist
- Infectious disease specialist
- Psychiatrist
General Cadre (registered with PMDC/PMC)
- MBBS or equivalent doctors
- MBBS doctors with experience in anaesthesiology, intensive care, pulmonology, A&E
Nurses (registered with PNC)
- Registered nursing (RN) in general nurses
- Specialized nursing(SN) in intensive care, cardiac care, A&E, anaesthesia
Pharmacist (registered under Pakistan Pharmacy Act 1967)
Psychologist
Paramedics (registered under KP faculty of paramedical and allied health sciences or paramedics faculty in other provinces)
- Anaesthesia
- Pulmonology
- Radiology
- Health
- Pathology
- Pharmacy
- Respiratory therapist
- Specialized technicians in anaesthesia, cardiology, dialysis, health, pathology and ICU
Newspaper clip and social media ads are shared in the below tweet. Check out the tweet of KPK on subject matter below and you can apply for these position on the KPK Health Department Page here
KP needs you as
— KPK Updates (@KPKUpdates) April 8, 2020
• Specialists
• General Cadre
• Nurses
• Psychologists
• Pharmacists
• Paramedics
• Technicians
From across KP and Pakistan can apply to our LOCUM programme, to help us fight against Corona Virus, on https://t.co/p61XYMEmJ4
Let’s win this fight together! pic.twitter.com/7lbNiOl0hc
Update: Over 12000 Medical Professional Applied for KP Locum Scheme
As per the tweet of KP Health Minister Taimur Jhagra, over 12000 Medical Professional have applied for the KP Locum Scheme in just two days of its opening. Check his tweet below:
Over 12,000 medical professionals applied for the KP Locum Scheme, in just two days.
— Taimur Khan Jhagra (@Jhagra) April 11, 2020
We will need all the help we can get. Thank you and keep applying to help your country at HTTPS://T.CO/ERI1FOLR6S. PIC.TWITTER.COM/6N5QZYL7D6
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