Job Opportunities at Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board

Job Specifications :

The duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• Driving vehicles as authorized;
• Keeping up to date work tickets for vehicles;
• Cleaning of the assigned motor vehicle;
• Submitting regular reports on motor vehicle assigned;
• Preparing and submitting regular reports on motor vehicle assigned;
• Maintaining a proper mechanical working condition of the vehicle;
• Ensuring security and safety of passengers and vehicle on and off the road;
• Adherence to or observations of traffic laws; and ix. Reporting any incidents to police and/or the office immediately they occur.

Persons Specification:

• At least Two (2) years driving experience;
• At least a mean grade D+ (plus) in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Valid driving license free from any current endorsements(s) for classes of the vehicles the driver is required to drive;
• The Occupational Trade Test III Certificate;
• Valid Certificate of Good Conduct;
• First Aid Certificate course lasting not less than one (1) week from St. Johns Ambulance or any other recognized institution;
• Meets the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution.

Key Competencies And Skills:

• Organizational skills;
• Good communication and reporting skills;
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure

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Job Specifications :

The duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• receiving and processing complaints of professional misconduct, medical malpractice or breach of standards;
• participating in the conduct of investigations into complaints submitted;
• forwarding files to Disciplinary and Ethics Committee members and consultants for analysis, review and preparations of the report;
• participating in the conduct of hearings of complaints;
• assisting in the drafting of decisions on complaints and forwarding the same to the parties;
• receiving and processing appeals;
• participating in the conduct of Tribunal hearings;
• following up on Disciplinary and Ethics Committee recommendations to ensure full compliance;
• participating in the implementation and adherence of guidelines on scope of practice;
• contributing to the regulation of health institutions and taking disciplinary action for any form of misconduct by a health institution;
• contributing to the regulation the conduct of registered medical, dental and community oral health practitioners and taking such disciplinary measures for any form of professional misconduct;
• contributing to the development and review of the singular and
• joint inspection checklists for health facilities;
• contributing to the development of minimum requirements on infrastructure, personnel and service provision of health facilities per level;
• participating in the dissemination of information to relevant institutions, practitioners and the public;
• assisting in preparation of department reports.

Persons Specification:

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution preferably in the following disciplines: Medicine, Dentistry, Oral Health, Nursing, Public Health, Medical Laboratory, Mental Health, Clinical Medicine, Pharmacy, Occupational Health, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Health Management, Health Records Management, Records Management, Information Technology, Economics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Law, Administration, or its equivalent;
• Registered by a relevant professional body/ society where applicable;
• Current and valid practice license by a relevant and recognised regulatory body where it is applicable;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and
• Meet the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya

Key Competencies And Skills:

• Good communication skills
• Good organizational skills
• Attention to detail iTeam player
• Ability to work under pressure

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Job Specifications :

The duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• Implementing of quality assurance and risk management strategies, policies and procedures to ensure achievement of objectives;
• Carrying out risk assessments for various processes in the Council;
• Updating Departmental and corporate risk registers;
• Defining quality procedures in conjunction with operational and technical staff,
• Maintaining controls and documentation procedures and policies;
• Implementing annual quality assurance and enterprise risk management plan;
• Carrying out quarterly routine awareness programs to management on risk management;
• Carrying out quarterly audits to ensure compliance with ISO procedures;
• Conducting and scheduling effective training for staff in regard to quality management systems and risk management;
• Preparing of reports for each quality assurance and risk management assignment to risk/process owners; and
• Monitoring implementation of agreed risk management mitigation measures with risk/process owners.

Persons Specification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science such as Finance, Economics, Information Technology, Business Information Technology, Statistics, Business Studies, Project Management, Social Sciences, Medical Sciences or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Proficient in computer applications; and iii. Meets the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution.

Key Competencies And Skills:

• Communication and reporting skills;
• Interpersonal skills; and
• Organizational skills.

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Job Specifications :

The duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• monitoring the progress of various cohorts of medical, dental and community oral health students;
• receiving and verifying lists of qualified medical, dental and COHOs graduands; iverifying completion of prescribed internship training programme; iv. authenticating academic and professional certificates as necessary;
• participating in conducting internship qualifying examinations, preregistration examinations, and peer review as deemed appropriate by the Council;
• participating in conducting informal assessments of and formal investigations into reports on alleged impaired students and practitioners; and
• vassisting in the preparation of department reports.

Persons Specification:

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution preferably in the following disciplines: Medicine, Dentistry, Oral Health, Nursing, Public Health, Medical Laboratory, Mental Health, Clinical Medicine, Pharmacy, Occupational Health, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Health Management, Health Records Management, Records Management, Information Technology, Economics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Law, Administration, or its equivalent.
• Registered by a relevant professional body/ society where applicable. iCurrent and valid practice license by a relevant and recognised regulatory body where it is applicable. iv. Proficiency in computer applications.
• Meet the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya

Key Competencies And Skills:

• Good communication skills Good organizational skills
• Attention to detail iv. Team player
• Ability to work under pressure

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Job Specifications :

The duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• supervising the monitoring the progress of various cohorts of medical, dental and community oral health students;
• supervising the receipt and verification of lists of qualified medical, dental and COHOs graduands;
• supervising the verification of completion of prescribed internship training programme;
• supervising the authentication of academic and professional certificates as necessary;
• participating in conducting internship qualifying examinations, preregistration examinations, and peer review as deemed appropriate by the Council;
• participating in conducting informal assessments of and formal investigations into reports on alleged impaired students and practitioners;
• receiving applications by students or practitioners who were found to be impaired to have their conditions of registration or practice amended or to have such conditions revoked;
• supervising the staff working under the officer;
• preparing performance reports; and assisting in the preparation of department reports.

Persons Specification:

• At least 3 years relevant work experience;
• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution preferably in the following disciplines: Medicine, Dentistry, Oral Health, Nursing, Public Health, Medical Laboratory, Mental Health, Clinical Medicine, Pharmacy, Occupational Health, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Health Management, Health Records Management, Records Management, Information Technology, Economics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Law, Administration, or its equivalent; iii. Current and valid practice license by a relevant and recognised regulatory body where it is applicable;
• Registered by a relevant professional body/ society where applicable;
• Proficiency in computer applications; and Meet the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya.

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The duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• supervising and participating in the inspection of new and existing institutions for medical and dental internship training centres in Kenya;
• supervising and participating in pre-registration inspections of health facilities;
• supervising and participating in regular inspections of health facilities and training institutions against set standards and regulations and give recommendations to the institutions on areas of improvement;
• participating in the development and review of the singular and joint inspection checklists for health facilities;
• participating in the development of minimum requirements on infrastructure, personnel and service provision of health facilities per level;
• verifying the closure non-compliant health institutions and giving recommendations on licensure;
• enforcing recommendations 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 Cap. 253;
• supervising and participating in the pre-accreditation inspections of the medical, dental and community oral health training institutions and internship centres;
• verifying the recommendations for approval of medical and dental schools for training of medical, dental and community oral health practitioners in line with regional and international standards;
• supervising the receipt and reviewing of applications of CPD providers;
• participating in the dissemination of information to relevant institutions, practitioners and the public; and
• contributing to technical advice on matters pertaining to Health and Training Institutions Compliance;
• assisting in conducting research into matters pertaining to Health and Training Institutions Compliance;
• supervising and mentoring the staff working under the officer;
• assisting in planning and budgeting for the department activities;
• preparing performance reports; and
• assisting in preparing and presenting department reports.

Persons Specification:

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience. Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution preferably in the following disciplines: Medicine, Dentistry, Oral Health, Nursing, Public Health, Medical Laboratory, Mental Health, Clinical Medicine, Pharmacy, Occupational Health, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Health Management, Health Records Management, Records Management, Information Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Economics, Biostatistics, Statistics, Law, Administration, or its equivalent.
• Registered by a relevant professional body/ society. Current and valid practice license by a relevant and recognised regulatory body where it is applicable.
• Supervisory Course lasting not less than 2 weeks.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Meet the requirement of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya.

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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.

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Job Specifications :

The duties and responsibilities will entail: -

• register and licence eligible medical, dental and Community Oral Health practitioners and interns, and health institutions;
• issue certificate of status to medical and dental practitioners and health institutions;
• maintain the register of Interns, Medical Practitioners, Dentists, COHOs, Health Institutions and training institutions;
• issue of registration certificate;
• verify of licensure of Medical Practitioners, Dentists, COHOs and Health Institutions;
• verify posting order to an internship training centre for the purposes of issuing internship licenses;
• verify and issue of certificate of status, and
• issue CPD provider accreditation.

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; ix) Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results