As findings from the shores of Lake Turkana prove, the region has been inhabited since the dawn of the very first humans. In the past few centuries, the land has been roamed by various pastoralist peoples who constantly competed for pasture, water and animals. In 1886, the first Europeans to travel through Samburu County, on their way to Lake Turkana, were the Hungarian Count Samuel Teleki and his Austrian companion Ludwig von Höhnel who gave the biggest permanent desert lake the name ‘Lake Rudolf’ (after Prince Rudolf, then archduke of the Austria-Hungary Empire). The name stuck until the 1970s, when it was officially renamed Lake Turkana.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Carrying out surgical procedures as per Training and Skill, guiding and Counselling Patients, Clients and Staff on Health issues.
• Assessing, preparing and presenting medico-legal reports. organizing Health Management Teams and convening Health Management Committee Meetings.
• Conducting Ward rounds, reviewing and making appropriate referrals.
• Carrying out surgical procedures as per training and skill, offering specialized Clinical services including: Ear. Nose and throat/Audiology. Orthopedics and Trauma, Child
• Health and Pediatrics, Reproductive Health. ophthalmology, Anesthesia. Lungs and skin. Dermatology and venereology.
• Implementing Community Health Care activities in liaison with other Health Workers.
• History taking. examining. diagnosing. treating and managing diseases and conditions in outpatient or inpatient Health Facility.
• Sensitizing Patients and Clients on preventive and promotive Health.
• Providing clinical outreach and School Health Services. coaching and mentoring Students on attachment.
• Collecting and compiling Clinical data.

Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine from the Kenya Medical Training College.
• Have Higher Diploma in Anesthesia from a recognized Institution.
• Be registered by the Clinical Officers’ Council of Kenya.
• Valid Practicing License.
• Computer skills will be added advantage.
• At least three years’ experience in a busy Hospital.