Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job specifications
This is the entry and training grade for Standard and enforcement officers. An Officer at this level will work under guidance and supervision of a senior office. A Standard and Compliance officer may be deployed in either Standards or Compliance Division Standards

Duties and responsibilities entail:
• Processing of applications for private practitioners for nurses and midwives;
• Preparing documentation for the inquiry process into alleged professional misconduct;
• Undertaking nursing and midwifery programmes accreditation process;
• Conducting regular compliance audits in nursing & midwifery training institutions and health facilities;
• Updating compliance information on nursing and midwifery training institutions, internship centers and private practitioners in the database;
• Undertaking joint inspections of health facilities and internship centers together with other regulatory Councils and councils;
• Receiving correspondence and responding to inquiries on compliance;
• Generating quarterly compliance work plans and reports, Generating quarterly quality assurance reports;
• Assessing training institutions for approval of nursing and midwifery programmes;
• Updating the database for approved nursing and midwifery training, Institutions, placement sites and internship centers;
• Preparing quarterly standards work plans and reports;
• Updating records on accredited nursing and midwifery programmes; and
• Receiving correspondences and drafting responses to inquiries on standards of nursing and midwifery.
• Compliance

Duties and responsibilities entail:
• Collecting, compiling, analyzing and summarizing information and trends on quality assurance;
• Implementing quality assurance guidelines, standards, systems and frameworks;
• Preparing quality assurance plans;
• Participating in quality assurance activities and quality audits;
• Enforcing Quality Assurance Policy;
• Updating controlled NCK quality documents;
• Collecting compiling information and documentations on quality assurance; and
• Preparing quality assurance documentation and reports.

Person specifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Nursing, or Midwifery from a recognized institution;
• Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya;
• Valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya;
• Member of a professional association of good standing; and
• Proficiency in computer application skills.

Key Competencies & Skills
• Integrity
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Problem solving skills

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Candidates interested in the above position are expected to obtain and submit with their application valid copies of clearance certificates from the following: Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Higher Educations Loans Board (HELB), Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission(EACC), Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) (certificate of good conduct) and Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) during interview.
If you meet the criteria outline above, please send your application ( as one document in pdf) and attached a detailed cv, copies of National Identity card and current pay slip (certified copy), relevant copies of testimonials and certificates, your daytime contact, and contact of three (3) referees by close of business on Monday, 30th May 2022 to; careers@nckenya.org
Addressed to:
Registrar/CEO
NURSING COUNCIL OF KENYA
P O Box 20056-00200
NAIROBI

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