THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT OF WEST POKOT

DECLARATION OF VACANCIES
Pursuant to the provision of County Government Act , No. 17 of 2012 section 45, 59 (1) (b) the West Pokot County Public Service Board wishes to consider applications from highly qualified results-oriented and self-motivated Kenyan citizens for appointments to the following positions:-

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SANITATION
Medical Officer JG “M” (8 POSTS)
Duties and Responsibilities
• Diagnosing, caring and treating diseases,
• Performing medical and surgical procedures,
• Preparing and responding to emergencies and disasters,
• Participating in management of medicines, medical instrument sand equipment,
• Providing health education, maintaining medical records, health information and data,
• Counselling patients and their relatives on diagnosis and bereavement,
• Teaching and coaching medical students, nursing student sand clinical officer interns, and preparing requisite documents for registration

Requirements for Appointment.
• Bachelor of medicine na bachelor of surgery ( M.B; Ch.B.) degree from a recognized medical practitioners and dentists board
• Successfully completed one (1) year internship from a recognized institution
• Registration license from the medical practitioners and dentists board; and
• Certificate in computer applications skills from a recognized institution

Terms of Service: Contract

Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse JG “H” (22 POSTS)
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assessing, planning, implementing nursing intervention and evaluating patients outcomes,
• Providing appropriate health care service including integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI),
• Immunization, PMTCT, antenatal care and delivery,
• Providing health education and counselling to patients/clients and community on identified health needs,
• Referring patients and clients appropriately,
• Facilitating patients admissions and initiating discharge plans,
• Maintain records on patients/clients health condition and care
• Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment and collecting and compiling data

Requirements for Appointment.
• Diploma in any of the following disciplines, Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing, Kenya Registered Nursing, Kenya Registered Midwifery, Keya Registered Nursing/Midwifery or Kenya Registered Nursing/ Mental Health and Psychiatric from a recognized institution
• Registration certificate issued by the nursing counsel of Kenya,
• Valid practising license from nursing counsel of Kenya
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.

Terms of Service: Contract

Kenya Enrolled Community Health Nurse JG “G” (8 POSTS)
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Assessing patients and clients, and establishing health care needs,
• Planning and implementing nursing care interventions based on patients/clients health needs,
• Providing appropriate health care service, including immunization, antenatal care, delivery, referring patients and clients appropriately
• Evaluating health care outcomes on patients /clients, preparing individualized reports,
• Making appropriate discharge plan for patients,
• Conducting assessment of school health needs
• Planning, implementing interventions and preparing periodic reports,
• Conducting home visits, following up discharged patients/clients, and providing continuity of care
• Treating minor ailments

Requirements for Appointment.
• Certificate in any of the following disciplines: Kenya Enrolled Nurse, Kenya Enrolled Community Health Nurse, Kenya Enrolled Midwifery, Kenya Enrolled Psychiatric Nurse or Enrolled Nurse/ Midwifery from a recognised training institution,
• Enrolment certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya,
• Valid practising license from nursing counsel of Kenya
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.

Terms of Service: Contract

Registered Clinical Officer JG “H” (10 POSTS)
Duties and Responsibilities
• Taking history, examining, diagnosing and treating patients,
• Implementing community health care activities, in liaison with other health workers,
• Guiding and counselling patients, clients and staff on health issues,
• 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
• 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
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution.

Terms of Service: Contract

Medical Laboratory Technologist JG“H” (5 POSTS).
Duties and Responsibilities
• Cleaning and sterilizing laboratory glass ware, services and equipment,
• Receiving and recording submitted samples,
• Preparing laboratory reagents
• Carrying out chemical/ microbiological analysis on samples,
• Carrying out effluent analysis of waste waters,
• Documenting and receiving samples for analysis and disposing laboratory wastes
• In addition, the officer will be expected to assist students attached to laboratories,

Requirements for appointment
• Diploma in Medical Laboratory Technology from a recognized institution.
• Certificate in Computer application skills from a recognized institution.


Nutrition And Dietetics Technologist JG “H” (5 POSTS)
Duties and responsibilities
• Duties and responsibilities at this level will include:
• assessing community nutrition needs;
• following-up on discharge cases from hospitals;
• screening for deficiency diseases and chronic illnesses related to nutrition in a community setting and referring them to various existing programs;
• collecting data on nutrition and dietetics;
• promoting baby friendly community initiatives; conducting community growth, monitoring and promotion activities;
• assisting in community interventions on diet and lifestyle disease prevention and control;
• promoting optimal infant and young child feeding programmes;
• assisting in running out patient supplementary feeding programs and outpatient therapeutic feeding programs;
• Following up and counselling of patients in home-based disease management; and carrying out nutrition health education.

Requirements for Appointment:
• Diploma in Community Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition or Nutrition and Dietetics from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution and;
• Registration by the Council of the Institute of Nutritionists and Dieticians (CIND).

Terms of Service: Contract

Health Records And Information Officer JG ‘H’ (5 POSTS)
Duties and responsibilities
• Receiving patients at hospital reception,
• Registering and booking appointment for patients to clinics and consultants,
• Control of reception, registration and appointment procedures;
• Storing and retrieving medical records and documents,
• Supervision of staff in the section;
• Maintenance of bed bureau and waiting list procedures for inpatients;
• Supervision of storage and retrieval of medical records;
• Coordinating the collection of medical statistics from the various sections of the department.
• Supervision of coding and indexing of diseases and international classification of procedures in medicine;
• Maintenance of patients’ master index, diagnostic index, surgical operation index and other medical records indices;
• All the other duties relating medical records management, which may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements for appointments
• Diploma/Certificate in Health Records and Information Technology from a recognized institution. and
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution.
• Should be registered with the Association of Medical Records Officers of Kenya.

You can access the advertisement details on our website www.westpokot.go.ke  and submit online applications through our email info@westpokotcpsb.ke or myjobs@westpokot.go.ke
All application should be submitted on or before Wednesday 5th April, 2022 to
Secretary/CEO
West Pokot County Public Service Board
P.O Box 577 – 30600 KAPENGURIA

• The County Government of West Pokot is an equal opportunity employer. Youth, Women, person living with Disabilities, Marginalized and Minority Communities are encouraged to apply.
• Canvasing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted