Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing and coordinating implementation of health standards, guidelines, and protocols;
• undertaking specialized diagnosis, care, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients;
• Assessing employees’ fitness for the continuation of work, age assessment, and medical practice among others;
• Planning and managing national healthcare programs at the implementation level directed towards the improvement of health services in the County;
• Developing intervention activities or programs for the training of health staff in the field of community health and health management;
• Promoting International Health Relations; 
• Monitoring and evaluating health projects and programs;
• Providing guidance, training, and development of professional staff in clinical guidance, training and development of professional staff in clinical practice specialty;
• Coordinating outreach activities and services;
• Designing and undertaking research;
• Coordinating health research, analyzing, utilizing, and disseminating research findings in planning activities to improve service delivery;
• Initiating the development of an appropriate health information management system;
• Coordinating provision of quality health care and adherence to health standards;
• Providing specifications for procurement of health supplies and commodities and coordinating training and development and performance management.

Requirements for Appointment 

For appointment to this grade, an Officer must have;

• Served as a Deputy Director of Medical Services/Senior Medical Specialist, Job Group CPSB 03/’R’ for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) degree from an institution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board;
• Master’s degree in any of the following fields; Medicine, Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic surgery, Dermatology, Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine, Microbiology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pediatrics and Child Health, Palliative Medicine, Pathology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Psychiatry, Public Health, Radiology, Health Systems Management, Health Economics, Health Informatics, Epidemiology, Global Health Policy, Public  Health Microbiology and Emerging Infectious Diseases, Biostatistics or equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Medical practitioners and Dentists Board;
• Certificate of registration by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
• Valid practicing license from the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
• Certificate in Strategic leadership development program lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution; and 
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.