Vacancies at Makueni County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinating Pharmaceutical Services in a health facility;
• Coordinating Medicine and Therapeutics Committee activities in a health facility;
• Developing and reviewing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS) for all pharmaceutical services in the facility;
• Conducting research on medicine utilization;
• Providing continuous professional development education to pharmacists;
• Evaluating appropriateness of donated medical supplies;
• Maintaining pharmaceutical inventories;
• Participating in facility management committees;
• Providing medicinal information in preparation of patient drug management therapies;
• Coordinating preparation of annual work Blane and ensuring they are adhered to; and
• Coordinating capacity building and deployment of pharmacy personnel.

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have;

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) degree from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board: .
• Master’s degree in any of the following: Pharmaceutical Policy Analysis and Formulation, Pharmacognosy and Complementary Medicine; Toxicology; Clinical Pharmacy; Pharmacovigilance and Pharmaco-epidemiology; Medicines Supplies Management, Medicines Regulation; Narcotic and Psychotropic substances control, Pharmaceutics; Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Pharmaceutical Analysis; Tropical and Infectious Diseases; Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry; Industrial Pharmacy; Health Systems Management; Pharmaceutical Care; Health Informatics; Health Economics; Epidemiology; Biostatistics; Medical statistics; Drug Design and Development; Clinical Trials; Quality assurance; Radio Pharmacy; Public Health; Microbiology; or Molecular Pharmacology from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board. Certificate of registration as a Pharmacist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Valid Practicing License from the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership and Development Programme or its equivalent lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution or evidence of enrollment for SLDP;
• A minimum of six (6) years working experience and;
• Demonstrate professional competence and managerial capability.

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertaking general diagnosis, care, treatment and rehabilitation of patients;
• Carrying out specialized clinical care;
• Providing psycho-social interventions;
• Providing clinical services to patients;
• Training, consulting and performing surgeries in various health facilities;
• Carrying out forensic and medico-legal services;
• Coordinating disease surveillance, prevention and control;
• Coordinating health education and promotion;
• Implementing health projects and programs;
• Maintaining up to date health information systems;
• Monitoring provision of health treatment and care;
• Undertaking health research; and
•  Analyzing medial reports.

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) degree from an institution recognized by Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board/Council;
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields: Medicine, Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic surgery, Dermatology, Ear, Nose and throat, Otorhinolaryngology, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Microbiology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Pediatrics and Child Health, Palliative Medicine, Pathology, plastic and Reconstructive Health systems Management, psychiatry, public health, Radiology, Economics, Health Informatics, Epidemiology, Global Health Policy, Microbiology and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Biostatistics or equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board/Council;
• A minimum of six (6) years working experience
• Certificate of Registration by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board/Council;
• Valid practicing license from Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board/Council;
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership and Development Programme or its equivalent lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution or evidence of enrollment for SLDP; and
• Demonstrate professional competence and managerial capability.

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Duties and responsibilities

• Reviewing patients and instructing in writing all the recommendations;
• Undertaking “First-on-call” duties including; clerking, investigating and managing patients;
• Conducting weekly clinic and theatre days;
• Managing health facilities and various tiers in communities;
• Responding to intern calls;
• Training, supervising and mentoring Medical Officers (interns) and other students;
• Performing emergency surgeries;
• Undertaking medico-legal duties including filling of P.3 forms, court attendance andperforming post mortems;
• Undertaking medical examinations and preparing Medical Board proceedings;
• Carrying out community diagnosis, care and treatment;
• Ensuring data and information is collected, transmitted and utilized to benefit the customer and service provider;
• Conducting disease surveillance, prevention and control;
• Carrying out health education and promotion; and
• Preparing medical reports.

For appointment to this grade an officer must have:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) degree from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board/Council;
• A Master’s Degree from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board/Council will be an added advantage;
• A minimum of four (4) years working experience;
• Registration Certificate by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board/Council:
• Valid practicing license from Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board/Council;
• Certificate in Senior Management Course or its equivalent lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution or evidence of enrollment for SMC; and
• Demonstrate professional competence and managerial capability.

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Duties and Responsibilities:

• Selecting, quantifying, procuring and warehousing of medical supplies, Monitoring effective storage of specialized medical supplies requiring cold storage;
• Making entries into the relevant inventory management records and registers;
• Participating in ward rounds to monitor medicine use, interactions and adverse drug reactions;
• Carrying out continuing medical education for health workers in general;
• Conducting health education on appropriate use of medicines to patients;
• Participating in multidisciplinary clinical team activities of patient care;
• Reporting adverse drug reactions and poor-quality medicines;
• Timely preparation of relevant monthly reports and submission to relevant offices;
• Training and mentoring of inters and students attached to the facility;
• Keeping safe custody and maintenance of up to date narcotic and psychotropic substances records;
• Running of poison information centers;
• Dissemination and providing new drug information to health workers and the general public; and
• Supervising pharmaceutical services at lower level health facilities.

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have;

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) degree from an institution recognized by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• A Master’s Degree from an institution recognized by: the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board/Council will be an added advantage;
• A minimum of three (3) years working experience;
• Certificate of registration as a Pharmacist by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board;
• Valid practicing license from Pharmacy and Poisons Board; and
• Certificate in Senior Management Course or its equivalent lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution or evidence of enrollment for SMC; and
• Demonstrate professional competence and managerial capability.