Clinical Officer
Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
Date Posted | February 14, 2023 |
Category |
Health Care / Medical
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Job Type |
Full-time
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Currency | KES |
Description
We provide life-changing education to empower girls, end harmful traditional practices, and uplift rural communities in Kenya. We believe that every girl, no matter where she is born, deserves a chance to dream and achieve her full potential. When a girl is empowered to learn, grow, and lead, the future is bright. This is Kakenya’s Dream.
Job Purpose:
To ensure a successful launch of a new youth-friendly health facility and the continuous delivery of high-quality health services in a remote region without sufficient access to affordable quality healthcare.
Duties and Responsibilities
- To ensure implementation of government and best practices standards and procedures for clinical services.
- Oversee the start-up, planning, and launch of a new clinic.
- Oversee the staff and ensure successful Implementation of Work Plans and targeted goals
- Ensure a consistent high level of quality in clinical services that results in positive health outcomes and satisfactory experience for the clients.
- Provide Clinical Services in the facility
- Implement Primary Health Care Programs
- Serve as the primary staff liaison to the community board overseeing operations.
Job Specifications
Required Qualifications:
- Higher Diploma in Clinical Medicine/ BSc Clinical Medicine
- Registration with a relevant professional body
- At least five years’ experience as a clinical officer in a busy health facility. Experience managing a clinic/youth-friendly facility will be an added advantage. In addition, preference will be given to candidates that have experience launching a new clinic and dealing with harmful traditional practices such as FGM.
Essential skills and competence
- Knowledge of clinical standards and procedures
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong operational experience (the ability to run a facility)
- Ability to train, mentor and coach
- Comprehensive understanding of health challenges
- Good interpersonal skills
- Team player
Personal attributes
- Observes confidentiality
- Meets Constitutional requirements on integrity
Applying Instructions
Submit your CV, copies of relevant documents and Application to jobs@kakenyasdream.org
Use the title of the position as the subject of the email