Position Title: Clinical Ethics Specialist
Major Responsibilities
- Provide timely and confidential ethics consultations to healthcare providers, staff, and patients/families facing ethical dilemmas.
- Facilitate discussions and mediate conflicts related to patient care, resource allocation, and professional conduct.
- Provide timely and confidential ethics consultations to healthcare providers, staff, and patients/families facing ethical dilemmas
- Collaborate with leadership to develop, review and update ethical policies, guidelines and procedures in alignment with PHCCs mission and values.
- Ensure compliance with national and international ethics standards and regulations
- Design and deliver ethics training Programs for health care providers and staff to enhance their understanding of ethical principles and decision-making frameworks
- Facilitate ethics committee meetings and ensure follow up on recommendations
- Prepare reports on ethics-related activities and outcomes for PHCC leadership
Qualification
- Masters degree in Bioethics, Medical Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, or a related field (PhD preferred).
- Clinical background (e.g., nursing, medicine, or allied health) is highly desirable.
Experience & Knowledge Requirement
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in clinical ethics, preferably in a healthcare setting.
- Demonstrated experience in ethics consultation, policy development, and education
Skills Requirements
- Strong knowledge of ethical principles, frameworks, and regulations in healthcare
- Excellent communication, mediation, and conflict resolution skills
- Critical thinking and analytical skills to address complex ethical issues
- Proficiency in Arabic and English (written and spoken).
- High level of integrity, empathy, and professionalism.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion.