Key Responsibilities and Job Dimensions

• Offer health care services to patients by taking history, examining patients, carry out investigations, prescribe treatment, follow-up of patients, and give health education talks.
• Maintain and review patient records, charts and other pertinent information.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Guide and counsel patients, clients, and staff on health issues.
• Respond to enquiries relating to patients, lab requests, x-rays, prescription requests, etc.
• Coordinate appointments for specialist referrals, x-rays, lab tests, etc. and convey pertinent instructions and information to the patient.
• Attend to clinical care centres patients and manage opportunistic infections.
• Conduct continuous medical education and health educations as may be required.
• Work with other team members and staff of other cadres in ensuring quality service provision.
• Be accountable for any equipment assigned and report to the line manager as may be required.
• Collect data and compile clinical reports.
• Collect and compile data for research on clinical services.
• Undergo coaching by more experienced clinical officers to achieve professional competences.
• Apply the SHOFCO’s health standard treatment and patient management.

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine and Community Health or Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery.

Professional Qualifications

• Registered clinical officer preferably trained at KMTC.
• Registration with clinical officer’s council with Current Practicing license is mandatory.

Other requirements (unique/job specific)

• 3 years’ experience in a busy health facility.
• Basic HIV training / experience.
• Ability to: Take medical history of the patient, perform a thorough physical examination, order appropriate investigations, make correct diagnosis, prescribe and treat and Do patient follow-up.

Perform minor surgical procedures

Functional Skills

• Adopting practical approaches
• Inviting feedback
• Making decisions
• Meeting timescales

Behavioural Competencies/Attributes

• Interacting with people
• Taking action
• Following procedures
• Upholding standards
  

  Interested applicants should send their applications together with a detailed CV to [email protected] quoting their current and expected salaries. The Subject should clearly indicate the position being applied for. Applications without this information will not be considered. Shortlisting will be done on a rolling basis and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.