Senior Medical Specialist at Tharaka Nithi County Assembly

Responsibilities

• Coordination of complex and advanced clinical patient management in Health & Sanitation Department
• Management of all Subsectors in Health & Sanitation
• Coordinating training, coaching and mentoring of health personnel
• Direct & Manage all health facilities/hospitals in the County
• Developing intervention activities or programmes for management of deceases and conditions
• Developing Implementing medical Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and protocols
• Developing training curricular and syllabi in collaboration with training institutions
• Coordinating emergency response and clinical care
• Managing health information systems
• Carrying out health surveys and research
• Monitoring the provision of forensic and medico – legal services.

Job Requirements

• Served as Medical Specialist I for a minimum period of five (5) years
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B. Ch. B) degree from an institution recognized by Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
• Master’s Degree in any of the following fields: Medicine, anesthesia, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dermatology, Ear, Nose & 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 or equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by Medical Practitioners & Dentists Board
• Certificate of registration by Medical Practitioners & Dentists Board
• Valid practicing license from Medical Practitioners & Dentists Board
• Certificate in computer Applications from a recognized institution and
• Has demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability