One Year Contract Vacancies in the Ministries of Health in Conjunction with USAID-Funded Capacity Kenya Project

Republic of Kenya
Ministry of Medical Services and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation

One Year Contract Vacancies in the Ministries of Health in Conjunction with USAID-Funded Capacity Kenya Project

Important Note:

1. Applications for the positions advertised below should be submitted on or before Monday, 15th February 2010.
2. Candidates should apply directly to their preferred province and indicate the same on the envelope and application letter. Provincial addresses are at the end of this advertisement. Details of the facilities and the districts in which they are located will be availed and candidates will be allowed to select preferred sites during the interview. Final posting shall be decided by the Ministries
3. Candidates are required to provide their e-mail addresses and two reliable telephone numbers for ease of communication.
4. Candidates must attach all copies of their certificates including professional registration license in the case of Clinical Officers, Nurses, Lab Technologists and Pharmaceutical Technologists.
5. All salaries are consolidated. A gratuity of 31 % of basic salary will be paid at the end of the contract.

Senior Clinical Officer

Post: 1 in Nairobi

Salary per month: Kshs 54, 972.

Requirements: For appointment to the post of Senior Clinical Officer, a candidate must:

• Be in possession of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
• Be in possession of a Diploma in Clinical Medicine from a recognized Medical Training College
• Be registered by the Clinical Officers Council
• Have work experience at a Comprehensive Care Setting at management level for at least 2 years.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at this level is fairly complex and will be carried out under the guidance of the Medical Officer in-charge.
• Duties include assisting the Medical Officer in-charge in implementing all the daily activities within the HIV clinic, daily supervision and support of facility staff with all HR related issues.
• Participate in the facility HIV care team and monthly meetings that monitor the implementation of recommended activities.
• Implementation of the Opportunistic Infection Guideline and of the ARV Protocol regarding the eligibility criteria, the regimen and the follow-up, monitor consumptions and participate in prescription reviews with the Medical Officer in-charge and other clinical staff.
• Be the link between the Medical Officer and the rest of the facility team.
• Assist in on-the-job training of CDs and nurses.
  
• Supervise COs and nurses on attachment at the MDH HIV clinic
• Ensure proper and complete documentation of client information

Registered Clinical Officer III

Posts: 21:

• Nairobi: 6
• Rift Valley: 9
• Nyanza: 4
• Central: 2

Salary per month: Kshs 28,740

Requirements: For appointment to the post of Clinical Officer III, candidates must;

• Be in possession of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
• Be in possession of a Diploma in Clinical Medicine from a recognized medical training college
• Be registered by the Clinical Officers Council iv) Be knowledgeable and experienced in HIV/AIDS management. Those with CCC management will have an added advantage.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at this level is of limited scope and complexity.
• The officer will normally work under the guidance of an experienced Clinical Officer or Medical Officer.
• Work involves seeing and examining patients, diagnosing and treating ailments at an outpatient department in a hospital or health centre.
• In addition, the officer will be expected to assist in planning and conducting primary health care activities, teaching students attached to hospitals and health centres, supervising and counseling a small number of staff engaged on routine patients care and giving support and health education to patients.

Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse III

Posts: 7

• Rift Valley: 2
• Central: 3
• Western: 2

Salary per month: Kshs 28,740

Requirements: For appointment to the post of KRCHN III, candidates must;

• Be in possession of at least the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
• Be in possession of a Kenya Registered Nurse or Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse Diploma from a recognized Medical Training College.
• Be registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Have at least one year working experience working at a CCC and /or ANC/PMTCT setting is an advantage.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at this level will be of limited scope and complexity and will be carried under the guidance of a more senior officer.
• Specific duties and responsibilities involve provision, supervision and planning of nursing care of patients at an outpatient department or wards in a hospital.
• In addition, the officer will be expected to assess patients' needs, verify and maintain information relating to patients' admission, keep records of drugs and other supplies, supervise and counsel staff, perform routine clinical duties.

Kenya Enrolled Community Health Nurse

Posts: 7.

• Nyanza: 5
• Coast: 2

Salary per month: Kshs 24,715

Requirements: For appointment to this post, candidates must;

• Be in possession of the Kenya Certificate of Education or Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education,
• Be in possession of an Enrolled Nurse Certificate from a recognized Medical Training College.
• Be Enrolled by the Nursing Council of Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at this grade involves a variety of duties and responsibilities of a limited scope and complexity.
• An officer at this level works under appropriate guidance or supervision by a nursing officer or a clinical officer.
• Duties and responsibilities include planning and execution of nursing care for individuals or a group of patients.

Medical Laboratory Technologist III

Posts: 7

• Nyanza: 4
• North Eastern: 2
• Central: 1.

Salary per month: Kshs 28,740.00

Requirements:

For appointment to the post of Medical Laboratory Technologist III, candidates must;

• Be in possession of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
• Be in possession of a Kenya Medical Laboratory Technologists Diploma from a recognized Medical Training College,
• Be registered by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technician and Technologists Board,
• Those with knowledge and experience in TB and HIV will have an added advantage.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at this level will be of limited scope and complexity and will be carried out under the guidance of a more senior officer.
• Specific duties and responsibilities will include offering general diagnostic or other laboratory services in a medical laboratory, blood transfusion services or diagnosis of vector borne diseases.

Pharmaceutical Technologist

Posts: 6

• Nyanza: 1
• North Eastern: 3
• Rift Valley: 2

Salary per month: Kshs 28,740.

Requirements: For appointment to the post of Pharmaceutical Technologist, a candidate must;

• Be in possession of the Kenya Certificate of Education or Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education,
• Be in possession of a Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology from a recognized Medical Training College,
• Be registered by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technician and Technologists Board.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at this level is carried out under the guidance of a more senior officer.
• Duties and responsibilities mainly involve dispensing and compounding medicine, verifying and maintaining information relating to drugs issued to patients, ordering and recording of drugs and other supplies, guiding and counseling trainees and supervision of other staff working under him or her.

Information Technology Officer

Posts: 1 in Nairobi

Salary per month: Kshs. 28,740

Requirements: For appointment to the post of Information Technology Officer a candidate must;

• Be in possession of a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
• Be in possession of a Diploma in Information Technology or other related field.
• Have at least 2 years experience in software and hardware

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, install, maintain and performance tune Microsoft Windows based LAN.
• Manage antivirus/ firewall and user account, diagnose & trouble shoot file server, workstations and peripheral hardware, establish and maintain backup and recovery systems, manage IT related documentation and maintain an IT Register, user training, develop and administer adhoc databases as required from time to time, software installation and maintenance, supervise software and hardware maintenance contracts and establish guidelines for purchase and installation of hardware and software.

VCT Counsellors

Posts: 21

• Nyanza: 10
• North Eastern: 9
• Rift Valley: 2

Salary per month: Kshs. 18,369.

Requirements: For appointment to the post of VCT Counselor, a candidate must;

• Be in possession of at least the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
• Be in possession of Certificate in Voluntary Counseling and Testing from a reputable institution after having pursued a course lasting at least 6 months,
• Work experience at a VCT setting is an added advantage

Duties and Responsibility:

• Work at this level will be of limited scope and complexity and will be carried out under the guidance of a more senior officer.
• Duties include; performing HIV/AIDS counseling and testing of clients, refer HIV positive clients to CCC.
  
• Address gender- stigma related barriers that keep individuals from seeking care.
• Liaise with other members of the RH/FP and TB/HIV clinic and other NGOs/CBOs/MOH to provide holistic care for clients, assist in capacity building of health care workers and family members on topics related to HIV/AIDS counseling, documentation of client information, compiling of data and writing monthly reports as required.

Health Records Information Officers

Posts: 3 in Eastern Province

Salary per month: kshs. 28,740

Requirements: For appointment to the post of Health Records Information Officer, a candidate must;

• Be in possession of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
• Be in possession of a Diploma in Kenya Health Records Information from a recognized Medical Training College,
• Experience of at least one year will be an added advantage

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at this level will be of limited scope and complexity and will be carried out under the guidance of a more senior officer.
• Duties include registration of all HIV positive clients (initiating and transferred-in) for comprehensive care services.
• Registration of all HIV positive clients on HAART in the ART/Cohort register.
• Conduct regular site visits and maintain registers correctly.
• Availing M & E and complete data collection tools to hospitals.
• Prepare and submit quarterly narrative and monthly data reports on FP/RH, TB, HIV/AIDS activities to MOH and APHIA II N/C.
• Maintenance of accurate and complete facility FP/RH, TB and HIV/AIDS records while maintaining confidentiality.

Health Records Information Technicians

Posts: 29

• Nairobi: 1
• Coast: 9
• Western: 14
• Nyanza: 1
• Central: 1
• North Eastern: 3

Salary per month: Kshs. 24,715

Requirements: For appointment to the post of Health Records Information Technician, a candidate must;

• Be in possession of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
• Be in possession of Certificate in Health Records Information from a recognized Medical Training College.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work at this level will be of limited scope and complexity and will be carried out under the guidance of a more senior officer.
• Duties include registration of all HIV positive clients (initiating and transferred-in) for comprehensive care services.
• Registration of all HIV positive clients on HAART in the ART/Cohort register.
• Conduct regular site visits and maintain registers correctly.
• Availing M& E and completed data collection tools to hospitals.
• Prepare and submit quarterly narrative and monthly data reports on FP/RH, TB, HIV/AIDS activities to MOH and APHIA II projects.
• Maintenance of accurate and complete facility FP/RH, TB and HIV/AIDS records while maintaining confidentiality.

Social Worker

Post: 1 in Nairobi

Salary per month: Kshs. 28,740.

Requirements: For appointment to the post of Social Worker, a candidate must:

• Be in possession of the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
• Be in possession of a Diploma in Social Work/ Degree in social science from a Recognized college
• One year experience working in a TB/HIV setting is an added advantage

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at this level will be of limited scope and complexity and will be carried out under the guidance of a more senior officer.
• Duties include assessing the social needs of all TB/CCC patients and their families, refer patients to other social care providers, manage the waiver system, perform social assessments of candidates for ARV, collaborate with the IEC team in networking.
• Capacity building of health care workers and family members on topics related to TB/HIV, report writing and data compilations.
• Facilitate tracing of defaulting TB/CCC patients in collaboration with CHWs.

Comprehensive Care Center Service/Patient Attendant

Post: 1 in Nairobi

Salary per month: Kshs. 18,369.

Requirements: For appointment to the post of CCC Service/Patient Attendant, a candidate must;

• Be in possession of at least the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education with a mean grade of "C-"
• Have experience in Peer Counselors and management of PLHIV post test clubs,
• Persons Living with HIV/Expert patients are encouraged to apply.
• Work experience at a Comprehensive Care Setting is an added advantage
  

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at this level will be of limited scope and complexity and will be carried out under the guidance of a more senior officer.
• Duties include assisting the receptionists in retrieving patient files from filing cabinets, weigh all patients, and measure the height of all children and new patients attending the HIV clinic, recording the time of weighing, retrieving files of TB/HIV co-infected patients who pick their TB drugs from the facility, taking of blood samples to the laboratory.
• Assist in loading/unloading vehicles and bringing supplies to the clinic.

Comprehensive Care Center Administrative Officer

Posts: 1 in Nairobi

Salary per month: Kshs. 28,740

Requirements: For appointment to the post of CCC Administrative Officer, a candidate must;

• Be in possession of at least the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education.
• Be in possession of at least a Diploma in Business Administration.
• Have three years work experience in procurement and budgeting.
• Experience at a Comprehensive Care Setting is an added advantage

Duties and Responsibilities:

• This position is in-charge of procurement and general administrative matters of the facility under the guidance of Officer In-Charge of the facility.
• Duties include overall office administration including supervision of support staff management and coordination of procurement of goods and services, maintenance of equipment at the HIV clinic and laboratory, administration of HR matters.
• Management of all equipment and stocks required in the clinic, supervision of monthly stationary, sheets and IEC material, cleaning items, food and logistic orders.
• Coordinate events taking care of logistics for pediatrics, teens and adult psychosocial activities Improve communication and coordination between APHIA II Nairobi and the MDH HIV clinic.
  
• Assist in budget monitoring.

Comprehensive Care Center Office Assistant

Posts: 1 in Nairobi

Salary per month: Kshs. 16,836

Requirements: For appointment to the post of CCC Office Assistant, a candidate must;

• Be in possession of at least, Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education with a mean grade of D+.
• Work experience at a Comprehensive Care Setting is an added advantage.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work at this level will be of limited scope and complexity and will be carried out under the guidance of an administrative assistant.
• Duties involve opening and cleaning office, carry out any major cleaning as agreed with the Administrative Assistant
• Ensure the office is equipped with adequate cleaning materials and consumables.
• Ensure availability of office supplies.
• Support other ad hoc duties such as messaging, filing, faxing and photocopying.
• Ensure the provision of drinking water, hot water and milk/tea for staff and visitors in the clinic.

Applicants should clearly specify the post applied for and the preferred province at the bottom of the envelope and on the application letter.

Copies of academic and Professional Registration Certificates/licences and testimonials, curriculum vitae and national identity cards should also be attached.

Applications should be addressed and either hand delivered or posted to the following provincial addresses:

Provincial Director of Medical Service,
Western Block "C"
2nd Floor Room 69
P. O Box 359 Kakamega, 50100

Provincial Director of Medical Services,
Nyanza Provincial Headquarters,
4th Floor, Room 1
P. O. Box 721 Kisumu, 40100

Provincial Director of Medical Services
North Eastern Province PC's Office,
Ground Floor
P. O Box 40 Garissa, 70100

Provincial Director of Medical Services, Nairobi
Nyayo House, 10th Floor,
Room 32
P. O. Box 34349 Nairobi, 00100

Provincial Director of Medical Services,
Central-Provincial Headquarters
Block "A", Ground Floor
P. O Box 110 Nyeri, 10100

Provincial Director of Medical Services,
Rift Valley Provincial Headquarters,
2nd Floor, Room 9
P. O Box 2060 Nakuru, 20100

Provincial Director of Medical Services,
Eastern Provincial Headquarters,
Ground Floor, Room 33
P. O Box 273 Embu, 60100

Provincial Director of Medical Services,
Coast Provincial Headquarters,
Ground Floor
P.O Box 90233 Mombasa, 80100

So as to reach them on or before 15th February 2010.

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