Latest Recruitment at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral & Research Hospital - 20 Positions

Ref Number: KUTRRH/DCSADDHR/289

Job Description

Reporting to the Director, Corporate Services & Administration, the Deputy Director – Human Resources’ job exists to coordinate and provide human resource management services.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and ensure planning for all human resources required in the hospital in collaboration and coordination with other heads of sections and units of the hospital and thus contribute to its overall strategic
• Coordinate the implementation of the human resource management component of hospital strategic plan within the vision, mission and culture of the hospital and other national and international human resource management
• Coordinate and report on all the human resource issues in the
• Ensure and maintain an up-to-date hospital human resource register, staff contracts, and liaise with his/her supervisor to ensure a balanced staff placement in order to maintain optimal utilization of all human resources of the
• Ensure that the human resource section of the hospital has all human and non-human resources required to offer human resource management services in the
• Work in liaison with relevant departments to formulate human resource policies and procedures for the hospital within the framework of local and international labor laws and policies and communicate the same to all stakeholders in the
• Coordinate human resource processes of recruitment, placement and induction, compensation and maintenance, welfare, performance and reward management, disciplinary, and separation in the
• Initiate and coordinate disciplinary action and processes of hospital staff in collaboration with other sections’ and units’ heads in the hospital within the established HRM policies and
• Coordinate and provide human resource management services and service delivery in the hospital ensuring that they meet the expected standards and compliance in the hospital.
• Supervise human resource management section staff to ensure they offer timely services within the expected
• Ensure and coordinate continuous staff training needs assessment and implement the appropriate training and development programmes for effective and efficient performance and
• Ensure and provide continuous staff motivation and inspiration through the appropriate performance and reward management programmes and practices in the hospital.
• Ensure attraction, retention and maintenance skilled, experienced and competent human resources in the hospital through, good leadership and sound human resource practices, and competitive salaries and remunerations within SRC recommended frameworks.
• Ensure and provide human resource advisory service to the hospital executive and other sections and units and other stakeholders through the appropriate
• Work with other sections’ and units’ heads and human resource management specialists to solve single or multiple problematic human resource management issue (s), whenever it arises in the
• Liaise with government agencies such as the Public Service Commission, Salaries and Remuneration Commission, the Industrial Court and COTU to ensure human resource management and relations compliance in the
• Oversee and coordinate monitoring and evaluation of progress and achievement of the human resource management section’s programmes, procedures, processes and services in the hospital, and prepare and disseminate periodic reports

Qualifications

• Bachelors’ Degree in Management or Social Sciences from a recognized
• Masters’ Degree in Human Resource Management or any relevant and related qualification from a recognized
• At least 8 year’s working experience at a Senior Management level in Human Resource
• Leadership/Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Computer
• Conversant with labour
• Registration with the Institute of Human Resource
• A valid practicing license will be an added advantage
• Experience in public service will be an added advantage
• Demonstrated professional competence and leadership
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Leadership skills
• Team building skills
• Observation skills
• Listening skills
• Resilience and compassionate
• Ability to work under pressure
• Computer literate
• Knowledge of industrial and labour laws
• Knowledge of industrial/employment relations
• Psychological Counseling skills

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Ref Number: KUTRRH/DTRID/290

Job Description

Reporting to the CEO, the Director Training, Research, and innovation will ensure strategic leadership in formulation and implementation of training, research and innovation policies, systems and procedures at KUTRRH.

Responsibilities

• Sit as member of the hospital senior management
• Head the Training, Research and innovation
• Coordinate the development and implementation of research strategy, policies, systems and
• Ensure the effective dissemination of research findings to relevant partners and Stakeholders.
• Spearhead and coordinate the organization’s research
• Collating and analyzing macro-economic, socio-economic and fiscal
• Determine the most appropriate route for commercialization and progress the development of innovative
• Oversee objective research and analysis on budget implementation
• Develop a network of global contacts within professional healthcare organizations, other institutions of higher learning within Kenya, the Region and
• Ensure all staff engaged in clinical research are appropriately trained and
• To produce an annual report detailing all research activity, income and
• To ensure the completion and reporting of studies conducted in the
• Develop and deliver an international strategy which builds upon foundations around the world and identify new opportunities to work in partnership that furthers the professional and commercial ambitions of the
• Ensure training resources are readily accessible to trainees as per accreditation guidelines.
• Develop suitable programs for the development of clinical and broader based professional skills covering the subjects laid down in the training program curriculum and utilize a range of evaluation strategies in the continuous improvement of both formal and informal education programs.

• Carry out market research and market entry feasibility studies in support of the assessment of the clinical or commercialization potential of
• Develop collaboration agreements to support the commercialization of
• Provide training program for the
• Ensure the process for Intellectual Property is fulfilled for all innovations within the hospital.
• Help researchers and innovators on developing business
• Support researchers in budget
• Grant identification and grant proposal
• Support researchers on research

Qualifications

• Degree in Research, Basic Science, Applied Science or Social Science or relevant and related field from a recognized Institution
• Master’s Degree in Research, Basic Science, Applied Science or Social Sciences or relevant and related field from a recognized Institution
• PhD in Basic science, Applied Science or Social
• Senior Management Course not lasting less than 6
• At least ten year’s working experience at a Senior Management level in training, research and
• Global experience and Networking experience in securing grants with evidence of funds raised through Grants (number and amount).
• Evidence of partnerships if
• Evidence of publication in refereed
• Conversant with relevant
• MBA will be an added
• Demonstrated professional competence and leadership
• Possesses skills in Research, Innovation and Project
• Fundraising and grant writing techniques
• Knowledge of writing scientific proposals and papers
• Knowledge of Budget Management
• Communication skills
• Team Management skills
• Analytical thinking skills
• Problem solving skills
• Organizational skills
• Decision Making skills
• Compassionate
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure

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Ref Number: KUTRRH/DCSASECOF/291

No of Positions: 10

Job Description

Reporting to the Security Manager, the Security Officer’s job exists to coordinate the day-to- day security services to patients, staff and property at KUTRRH.

Responsibilities

• Ensure full time implementation of security and safety policies, procedures and processes in the
• Identify all security vulnerable areas and points such as entry points, parking lots, public areas, cash offices are installed with properly working CCTV cameras in the
• Ensure that all security prone areas of the hospital are installed with functioning and fully monitored CCTV
• Ensure that the hospital is appropriately fitted with properly working security alarms and that security alarm response is well prepared for and responded to in the
• Make work-plans and shift schedules and allocate work to all security guards for secure and safe environment in the
• Induct all outsourced security guards into the hospital’s security policies, procedures, processes and protocols for effective and efficient security services in the
• Train all hospital staff and other stakeholders on security matters and disaster preparedness and response and evaluate the same by conducing occasional security drills in the
• Ensure that all entry points into the hospital, perimeter walls, parking lots and other public areas are always manned by security guards in order to ensure full time security in the
• Coordinate the operations of security guards and CCTV cameras and alarms monitors to ensure security and safety for all persona and property in the
• Ensure that security alarms are installed at different points in the hospital and that they are always functioning
• Respond to security emergencies, security scares, bomb threats, fire alarms, or intrusion alarms, following emergency response procedures and immediately report the same to government security agencies and other emergency response agencies in the
• Arrest and interrogate criminals, suspected persons, suspicious-looking persons in the hospital and if there are grounds for further interrogation or prosecution forward them to the
• Prevent crime in the hospital by securing people and property within it and controlling unnecessary movement, transactions and access in the
• Conduct occasional security drills among security staff, hospital staff, patients and other guests in order assess the preparedness for security threats and response in the
• Receive and process security issues and complaints together with the hospital security team within the framework of policies, procedures, processes and protocols of the hospital.
• Analyze security operations to identify and assess potential security risks to mitigate potential threats and consequences of incidents and develop a plan to respond to such incidents in the
• Monitor and evaluate the implementation of security practices in the hospital in order to ensure compliance with its security policies, procedures and process and other security
• Prepare reports on security operations and status in the hospital and present it to the appropriate stakeholders in the

Qualifications

• Diploma or Certificate in Security Management, Criminology or its Equivalent from a recognized
• Must have previous National Police Service or Kenya Defense Forces
• Certificate of good conduct from the National Police
• At least two years’ working experience as a Security Officer or in a similar level organization.
• Computer literacy
• Investigation skills
• Knowledge of organizational security risks and response
• Communication skills
• Security sensitive
• Observation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to manage crisis
• Ability to work under pressure

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No of Positions: 2

Ref Number:  KUTRRH/DCSMONCO/284

Location: Nairobi

Job Description

Reporting to the Head of Department, he Medical Oncologist job exists to coordinate and provide specialized medical oncology services, coordinate research and training and advise the hospital and public on the same at the KUTRRH.

Responsibilities

• Plan for all medical oncology services and resources required in the oncology unit and participate in and contribute to the overall strategic planning of the
• Coordinate the implementation of the hospital strategic plan in the oncology unit within its vision, mission and culture, and other national and international healthcare and
• Act as contact person for the medical oncology unit and its referral services, research and training matters in the
• Coordinate and provide medical oncology services and service delivery in the oncology unit of the hospital ensuring that they meet the expected standards and compliance in the
• Coordinate medical oncology referral services within and without the hospital according to the oncology needs in collaboration with other hospital sections and units and within the framework of the hospital and national referral
• Supervise medical oncology staff together with their services, in the oncology unit of the hospital to ensure that they offer timely oncology services within the expected standards, complying with the established ethics and regulations in the
• Coordinate and provide medical oncology research and training within the
• Offer specialized medical oncology services advice to the hospital executive and other sections/units and the general public in the appropriate
• Work with other medical specialties to solve single or multiple medical issue (s) when required in the
• Monitor and evaluate progress and achievement of the oncology unit and services, research and training programmes in the hospital, prepare and disseminate periodic reports

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from a recognized institution
• Master of Medicine in Medical Oncology from a recognized institution
• Registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council
• Valid Practice License
• Professional Insurance Indemnity Cover
• Recognition as a specialist by the
• Computer literate
• Knowledge of relevant legislations
• Knowledge of professional standards
• Proven track record of oncology research and training in a reputable
• At least two years of working experience as a Medical Oncologist in a reputable hospital.
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Observation skills
• Analytical skills
• Supervisory skills\
• Compassionate
• Ability to work under pressure

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Ref Number: KUTRRH/DCSMLTECH/285

No of Positions: 3

Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Medical Laboratory Technologist, the Medical Laboratory Technologist exists to provide molecular diagnosis services to patients in the hospital, provide clinical research and clinical training, and advise the hospital and public on the same at KUTRRH.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that the laboratory is clean and in the required condition in order to provide conducive working environment for quality laboratory service delivery in the hospital.
• Review laboratory safety policies and procedures in collaboration with the Chief Laboratory technologist and sensitize the same to other laboratory staff, interns and students in the hospital.
• Implement the required laboratory safety standards enshrined in Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures in the hospital.
• Perform advanced medical molecular tests and other diagnostic procedures in order to diagnose complex medical conditions in Molecular Laboratory.
• Conduct confirmatory tests and other diagnostic procedures in order to confirm the finding of junior laboratory staff.
• Ensure proper handling, storage and management of laboratory equipment, materials and records in the laboratory.
• Implement and maintain laboratory operating systems for implementing laboratory programmes, projects and activities in the laboratory.
• Implement continuing training and development of laboratory staff for continuous quality and timely services delivery to patients in the hospital.
• Guide and mentor junior laboratory staff, interns and students, workingin the laboratory.
• Provide clinical research and training in Medical Laboratory Sciences

Minimum Qualifications

• Must have a B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory Sciences or Higher National Diploma (HND) in medical Laboratory Sciences from a recognized institution.
• Registration with the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians Board (KMLTTB).
• .At least three (3) years working experience as a Medical Lab Technologist in a Molecular Laboratory especially in the following scope of tests:
  • Molecular TB
  • HIV Viral load
  • SARs-COV testing
• DNA extraction using manual and automatic extraction
• Computer literate.v.Knowledge of relevant legislations.
• Knowledge of professional standards.

Soft Skills Required

• Communication skills
• Analytical skills
• Observation skills
• Team player
• Compassionate

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Ref Number: KUTRRH/DCSMOBSGYN/286

Job Description

Reporting to the Head of Department, the Obstetrics and Gynaecologist job exists to coordinate and provide specialized obstetrics and gynaecological services, coordinates obstetrics and gynaecological research and training and advises the hospital and public on the same at KUTRRH.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan for all obstetrics and gynaecology services and resources in the hospital and participate in and contribute to the overall strategic planning of the hospital.
• Coordinate and provide obstetrics and gynaecology services and service delivery in the obstetrics and gynaecology unit of the hospital ensuring that they meet the expected standards and compliance in the hospital.
• Coordinate obstetrics and gynaecology referral services within and without the hospital according to the obstetrics and gynaecology needs in collaboration with other hospital sections and units and within the framework of the hospital and national referral policies.
• Supervise obstetrics and gynaecology staff to ensure that they offer timely obstetrics and gynaecologyservices within the expected standards, complying with the established ethics and regulations in the hospital
• Coordinate and provide obstetrics and gynaecology research and training within the hospital.
• Monitor and evaluate progress and achievement of the obstetrics and gynaecologyunit and services, research and training programmes in the hospital, prepare and disseminate periodic reports appropriately.
• Offer specialized obstetrics and gynaecological service advice to the CEO and other sections/units and the general public in the appropriate media.
• Work with other medical specialists to solve single or multiple medical issue(s) or perform extensive surgery, when required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from a recognized institution.
• Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from a recognized institution
• Registration with the KenyaMedical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
• Valid Practice License.v.Recognition as a specialist by the KMPDC.
• .Professional Insurance Indemnity Cover.
• .At least two years of working experience as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in a reputable hospital.

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Ref Number:      KUTRRH/DCSADDA/288

Job Description

Reporting to the Director -Corporate Services and Administration, the Deputy Director Administration’s job exists to oversee, coordinate and direct the administration division and adviceon administrative services at KUTRRH.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Sit as member of the hospital’s senior management team.
• Participate in and contribute to the overall strategic planning process for the hospital.
• Oversee and manage the administration function of the hospital by ensuring that all its resources are well planned for in order to support timely and quality service delivery in the hospital.
• Provide leadership, guidance and direction to the administration division for timely and quality service delivery in the hospital.
• Ensure theadministrationdivision generates the target revenue required to facilitate service delivery.
• Ensure the coordination of the implementation of the hospital strategic plan in the administration division within the framework of the vision, mission and culture of the hospital and other national and international healthcare frameworks.
• Supervise staff in theadministrationdivision
• Oversee and ensure the recruitment, maintenance and disciplinary action and processes of the administration division staff in the hospital.
• Oversee and coordinate the provision of timely quality and sufficient administrationservices in the hospital within the established policy and professional frameworks.
• Ensure continuous training and development of administration division staff foreffective and efficient performance and productivity.
• Ensure continuous advisory servicesconcerning administrationto improve performance.
• Work in collaboration with other divisions, sections and departments in the hospital to provide administrative support to all departments within the hospital.
• Ensure and oversee preparation of budgets, Annual Workplansand procurement plans.
• Prepare and present divisionalreports on the division activities as appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications & Years of Experience Requiredi.

• Bachelors’ Degree in Administration/ Social Sciencesor other relevant and related areas from a recognizedinstitution.
• Masters’ Degree in Business Administration or Social Sciences or other relevant and related areas from a recognizedinstitution.
• Membership to a relevant professional body.
• Leadership/Management course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Demonstrated professional competencies and administrative capability
• .Computer literate.viii.Knowledge of relevant legislations.
• Human Resource management skills.
• Relevant Membership from a recognized institute.
• At least 8year’s working experience at a Senior Management level in Administration
• Experience in public service will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrated professional competenceand leadership capability.

Soft Skills Required

• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Team building skills
• Organizational skills
• .Observation skills Analytical skills
• Ability to work under pressure