Director – Medical Services at Embu County Full Time

VACANCY NO. CPSB 21/22 (E)

Duties and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:

• Performing complex and advanced clinical patient management in area of specialization.
• Coordinating training, coaching and mentoring of health personnel
• Managing health stores including essential medicine and /or plant and equipment
• Developing intervention activities or programs for the management of diseases and conditions
• Developing medical standard operating procedures and protocols
• Coordinating emergency response and clinical care
• Coordinating health projects and programmes viii. Managing health information systems
• Carrying out health surveys and research
• Monitoring the provision of forensic and medico-legal service

Requirements for Appointment

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from an institution recognized by Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields; Medicine, Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dermatology, Ear, Nose and Throat, Otorhinolaryngology, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Geriatric„ Internal Medicine, Microbiology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmolo Pediatrics and Child Health, Palliative Medicine, Pathology, Plastic and Reconstructive
• Surgery, Psychiatry, Public Health Radiology, Health Systems Management, Health Economics, Health Informatics, Epidemiology, Global Health Policy, Public Health Microbiology and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Biostatistics or equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
• Certificate of Registration by Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
• Valid practicing license from Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board.
• Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.
• Demonstrate professional competence and managerial capability.