Chief Assistant Public Health Officer (30 Positions) at Nakuru County Government

VACANCY No.  03/PROM/2023/80

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Requirements for Appointment

• Served in the grade of Senior Assistant Public Health Officer for aminimum period of three (3) years;
• Diploma in either Environmental Health Science or Public Health Inspection from a recognized institution;
• Valid practicing license from the Public Health Officers and Technicians Council;
• Certificate in Supervisory Skills Course lasting not less than two (2)weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution; and
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate environmental health activities
• implementing promotive and preventive health programmes; 
• Ensuring safety and quality of food and water for both domestic and industrial use; 
• Abating sanitary nuisances;
• Promoting hygiene education including school health programmes; 
• Implementing international health regulations and rules at 'ports,airports, frontiers and border posts; 
• Undertaking inspection for preventive maintenance of health facilities;
• Vetting and approving building plans;
• inspecting and issuing occupancy certificates of new buildings;
• Inspecting commercial and trading premises for maintenance of set standards; 
• Overseeing exhumation process and authorizing disposal of unclaimed bodies; 
• Educating the public on health and safety at work place; and implementing community-based health care programmes.