Summary
Date Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
REF: TNH/HRD/NC/07/2022
Reporting to the Charge Nurse, the successful candidate will be responsible for conducting medical and psychological counselling, couple counselling and family therapy to all inpatients, and outpatient, and staff/students’ clients in line with the Hospital’s patient care objectives.

Roles And Responsibilities
• Organize and manage the functions of patient counselling in nursing practice.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to counselling liaison nurses and all nurses as well as a resource person for other hospital staff practicing nurses.
• Conduct ward rounds, liaise with doctors and ward staff for new clients to be counselled.
• Observe and maintain confidentiality and ensure that any revelation of any information is through the right channel.
• Ensure and maintain the expected counselling standards as well as maintain a safe practice and environment for all clients.
• Exercise professionalism and be a role model to the counselling profession within the Hospital.
• Hold brief in absence of the Charge nurse or the social worker.
• Co-ordinate and, maintain and implement the hospitals Cancer support group activities to ensure that clients are satisfied with the care; get holistic care
• Ensure that all inpatients are attended to within 24 hours of the request.
• Keep records of all in and outpatients counselled.
• Participate in the formulation and implementation of nursing standards, procedures and audits, counselling standards, documents and processes in the hospital committees
• Conduct psychological debriefing, individual, couple and family counselling for all staff and others as required.
• Promote good interpersonal relationship with other disciplines in the hospital.
• Stay up to date and ensure effective implementation of all Hospital management and nursing policies; and
• Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time.

Education And Experience
• Diploma in Nursing or Bachelor of Science in Nursing from a recognized institution.
• Diploma in Counselling or any other related field from a recognized institution. Counselling Psychology. A bachelor’s degree in counselling psychology would be an added advantage
• Must be a registered member with the Kenya Counsellors and Psychologists Association and hold a valid practicing license.
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

Job application procedure
• If your background, experience and competence match the above specifications, please send us your application (cover letter & CV/Resume) quoting the job reference number and full contact details of 3 referees, to reach the undersigned not later than 5th August 2022. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We shall ONLY accept ONLINE applications and contact SHORTLISTED candidates.

• Director Human Resources & Operations
• The Nairobi Hospital
• P.O. Box 30026 – 00100
• NAIROBI
• Email: recruitment@nbihosp.org 

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