Director Of Medical Services at Nyamira County Public Service Board

Requirements for the appointment: -

•  Have served for a minimum of ten (10) years with experience in curative and rehabilitative health activities, five years (5) of which should be at senior management level in public or private sector;
•  Be a holder of an MBChB Degree, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Bachelor of Pharmacy, Bachelor of Clinical Medicine, Bachelors of Science (Nursing) or equivalent from a university recognized in Kenya;  Master’s Degree in a health-related discipline or any equivalent qualification from a recognized institution will be an added advantage;
•  Be registered with the relevant regulatory board;
•  Have capacity to undertake multiple tasks within strict timelines;
•  Possess strategic and analytical skills with a deep understanding of the strategic and operational challenges of the health sector at County and National levels;
•  Have analytical ability necessary to evaluate and determine health status of patients and implement proper care plan;
•  Interpersonal skills necessary to instruct health care personnel on procedures and treatment;
•  Ability to design and conduct operations, research, analyze and utilize research findings in planning activities to improve service delivery;
•  Demonstrate a good understanding of the County Government’s mandate on Health, National health policies, and Kenya’s vision 2030;
•  Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the National Values and Principles of Public Service, Governance as espoused in the Constitution of Kenya 2010 under Articles 10 and 232; and
•  Proficiency in computer applications.

Duties and Responsibilities: -

• Responsible to the Chief officer Medical Services for provision of leadership and management of curative and rehabilitative health services at the county.
• The Overall duties will be to oversee service delivery in the following areas among others; Diagnostic Services, Clinical Services, clinical nutrition and dietetics, Nursing Services, Pharmaceutical Services, Blood Safety, Rehabilitative services, human resource management and critical care services and Referral Services.

Specific duties and responsibilities will include: –

•  Provide strategic leadership for the hospitals and technical support in clinical care activities;
•  Lead the development and implementation of health policies, objectives, strategies and Work Plans;
•  Supervise the implementation of the existing quality assurance systems provided to monitor the quality of service, investigating of incidents/complaints in the hospitals and health facilities;
•  Lead the management of clinical audits, promoting and quality assurance issues including multidisciplinary audit and quality initiatives;
•  Coordinate the training, coaching, discipline, posting and mentoring of health personnel;
•  Ensure that staff comply with the clinical and rehabilitative quality assurance guidelines;
•  Develop and implement medical Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and protocols;
•  Coordinate emergency response and referral medical services in the county;
•  Monitor and Evaluate activities against quality standards and respond to emergent issues;
•  Coordinate medical services; including Curative programs, Nursing Services, Clinical care, Health Products and Technologies, laboratory services unit and rehabilitative unit among others;
•  Provide technical advice on medical Health matters to both CECM and Chief Officer medical Services;
•  Develop departmental budgets and allocate funds to the appropriate programmes and initiatives;
•  Ensuring effective use of resources for various areas of responsibility and monitoring the quality services against performance indicators for all hospitals;
•  Ensure proper coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the curative and rehabilitative health aspects of the Nyamira County Strategic and Investment Plan; and
•  Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Supervisors