Massive Recruitment by the Government of Kenya

Senior Nursing Officer

Five (5) Posts
V/NO. 159/2018
Terms of Service: Three (3) Years Contract
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.40,410 – Ksh.50,810 p.m.
Job Group (‘L’)

Qualifications

· Served for a minimum period of two (2) years in the grade of Nursing Officer, Job Group ‘K’;

· A Bachelor’s degree in either Nursing or Midwifery from a university recognized in Kenya;

· A registration certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya;

· A valid practicing License from the Nursing Council of Kenya; and

· Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Responsibilities

· Formulating, planning and implementing evidence-based nursing care for client/patient;

· Providing holistic care by carrying out risk identification and assessment of an individual throughout the lifespan;

· Conducting occupational health needs assessment, planning, implementing, evaluating, making recommendations and preparing periodic reports;

· Conducting desk review, collecting data and implementing recommendations of the findings for improvement of nursing care.

· Conducting a community health risk assessment and providing outcome based interventions;

· Facilitating patients’ admission and initiating discharge plans;

· Following up convalescing patients referred from higher facilities for continuity of care; and

· Conducting assessment of school health needs, plan, implement interventions, and preparing periodic reports.

Senior Enrolled Nurse II

Two (2) Posts
V/NO. 161/2018
Terms of Service: Three (3) Years Contract
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh. 35,400– Ksh. 46,230 p.m. (Job Group (‘K’)

Qualifications

· Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Enrolled Nurse I, Job Group ‘J’;

· A Certificate in any of the following disciplines: Kenya Enrolled Nurse, Kenya Enrolled Community Health Nurse, Kenya Enrolled Midwife, Kenya Enrolled Psychiatric Nurse or Enrolled Nurse/Midwife from a recognized training institution;

· Enrolment Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya;

· A valid practising license from Nursing Council of Kenya; and

· Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results

Responsibilities

· Assessing patients and clients and establishing health care needs;

· Planning and implementing nursing care interventions based on patients’/clients’ health needs;

· Providing health education and counselling on identified health and socioeconomic needs to patients/clients;

· Facilitating patients’ admission and discharge in a health facility;

· Making appropriate discharge plan for patients;

· Ensuring safe custody of in-patients belongings; maintaining records on patients/clients personal and health condition/care; conducting assessment of school health needs;

· Planning, implementing interventions and preparing periodic reports;

· Conducting occupational health needs assessment; and

· Providing appropriate healthcare services including immunization, reproductive health; guiding and orienting staff and students; and carrying out health outreach activities.

Medical Laboratory Technologist II

Three (3) Posts
V/NO. 168/2018
Basic Salary Scale: 29,190 – Ksh.34,440 p.m
Job Group ‘J’
Terms of Service: Three (3) Years Contract

Qualifications

· Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Medical Laboratory Technologist III, Job Group ‘H’;

· A Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized in Kenya;

· A registration certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technician and Technologists Board (KMLTTB); and

· A valid practicing license from the Keya Medical Laboratory Technician and Technologists Board (KMLTTB).

Responsibilities

· Carrying out blood grouping and screening for blood transfusion infections;

· Issuing blood and blood products to health facilities as per request;

· Preparing blood products for safe custody or use;

· Decontaminating working benches;

· Receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimens;

· Receiving, collecting, labelling and registering specimens;

· Disaggregating specimens for processing and analysis;

· Preparing stains and reagents;

· Dispatching the results for use in clinical management; and

· Recruiting, preparing and bleeding of donors for transfusion services.

Pharmaceutical Technologist I

V/NO. 152/2018
Terms of Service: Three (3) Years Contract
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.35,400 – Ksh.46,230 p.m.
Job Group ‘K’

Qualifications

· Served in the grade of Pharmaceutical Technologist II, Job Group ‘J’ for at least three (3) years;

· A Diploma in either Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Technology or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

· A certificate of Enrollment as Pharmaceutical Technologist awarded by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB); and

· Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Responsibilities

· Receiving, interpreting, and processing of prescriptions;

· Promoting rational drug/medicines use; acquiring of drugs/medicines for the health facility;

· Preparing and submitting reports; providing health education on rational use of drugs/medicines; receiving complaints and reporting adverse drug reaction; and

· Receiving and reporting poor quality medicine.

Senior Health Records & Information Officer

Three (3) Posts
V/NO. 170/2018
Terms of Service: Three (3) Years Contract
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.40,410 – Ksh.50,810 p.m. (Job Group ‘L’)

Qualifications

· Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Health Records and Information Management Officer, Job Group ‘K’;

· A Bachelor’s degree in Health Records and Information Management from a university recognized in Kenya; and

· Shown merit and ability in work performance and results.

Responsibilities

· Implementing health records and information policies, standards and guidelines;

· Providing advice on disclosure, confidentiality, security and exchange of health records and information;

· Carrying out health records and information system review;

· Capturing data from service points;

· Disseminating health information where necessary;

· Maintaining safety of health records and confidentiality;

· Maintaining diagnostic and surgical indices;

· Maintaining a Master Index; and

· Coding diseases and surgical procedures according to the International Classification of Diseases and Procedures in Medicine.

Senior Health Administrative Officer

Two (2) Posts
V/No.171/2018
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.40,410 – Ksh.50,810 p.m.

Job Group (‘L’
Terms of Service: Three (3) Years Contract

Qualifications

· Served for a minimum period of three (3) years in the grade of Health Administrative Officer I, Job Group ‘K’ or in a comparable position in the Public Service;

· A six-month certificate course in either Health Management/Administration or Business

· Administration/Management from a recognized institution; and

· Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Responsibilities

· Co-ordination of all support services,

· Ensuring timely completion of hospital reports, budgets and estimates,

· Co-ordination of all hospital administrative functions; and

· Supervision and development of staff.

Medical Officer

Four (4) Posts
V/No.172/2018
Terms of Service: Three (3) Years Contract
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.46,230 – Ksh.61,840 p.m. (Job Group ‘M’)

Qualifications

· A Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery (M.B;Ch.B) degree from a university recognized in Kenya;

· Successfully completed one (1) one year internship from a recognized institution; and

· A registration in license from the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.

Responsibilities

· Diagnosing, caring and treating diseases;

· Performing medical and surgical procedures;

· Preparing and responding to emergencies and disaster;

· Participating in management of medicines, medical instruments and equipment;

· Providing health education;

· Maintaining medical records, health information and data;

· Counseling patients and their relatives on diagnoses and bereavement; and

· Teaching and coaching medical students, nursing students and clinical officer interns; and preparing requisite documents for registration.

Pharmacist

Two (2) Posts
V/NO. 173/2018
Basic Salary Scale: Kshs.46,230 – Ksh.61,840 P.M. (Job Group ‘M’)
Terms of Service: Three (3) Years Contract

Qualifications

· A Bachelors of Pharmacy degree (B.Pharm) from a university recognized in Kenya;

· Successfully completed one (1) year internship from a recognized institution; and

· A registration certificate by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.

Responsibilities

· Screening prescriptions for legal validity, drug interactions, appropriateness of dose, frequency and duration of dosing and patience convenience;

· Preparation and dispensing medicines according to good Dispensing Practices and counseling patients on use of medicine;

· Making extemporaneous preparations;

· Participating in ward rounds;

· Identifying medicinal gaps and challenges;

· Maintaining a daily activity log book for recording all activities undertaken;

· Recommending over the counter (OTC) medicine to patients/clients with simple medical conditions and making necessary referrals; and

· Making entries into the relevant inventory management records and registers

Dental Officer

Two (2) Posts
V/No.174/2018
Terms of Service: Three (3) Years Contract
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.46,230 – Ksh.61,840 p.m. (Job Group ‘M’)

Qualifications

· A Bachelors of Dental Surgery (DS) degree or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
Successfully completed one (1) year internship from a recognized institution; and
Certificate of registration by Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.

Responsibilities

· Providing dental care including: diagnosing common oral conditions, treating, prescribing and referring: carrying out minor oral and maxillofacial surgery: prosthetics, and conservative dentistry;
Facilitating admission, disease investigations of patients, report writing and assisting in theatre activities: collecting information on dental health information system; and
Organizing discharge summaries and follow-up of patients; and acting as the first on call on duty.

How to Apply

Applications are invited from qualified persons for the positions shown below.

Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications as follows:

Online through the Commission website www.publicservice.go.ke or job portal www.psckjobs.go.ke

By completing ONE PSC 2 (Revised 2016) application form. The form may be downloaded from the Commission’s websites.

Completed applications should be sent or delivered to:

THE SECRETARY/CEO
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMMISSION HOUSE
P.O. BOX 30095 – 00100
NAIROBI

Please Note

Candidates should NOT attach any documents to the application form. ALL the details requested in the advertisement should be filled on the form. It is an offence to include incorrect information in the application.

Details of academic and professional certificates not obtained by closure of the advert should not be included.

Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted.

Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.

The Public Service Commission is committed to implementing the provisions of the Constitution – Chapter 232 (1) on fair competition and merit, representation of Kenyans diverse communities and affording equal employment opportunities to men and women, members of all ethnic groups and persons with disabilities.

THEREFORE, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THE MARGINALIZED AND THE MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce originals of their National Identity Card, academic and professional certificates and transcripts during interviews. It is a criminal offence to present fake certificates/documents.

Serving officers shall be required to produce the original letter of appointment to their current substantive post during the interview.

Applications should reach the Commission on or before 11th December, 2018.