Director, Compliance And Public Education at Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board

Job Specifications :

The duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• verify completion of prescribed internship training programme;
• receipt and verification of list of qualified medical, dental and COHOs graduands; iii) authentication of academic and professional certificates as necessary;
• verifyingandascertainingthatthefacilitymeetsthecriteriaofthelevel applied for; ensure the implementation and adherence of guidelines on scope of practice;
• implement procedures for handling crisis situations which may threaten patient safety and care;
• undertake informal assessments of reports on alleged impaired students and practitioners, to make findings with regard to impairment and, if required, to impose conditions of registration or practice on such persons aimed at protection of patients and treatment of impaired persons;
• appoint investigation committees on an Ad Hoc basis to handle the matters of impairment of students and practitioners in determining fitness to practice;
• conduct internship qualifying examinations, preregistration examinations, and peer review as deemed appropriate by the Council;
• inspect new and existing institutions for medical and dental internship training centres in Kenya;
• carry out pre-registration inspections of health facilities; xii) carry out regular inspections of health facilities and training institutions against set standards and regulations and give recommendations to the institutions on areas of improvement;
• participate in the development and review of the singular and joint inspection checklists for health facilities;
• participate in the development of minimum requirements on infrastructure, personnel and service provision of health facilities per level;
• close non-compliant health institutions and give recommendations on licensure;
• recommend for arrest of proprietors of unregistered and unlicensed health facilities and unregistered and unlicensed persons practicing medicine or dentistry, and liaise with the National Police Service in matters relating to the arrest and prosecution of persons found in contravention of Cap253;
• prepare and submit a report to the relevant Council Committees; xviii) regulate health institutions and take disciplinary action for any form of misconduct by a health institution;
• egulate the conduct of registered medical, dental and community oral health practitioners and take such disciplinary measures for any form of professional misconduct;
• receipt and processing of complaints of professional misconduct, medical malpractice or breach of standards;
• pre-accreditation inspection of the medical, dental and COHOs training institutions and internship centres;
• recommend for approval of medical and dental schools for training of medical, dental and community oral health practitioners in line with regional and international standards;
• monitoring progress of various cohorts of medical, dental and community oral health students;
• receive and review applications of CPD providers; xxdissemination of information to relevant institutions, practitioners and the public;
• conduct benchmarks with relevant institutions regionally and internationally on what is prevailing in the market;

Persons Specification:

• At least ten (10) years of relevant experience five (5) of which must have been in a Senior Management Position or a comparable position in the public or private sector.
• Master’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health, Medical Laboratory, Pharmacy, Economics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Law, Strategic Management or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines:- Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Public Health, Medical Laboratory, Mental Health, Clinical Medicine, Oral Health, Pharmacy, Economics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Law or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Leadership Course/Corporate Governance lasting not less than 4 weeks from a recognized institution.
• Registration by a relevant and recognized regulatory or professional body;
• Current and valid practicing license by a relevant and recognized regulatory body where it is applicable;
• Proficiency in computer applications;
• Met the requirements of chapter six of the constitution;
• Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.