Duties and Responsibilities

• Carrying out health technology assessments
• Preparing and disseminating reports specifications for procurement of appropriate medical equipment
• Developing and implementing medical engineering programs and projects
• Supervising technology medical equipment/plant and furniture
• Coordinating medical engineering work in a health facility
• Undertaking research in medical engineering technologies
• Coordinating preparation and implementation of planned preventive maintenance schedule (PPM0
• Providing input in designing health facilities and appropriate medical engineering technologies
• Maintaining a data base of information on medical engineering services
• Supporting e-health and tele-medicine technology
• Training users on use and maintenance of medical equipment
• Preparing periodic reports
• Preparing work plans
• Coaching and mentoring staff

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer Must have:

• Served in the grade of Principal Medical Engineering Services, for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields; Medical Engineering, Control and Instrumentation, Industrial Technology (Medical Engineering option), Clinical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Telecommunication, Mechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Master’s Degree in any of the following fields: Medical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Health Care Management, Project Management or any other equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution (added advantage)
• Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in Computer Applications Skills from a recognized institution
• Demonstrated professional competence and ability for the position.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementing clinical service programs, procedures, guidelines, standards, ethics and quality assurance systems;
• Providing clinical and family health care services in health institutions and communities;
• Reviewing medico-legal standards and guidelines;
• Implementing referral strategies and guidelines in liaison with other stakeholders;
• Identifying skills mix and training for quality service provision in the relevant specialized service areas including ear, nose and throat/audiology, ophthalmology and cataract surgery, child health and pediatrics, anesthesia, orthopedics and trauma, epidemiology, lung and skin, reproductive health, dermatology and venereology, forensic medicine,
• Medical education, health economics and policy, health systems management, psychology, family and community health services; leading and organizing health management teams and convening health management committee meetings at level 4 and 5 health facilities;
• Providing specialized services including and not limited to child health and pediatrics, epidemiology, reproductive health, medical education, health systems management, mental health and psychiatry, family and community health services;
• Undertaking research on critical health issues and emerging trends;
• Capacity building for disaster preparedness and emergency response; and coaching and mentoring staff.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer Must have;

• Served in the grade of Principal Clinical Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelors’ degree in Clinical Medicine and Community Health
• Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Reproductive Health, Tropical Medicine, Coroner and Forensic Medicine, Family Health, Health Systems Management, International Health, Community Health and Development, Health Economics or Disaster Management from a recognized institution;)
• Certificate of registration from clinical officers’ council
• Valid practicing license
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.

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Duties and responsibilities

• Implementing, reviewing and interpreting administrative policies, strategies, procedures and Programme.
• Managing and supervising the general administration services
• Implementing public service reforms
• Facilitating maintenance of infrastructure and facilities
• Planning and coordinating office accommodation
• Managing county government assets

Requirement for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer Must have:

• Served in the grade of Assistant Director Administration Services for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelors’ degree in Business Administration/ Management from a recognized institution
• Masters’ degree in any of the following disciplines: Public Administration; Business Administration/Management, Community Development or any other Social Science from a recognized institution;
• Diploma in advance Public Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Senior Management from Kenya School of Government
• Work experience of two (2) years in Health Sector
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and
• demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competence in work performance and results.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Giving technical advice in a Nursing field of specialty at national/county level of healthcare services,
• Development and dissemination of policies, standards and policy guidelines.
• Developing, implementing and reviewing health care policies relating to nursing services.
• Initiating development and review of training programmes for nurses
• Ensuring compliance with nursing standards guidelines and ethics
• Developing standards and guidelines for nursing commodities
• Compiling monitoring and evaluation reports of nursing services at county/national government
• Ensuring recommendations from nursing research from nursing research is utilized to inform policy development
• Developing departments strategic/work plans
• Training and development of nursing staff and
• Annual planning and budgeting for nursing services.

Requirement for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer Must have;

• Served in the grade of Senior Assistant Director Nursing Services for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelors’ degree in either Nursing or Midwifery from a recognized institution

OR

• Higher diploma in any of the following discipline: Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing, Registered Anesthesia Nursing, Kenya Registered Psychiatric Nursing, Kenya Registered Peri-operative Nursing, Kenya Registered Ophthalmology Nursing, Kenya Registered Paediatric, Kenya Registered Critical Care Nursing, Kenya Registered Accident & Emergency Nursing, Kenya Registered Neonatal Nursing, Kenya Registered Nephrology Nursing or Kenya Registered Palliative Nursing from a recognized institution.

OR

• Diploma in Advanced Nursing in any of the following disciplines, Nursing, Education Psychology, Nursing Administration, Community Health Nursing, Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing or Clinical Care from a recognized institution.
• Masters’ Degree in any of the following disciples: Nursing, Midwifery, Medical Surgical Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Oncology and Palliative Care Nursing Forensic Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Nursing Education, Nursing Management or Geriatric Nursing from a recognized institution.
• Registration certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
• Valid practicing license from the nursing Council of Kenya
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution and
• Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administration capability as well as broad experience in Nursing and Health standards and programmes.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Setting up and running poison information centers
• Conducting research and dissemination of the findings on medicine utilization
• Assessing and evaluating research proposals involving medicine use
• Analyzing medicines for quality assurance
• Coordinating pharmaceutical services in public health programs
• Monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of medicine therapy
• Facilitating detention, prevention response and provision of information on global public health crisis as per the international Health Regulations
• Preparing work/strategies plans and supervising and training staff.

Requirement for Appointment

For appointment to this grade an officer Must have;

•  Served in the position of a deputy director for a period of 3 years.
•  Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) degree from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons board
• Masters’ degree in any of the following: Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis and formulation pharmacognosy and Complimentary Medicine, Toxicology Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacovigilance, Pharmaco-epidemiology, medicines Supplies Management, Medicines Regulations, Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances control, Pharmaceutics, pharmacology and Therapeutics, Pharmaceutical analysis, Tropical and infectious diseases, medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry, industrial pharmacy, health systems management, pharmaceutical care, health informatics, health economics, epidemiology, biostatics, medical statics, drug design and development, clinical trials, quality assurance, radio pharmacy, public Health, microbiology or molecular pharmacology from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons board.
• Certificate of Registration as a Pharmacist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board
• Valid practicing license
• Certificate of Computer application skills from a recognized institution and
• demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability.

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Duties and Responsibilities.

• Performing complex and advanced clinical patient management in area of specialization.
• Coordinating training, coaching and mentoring of health personnel
• Managing health stores including essential medicines and/or plant and equipment
• Managing larger facilities/hospital
• Developing intervention activities or programs for the management of diseases and conditions
• Developing medical standards Operating Procedures (SOPs) and protocols.
• Developing training curricular and syllabi in collaboration with training institutions
• Coordinating emergency response and clinical care
• Coordinating health projects and programmes
• Managing health information systems
• Carrying out health surveys and research
• Monitoring the provision of forensic and medico-legal services

Requirements for Appointment.

For appointment to this grade an officer Must have;

• Served as a Senior Assistant Director of Medical Services/Medical Specialist 1 for a minimum of three (3) year’s period.
• Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) degree from an institution recognized by Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
• Masters’ degree in any of the following fields: Medicine, Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dermatology, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Otorhinolaryngology, family medicine, general Surgery, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Microbiology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics and Child Health, Palliative Medicine, Pathology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Psychiatry, Public Health, Radiology, Health Systems Management, Health Economics, Health informatics, Epidemiology, Global Health Policy, Public Health Microbiology and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Biostatistics or equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
• Certificate of registration by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board
• Valid Practicing License from Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution and
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.

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Duties and responsibilities

• Serve as the County Director of Health- Public Health and Community Outreach, providing strategic vision and overall direction to enhance public health initiatives and community outreach
• Oversee and monitor the performance of key implementation areas within public health and community outreach, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and effective service delivery.
• Provide expert technical support and conduct capacity-building initiatives to strengthen general public health and community outreach programs at all levels.
• Develop a comprehensive implementation framework for an integrated public health and community outreach system that promotes collaboration and efficiency.
• Conduct regular assessments of the implementation and impact of general public health and community outreach initiatives, collaborating with relevant stakeholders to gather insights and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with multisectoral teams to formulate, develop, disseminate, and advocate for policies, standards, guidelines, and frameworks that support public health and community outreach efforts.
• Maintain positive and effective working relationships with partner agencies, community organizations, and stakeholders to foster collaboration and resource sharing.
• Develop and implement comprehensive work plans for the health department, including planning and budgeting to ensure effective resource allocation and program sustainability.
• Provide leadership in facilitating collaboration among staff and departments involved in public health and community outreach, promoting teamwork and shared objectives.
• Identify and prioritize public health and community outreach research needs to inform evidence-based practices and program development.
• Engage in research initiatives, advocacy efforts, and resource mobilization activities to support and advance the goals of the department.
• Stay informed about emerging public health trends, issues, and best practices to inform program development and adaptation.
• Foster active community participation in public health initiatives through outreach programs, workshops, and educational campaigns.
• Prepare and present reports on program performance, outcomes, and financial status to stakeholders and governing bodies, ensuring transparency and accountability.

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Served in the grade of Assistant Director, Public Health for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Post-Graduate Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Food Science and Inspection, Solid Waste Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Education or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in either Environmental Health or Public Health or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
• Masters Degree in any of the following: Environmental Health, Public Health, Epidemiology, Food Safety and Quality, Food Science and Technology, Community Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Health Promotion and Education, Solid Waste Management or Disaster Management from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated professional competence and ability as reflected in work performance and results.
• Proven experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating general public health programs and community outreach initiatives.
• Proven ability to conduct research and analyze data on general public health topics.
• Experience advocating for local, regional, or national public health policies and programs.
• Ability to work with government agencies, NGOs, and community organizations to promote general public health initiatives.
• Experience in managing public health crises, including outbreak response and emergency preparedness.
• Excellent public speaking and presentation skills for engaging with stakeholders and the community.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Monitoring, enforcing and implementing statutory provisions and other relevant legislations on public health
• Setting standards and guidelines in the provision of public health services
• Monitoring the implementation of public health projects and programs
• Enforcing international health regulations and rules
• Carrying out research on public health needs
• Monitoring the development and management of public and private mortuaries, cemeteries and crematoria
• Preparing proposals for resource mobilization
• Organizing forums with relevant partners and agencies in support of public health programs and projects
• Planning and budgeting for the departmental resources
• Integrating modern information communication technology in the department
• Developing strategies/work plans, performance targets and contracts in the department
• Coaching and mentoring of staff

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer Must have:

• Served in the grade of Principal Public Health Officer or Principal Assistant Public Health Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Post-Graduate Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Food Science and Inspection, Solid Waste Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Education or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;

OR

• Bachelor’s degree in either Environmental Health or Public Health or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Master’s Degree in any of the following; Environmental Health, Public Health, Epidemiology, Food Safety and Quality, Food Science and Technology, Community Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Health Promotion and Education, Solid Waste Management or Disaster Management from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in Computer Applications Skills from a recognized institution
• Demonstrated professional competence and ability as reflected in work performance and results