Clinical Services Director at Kenyatta National Hospital

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the overall responsibility of the Director, Clinical Services will be coordination and control of all clinical services and clinical staff in the Directorate.

Responsibilities

• Providing strategic leadership that ensures delivery of specialized quality health services.
• Implementing and reviewing policies, procedures and strategies in clinical services.
• Establishing strategic partnerships and collaboration with stakeholders in support of development of clinical services.
• Promoting research, innovation and technology transfer in the provision of clinical services.
• Ensuring proper management, utilization and accountability of all the Hospital’s resources.
• Developing resource mobilization strategy to support provision of clinical and administrative services.
• Ensuring prudent resource management, utilization and compliance.
• Ensuring maintenance of accurate and upto date database of all clinical assets including research projects and intellectual properties.
• Coordinating activities and operations of the Hospital’s clinical services and programs.
• Guiding and setting standards in the provision of services in both clinical and community health practices.
• Liaising with agencies in the health sector for the support, expansion, maintenance and streamlining of the hospital’s health services along the national health policy guidelines.
• Formulating professional standards and ethics governing medical practice.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in any of the clinical disciplines or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Bachelors of Medicine and Bachelors of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) degree from a recognized institution.
• A minimum period of twelve (12) years relevant work experience with at least eight (8) years’ experience in Senior Management position.
• Specialist recognition certificate from the Medical Practitioners’ and Dentist Board.
• Sub specialization in any of the clinical fields will be an added advantage.
• Registration Certificate by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
• Valid Practicing license from Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
• Retention in the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board register.
• Leadership course lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Evidence of at least (1) month training in governance and senior management.
• Proficiency in Computer applications skills.
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.

Key Competencies

• Resource management skills.
• Managing performance and driving for outcomes.
• Establishing strategic directions.
• Visionary/leading change.
• Building organizational capability.
• Policy development.
• Influencing persuasion and negotiation.
• Effective communication skills.
• Policy and strategic implementation.
• Delivery on quality results.

This position is on a three (3) year contract renewable once subject to satisfactory performance.