Vacancies at Aga Khan University Hospital

Responsibilities:

• Ensure ingredients and final products are fresh
• Follow recipes, including measuring, weighing and mixing ingredients
• Bake, grill, steam and boil meats, vegetables, fish, poultry and other foods
• Present, garnish and arrange final dishes
• Occasionally serve food
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including handling utensils, equipment and dishes
• Handle and store ingredients and food
• Maintain food safety and sanitation standards
• Clean and sanitize work areas, equipment and utensils
• Execute opening and closing procedures
• Set up workstations with required ingredients and equipment
• Check the quality and freshness of ingredients
• Monitor station inventory levels
• Accommodate guests’ special requests
• Operate kitchen equipment such as broilers, ovens, grills and fryers
• Responsible for hygiene, safety and correct use of equipment and utensils.
• Ability to produce own work in accordance with a deadline and to assist and encourage others in achieving this aim.
• Observing all laid down food safety requirement, policies and procedures in line with departments operations
• Any other duties assigned by the department supervisor/manager

Requirements:

• Certificate in Food Production from a reputable institution
•  Minimum 2 years’ experience in a four-star hotel or a busy kitchen in an institution
• Have had experience of working in a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) compliant kitchen
• Enjoys cooking and cope with the kitchen heat.
• A lot of stamina.
• The ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Good communication skills.

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Responsibilities:

• Plan, prepare and cook menu items as directed by sous/Head chef
• Assist in development and planning of menu, design future food trends
• Supervise kitchen staff in an assigned section of the kitchen
• Produce quality meals in a particular section of the kitchen that meet the quality and objectives of the department
• Compile all orders for various section ensuring all cost aspects are met as per the Hospital policy
• Ensure timely meals production and dispense to patients as per the laid down procedures
• Keep all the ingredients used in the menu(s) in stock at all times and store them accurately according to department health and safety standards
• Designate and shelf ingredients in a place that allows the effective provision of service
• Reporting faulty equipment to the head chef immediately
• Keep a record of all service and maintenance of machinery and equipment
• Once food is prepared in an assigned section always serve it on time
• Keep the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) principles is practice at all times for food safety and handling in each section
• Assist with stock taking when required
• Any other duties assigned by the department supervisor/manager

Requirements:

• Certificate in food production from a reputable institution
• Knowledge of menu planning 
• 5 years’ experience in a four-star hotel or a busy kitchen in an institution
• Have worked previously as either a Chef De Partie or Demi Chef De Partie producing high quality food
• Have had experience of working in a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) compliant kitchen
• Have worked previously as either a Chef De Partie or Demi Chef De Partie producing high quality food
• Experience in pastry, bakery and confectionery production is a requirement

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Responsibilities:

• Lead the team in development, implementation and monitoring of oncology unit based clinical policies and procedures
• Take lead in identification, definition and monitoring of unit based clinical indicators including chemotherapy administration specific indicators.
• Participate in development and evaluation of nursing documents related to oncology to ensure their appropriateness in capturing patient information.
• Assist the nurse manager and lead physician to initiate innovative and evidence-based strategies to improve patient care in all aspects of oncology nursing.
• Participate in the development of a culture of safe practice in collaboration with clinical teams and actively participate in multidisciplinary clinical rounds.
• Participate in evaluation of care and outcomes through Mortality and Morbidity discussions, clinical incidence trends and clinical indicators
• Participate in the establishment of oncology standards of care with unit staff and monitor delivery of care according to established standards.
• Together with the Nurse Manager, conduct regular evaluation of nurses and designs individual development plans based on identified learning/training needs
• Is responsible for staff files and all learning material at unit level
• In collaboration with the Manager NES, fosters the development of nurses to maximum potential through providing educational/training opportunities and exposure to appropriate learning forums.
• Make daily rounds of all patients receiving chemotherapy in the unit and in other medical surgical units, assessing their health status to identify care needs and guides appropriately.
• Review patient allocation to determine correct patient assignment according to the nurse’s competence and patient’s needs.
• Assist the nurses at bedside in patient assessment to identify individual patient needs for patients receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
• Assist nurses to plan and implement individual interventions for oncology patients based on identified patient needs
• Ensure Chemotherapy administration safety by ensuring that all nurses understand chemo safety measures.
• Responsible for continuing education/training, and orientation and settling of new nurses assigned in the unit
• Work closely with nurses at bedside and conducts regular skill checks to identify their training/learning needs, and designs individual training programs
• Designs a plan for continuing unit-based learning and works with the nurse manager to ensure participation of all nurses
• Takes lead in unit based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) projects, Clinical Care Program Certification (CCPC), and ensure participation by nurses.

Requirements:

• Registered nurse with a BSc-Nursing degree
• Bachelor’s Degree or diploma in Oncology nursing is preferred
• Current licensure with the Kenya Nursing Council
• Certification in BLSS
• Minimum 5 years continuous nursing experience in acute care hospital, preferably in oncology unit
• Possess teaching abilities, leadership qualities, professional judgment, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and a sense of professional development
• Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of current practices in nursing