Duties and Responsibilities
The duties will include:-

Providing administrative support services to health-related projects;
Coordination of  County Government Health Programmes and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) involved in the delivery of health care services or in health-related services;
Reviewing, formulating and implementing health and administrative policies, procedures and... programmes; and
Effective supervision, deployment, discipline, training and development of staff in the health administrative service.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Served in the grade of Senior Deputy Chief Health Administrative Officer, Job Group CPSB 05/’P’ or in a comparable position for a minimum period of three (3) years;
Have a Bachelors’ degree in any of the following Social Sciences: - Government, Anthropology, Sociology, Business Administration, Public Administration, Commerce, Economics, Law or its equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
Masters’ degree in any of the following fields; Health Management, Hospital Administration, Health Planning, Public Health, Health Economics and Business Administration or its equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution; and
Demonstrated outstanding professional competence and administrative ability in the management of health services in a large health institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities

Collection of bodies from wards; 
Performing autopsy procedures; 
Body embalming; admission and dispatch of bodies; 
Cleaning of the mortuary; 
Cleaning of mortuary equipment and body reconstruction;
Wrapping in mortuary sheets, labelling and storing of dead bodies in the Cold room of the mortuary; and
Keeping of appropriate registers for receipt and delivery... of dead bodies at the mortuary;

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Minimum of KCSE C- (Minus);
Certificate in Mortuary Science or any other equivalent from a recognized institution;
License from Kenya Health Professionals Oversight Authority; and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution more

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade for this cadre.  An officer at this level will work under the supervision of a Senior Officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: 

Undertaking preventive maintenance and repairs of medical/hospital equipment, plants, instruments and furniture; 
Requisitioning for spare parts and consumables; 
Taking... inventory of medical/hospital equipment, furniture and plants; 
Collecting information for research; 
Collecting information on medical engineering services for input into the integrated health information management system; 
Carrying out minor repairs of health facilities and utilities; and 
Implementing Medical Engineering Programmes and Projects.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in Medical Engineering or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution; and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institutio more

Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry grade into this cadre.  An officer at this level will work under the guidance and supervision of a senior officer. 
Duties and responsibilities will entail: 

Receiving and identifying patients for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; 
Providing basic diagnostic and therapeutic radiography services; 
Caring for and counseling patients and... their guardian before, during and after the examination; 
Applying radiation safety measures to self, patient and the public; and 
Performing routine quality control checks.
Providing radiographic services to the patients;
Processing, verifying and maintaining information relating to patients; and
Ordering and maintaining records of radiographic and photographic supplies.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in Radiography, Medical Imaging Sciences, Diagnostic Radiography/Medical Imaging Sciences, Ultrasound, Computerized Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy and Digital Medical imaging equipment or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;-
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C (plain) with grade C (plain) in English/Kiswahili, Biology/Biological Sciences or Physics/Physical Sciences and C- in Mathematics; and
Certificate in computer applications from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities

An officer at this level will be responsible for handling psychosocial problems of patients in a hospital or psychiatric unit; and  
This will include extracting psychosocial information from the patient and observation of causal factors which might be useful to the treatment plan and the implementation of patient’s treatment programme and follow-up on... discharge.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines; Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Mental Health or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry grade into the orthopaedic Technologists Cadre.  An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer.  
Duties and responsibilities involve: 

Provision of supportive services in orthopaedics which entail preparation and fitting of appliances that are required in orthopaedics in health institutions; 
Assessing patients... needs; 
Verification and maintaining information relating to patients; and
Ordering and maintaining records of supplies as well as guiding, supervising and counseling of staff working under him/her.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in Orthopaedic Technology or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution; and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry and training grade into this cadre.  An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer. An officer at this level may be deployed at a Sub-County Office or Sub-County Hospital and will be exposed to various administrative duties which will include: 

Procurement, provision and maintenance of facilities;
Preparation of... budgets;
Overseeing welfare of staff and patients; and 
Ensuring their security and general upkeep of the hospital.  

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: 

Bachelors degree in any of the following Social Sciences: Government, Anthropology, Sociology, Business Administration, Public Administration, Commerce, Health Economics or equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
Valid KAHA Certificate; and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade for this cadre.  An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer and experienced officer.  Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: 

Receiving and documenting patients at hospital reception; 
Registering and booking appointment for patients to clinics and consultants; 
Storing and... retrieving medical records documents; 
Preparing clinics; 
Updating bed bureau; 
Editing of patient case records; 
Gathering data from different sources; 
Capturing data from service pints; 
Maintaining record safety and confidentiality; 
Storing and retrieving patient master index; 
Directing patients to relevant clinics; 
Scheduling of patients to the consultants and speciality clinics; 
Assigning codes to diseases and surgical procedures according to the international classification of diseases procedures in medicine; and 
Preparing Health records and reports.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in Health Records and Information Technology from a recognized institution; and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry grade into the Occupational Therapists Cadre.  An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer. Specifically, duties and responsibilities will involve: 

Assessing and formulating patient’s treatment plan; 
Maintaining records and data relating to patients; 
Collecting data for operational research; 
Sensitizing the... community on occupational therapy issues; and 
Preparing periodic reports.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in Occupational Therapy from a recognized institution; and 
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade for this cadre.  An officer at this level will work under the guidance and supervision of an experienced officer.  Duties and responsibilities entail: 

Manipulating and reducing fractures and dislocations; 
Fixing and removing casts, bandages to and from patients; 
Correcting Congenital Talipes... Equiano-Varus(C.T.E.V.); 
Participating in the management of minor orthopaedic and trauma cases in emergencies and accidents;
Sensitising and creating awareness on orthopaedic trauma conditions to the communities; and 
Counseling patients/clients on issues regarding orthopaedic trauma.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have;

Certificate in either Orthopaedic Plaster and Traction Technology or Orthopaedic Plaster Technology from a recognized institution; and
Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre.  Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: 

Visiting homes to determine health situations and dialogue with household members; 
Identifying and sensitizing communities on health interventions; 
Identifying common ailments and minor injuries at community level; 
Collecting health data at... household level for analysis; 
Distribution of information education communication materials, mosquito nets and other commodities to households; 
Identifying defaulters of health interventions and other health cases and referring them to health facilities; and 
Maintaining and updating health data using health registers.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Certificate in any of the following disciplines; Community Health, Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or Community Development from a recognized institution; and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: 

Preparing and implementing therapeutic diets for outpatients and inpatients;
Providing guidelines on diets for existing and emerging diseases for hospital use and home-based care;
Treating and counseling patients using specialised dietetic nutritionally modified products;
Implementing the nutrition and... dietetic process including screening;
Assessing, formulating and  implementing nutrition interventions and evaluating outcomes;
Providing nutrition support in patient management in healthcare facilities;
Developing and disseminating nutrition behavior change;
Implementing nutrition health programmes; and
Collecting and compiling nutrition data.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Bachelor Degree in any of the following disciplines: Foods, Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietetics/Clinical Nutrition, Community Nutrition, Food Science, Home Economics or its equivalent qualification from a recognized Institution;
Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND); and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry and training grade into this cadre.  An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer. Specific duties and responsibilities will involve: 

Providing Physiotherapy services to inpatients and outpatients at an outpatient unit/ward/health institution; 
Assessing patient needs including rehabilitation; 
Verifying and... maintaining information and records relating to patients; 
Screening, assessing and providing therapeutic exercises, manual therapy, electrotherapy and hydrotherapy as per the patients/clients formulated treatment plan; 
Collecting data for operational research; 
Sensitizing the community on Physiotherapy issues; and 
Preparing periodic reports.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in Physiotherapy from a recognized institution;
Certificate of Registration from the Physiotherapy Council of Kenya (PCK);
Current certificate of practice from the Physiotherapy Council of Kenya (PCK); and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade for Diploma holders.  An officer at this level will work under the supervision and guidance of a senior and experienced officer.  Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: 

Decontaminating working benches, receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimens; 
Preparing clients for collection of... specimens, receiving, collecting, labelling and registering of specimens; 
Disaggregating specimens for processing and analyses, preparing reagents; 
Examining specimens, writing and recording of results; 
Dispatching the results for use in clinical management; 
Preparing stains; 
Performing blood grouping; 
Issuing blood and blood products to peripheral health facilities; and 
Storing blood products according to their requirements.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board;
Registration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB);
Valid practicing license from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board; and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade for Degree holders.  An officer at this level will work under the supervision and guidance of a senior and experienced officer.  Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: 

Receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimens; 
Preparing clients for collection of specimens; 
Receiving, collecting,... labeling and registering patient’s specimens; 
Preparing laboratory reagents; examining specimens; writing and recording results; 
Preparing stains and reagents; 
Recruiting, and preparing and bleeding of blood donors for transfusion services.  Performing blood groupings; 
Storing blood products according to their requirements; 
Screening for blood transfusion transmissible infections; 
Issuing blood and blood products to peripheral health facilities; 
Preparing blood products; and
Collecting and analyzing procedures (SOP) supervising the disinfection, washing and sterilization of apparatus, and mentoring trainees on practical attachment.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Bachelors degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board.;
Registration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB); and
Valid practicing license from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board. more

Duties  and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade into this cadre.  An officer at this level will work under guidance of a senior officer.  Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: 

Taking history, examining, diagnosing and treating patients’ common ailments at an outpatient or inpatient health facility; 
Implementing community health care activities in liaison... with other health workers; 
Guiding and counseling patients, clients and staff on health issues; 
Sensitizing patients and clients on preventive and promotive health; 
Carrying out minor surgical procedures as per training and skill; 
Collecting and compiling clinical data; and 
Referring patients and clients to appropriate health facilities.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery or Clinical Medicine and Community Health from a recognized institution;
Certificate of Registration from the Clinical Officers’ Council; and
Have Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry and training grade for this cadre.  An officer at this level will provide Environmental Health Extension services in the area of deployment, where specific duties and responsibilities will include: 

Mobilizing, sensitizing and advising communities on matters related to environmental health; 
Referring health cases to relevant health... facilities; 
Carrying out immunization; 
Identifying environmental health issues at community level; 
Organizing community health days to advise communities on common public health issues; 
Collecting and maintaining up to date records of services rendered; 
Assessing health needs of the community; 
Implementing vector, vermin and rodent control measures; and 
Implementing integrated mosquito control strategies.

Requirements for Appointment 
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in Environmental Health Science or Public Health Inspection from a recognized institution; and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This will be the entry and training grade for this Cadre.  Specific duties will include: 

Participating in oral health demonstrations, exhibitions and giving lectures to communities and schools, collecting data for fluoride testing in water samples, analyzing and interpreting results and advising the relevant authorities accordingly;   
Diagnosis and treatment of... common dental conditions;
Temporary and permanent dental restorations;
Reducing simple fractures of jaws, extractions and disimpactions; 
Drainage of dental abscess; and
Suturing to stop bleeding and prescription of analgesics and anti-biotics.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C(plain) and grace C (plain) in English/Kiswahili and Biology/Biological Sciences and grade C- (Minus) in either Chemistry, Physics/Physical Sciences, Mathematics or General Sciences; and Diploma in either Environmental Health Science or Public Health Inspection from a recognized institution; and
Diploma in Community Oral Health from Kenya Medical Training College or its equivalent from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry grade into this cadre.  An officer at this level will work under supervision of a senior officer.  Duties and responsibilities include; 

Receiving and recording all patient work and interpreting patient prescriptions; 
Disinfecting impressions; casting impressions; 
Making acrylic complete/partial repairs; and 
Participating in oral/dental... health promotion.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in Dental Technology or its equivalent qualification;
Certificate of registration from the Kenya Dental Technologists Association; and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade for this cadre.  An officer at this level will be responsible for dispensing drugs/medicines to patients under supervision of a senior officer. Specific duties and responsibilities at this level will include: - 

Receiving, interpreting, and processing prescriptions; 
Recording prescriptions in a pharmacy unit; 
Pre-packing,... repacking and writing instructions on labels; 
Counseling patients on usage of drugs in a pharmacy unit; 
Maintaining drug registers/books; and 
Stock-taking of drugs and medicinal devices on monthly basis.

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

Diploma in either Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Technology or equivalent qualification approved by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board from a recognized institution; 
Certificate of Enrollment as a Pharmaceutical Technologist awarded by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB); and
Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution. more