Head of the Department- Clinical (Machakos Branch) at Bristol Park Hospital

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Leadership and Governance

• Supervise and monitor all clinical officers to ensure duties are run swiftly.
• Ensure optimal standards of clinical care comply with national guidelines as well as organization policies.
• Prepare and share the departmental duty roster to clinical staffs, administrators and human resource officer promptly before the end of every month.
• Monitoring of staff performance as per their set objectives.
• Evaluation and appraisal of staff through the company Performance Management.
• Participate in induction and Orientation of new clinical officers.
• Participate and Chair monthly departmental meetings.
• Prepare and share departmental performance reports on weekly and monthly basis.
• Lead the team in implementation of Clinical department annual work plan.
• Delegation and assign duties to staff who can perform the assignments.
• Lead and participate in conflict resolution in the department.
• Ensure departmental compliance to the Code of Conduct.

Quality

• Ensuring high quality of patient care by conducting regular quality of care assessments of the department and implementing recommendations.
• Supporting the rollout of the Safer Better Healthcare Standards in the Department.
• Overseeing infection control activities for clinical, ensuring that adequate and appropriate corrective measures are implemented as soon as any gaps are noted or reported.

Service Delivery

• Ensure proper history taking, examination, diagnosis, ordering and interpreting laboratory and imaging investigations to clients
• Implementing community health care activities in liaison with other health workers.
• Sensitizing patients on preventive and promotive health.
• Assist and work together with other departments to ensure provision of quality care to patients.
• Maintain patient confidentiality
• Carry out ward round orders and orders of consulting internal and external specialists.
• Perform clinical procedures within the rules and regulations consistent with organization procedures and medical practice.
• Perform quick evaluation for patients and advice on referral cases 
• Implement and supervise all the infection prevention and control procedures in the department
• Participate in Clinical audits or any other hospital audit as required.

Qualifications

Key Qualifications, Experience, Skills, and Competencies

• Bachelor Degree/Diploma in Clinical medicine and surgery from a recognized institution.
• Certificate of Registration from clinical officers’ council.
• Valid Practicing License from clinical officer council in Kenya.
• Certificate in computer applications
• At least 4-6years of working experience in a busy hospital environment.
• Experience in management of health staff in health facilities
• Good leadership and communication skills.