Director Nursing Services at Machakos County Public Service Board

Machakos County, nicknamed 'Macha,’ was the first capital city of Kenya and is now an administrative county in Kenya. Machakos is made up of eight (8) constituencies including Machakos Town, Mavoko, Masinga, Yatta, Kangundo, Kathiani, Matungulu, and Mwala. Machakos Town is the administrative capital of the County.

 

Director Nursing Services

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , Diploma , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience3 years
  • LocationMachakos
  • Job FieldMedical / Healthcare 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Giving technical advice in a Nursing field of specialty at national/county level of healthcare services,
  • Development and dissemination of policies, standards and policy guidelines.
  • Developing, implementing and reviewing health care policies relating to nursing services.
  • Initiating development and review of training programmes for nurses
  • Ensuring compliance with nursing standards guidelines and ethics
  • Developing standards and guidelines for nursing commodities
  • Compiling monitoring and evaluation reports of nursing services at county/national government
  • Ensuring recommendations from nursing research from nursing research is utilized to inform policy development
  • Developing departments strategic/work plans
  • Training and development of nursing staff and
  • Annual planning and budgeting for nursing services.

Requirement for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer Must have;

  • Served in the grade of Senior Assistant Director Nursing Services for a minimum period of three (3) years
  • Bachelors’ degree in either Nursing or Midwifery from a recognized institution

OR

  • Higher diploma in any of the following discipline: Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing, Registered Anesthesia Nursing, Kenya Registered Psychiatric Nursing, Kenya Registered Peri-operative Nursing, Kenya Registered Ophthalmology Nursing, Kenya Registered Paediatric, Kenya Registered Critical Care Nursing, Kenya Registered Accident & Emergency Nursing, Kenya Registered Neonatal Nursing, Kenya Registered Nephrology Nursing or Kenya Registered Palliative Nursing from a recognized institution.

OR

  • Diploma in Advanced Nursing in any of the following disciplines, Nursing, Education Psychology, Nursing Administration, Community Health Nursing, Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing or Clinical Care from a recognized institution.
  • Masters’ Degree in any of the following disciples: Nursing, Midwifery, Medical Surgical Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, Critical Care Nursing, Oncology and Palliative Care Nursing Forensic Nursing, Community Health Nursing, Nursing Education, Nursing Management or Geriatric Nursing from a recognized institution.
  • Registration certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya.
  • Valid practicing license from the nursing Council of Kenya
  • Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution and
  • Demonstrated a high degree of professional competence and administration capability as well as broad experience in Nursing and Health standards and programmes.
     

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Machakos County Public Service Board on jobs.machakos.go.ke to apply

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