Consultant Specialist (Paediatrician) Job at Kirinyaga County Public Service Board

CONSULTANT SPECIALIST (PAEDIATRICIAN) - JOB GROUP CPSB ‘04’
ONE (1) POST
Job Ref: KCPSB/MOH/MSP/05/18/09/25
Terms of Service: Permanent & Pensionable

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 Implement clinical decisions for specialised quality inpatient and outpatient
care that includes provision of promotive, preventive, curative and
rehabilitative services;
 Implement hospital programmes within their respective specialities
 Champion continuous quality healthcare standards and patient safety
guidelines
 Assist in mentoring and coaching of staff in the respective specialities;
 Coordinate intervention activities and programs for training health
professionals in community health and health management in
hospitals/health facilities
 Implementing clinical review protocols procedures and work instructions for
the practice of specialized care
 Coordinating and managing referral care within the framework of the hospital
and national referral policies
 Consult with other specialists to solve single or multiple medical issues as
required by patients in the hospital
 Undertaking research activities in the speciality and implement the research
findings to improve quality of service delivery
 Performing emergency medical procedures
 Collaborates, writes and responds to requests for consultation from other
Specialist throughout the Hospital in the diagnosis and management of
patients not directly under his/her care.
 Providing high standards of specialized clinical services to patients in the
wards and specialized clinics
 Performing regular rounds with the registrars and other officers to assist in
patient management.
 Communicating to all patients under their care about the nature of their
illness and the outlook in treatment of their well-being so that they
understand the full extent of their recovery or disability as may be the case.
 Carryout specialized diagnostic, therapeutic medical or surgical procedures
 Accepting responsibility for the teaching of the highest standards of medical
practice to medical specialists-in-training, medical officers, medical interns
and other students;
 Executing Medico-legal duties including filling of P3 forms, court attendance
and forensic duties
 Participating in community diagnosis, preventive & promotive care and
treatment;
 Utilizing patient data to benefit the customer and service provider;
 Undertake medical research & clinical audits and implementing the findings.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPOINTMENT
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must: -
 Masters of Medicine degree in Paediatric or equivalent qualification from an
institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists
Council;
 Bachelor in Medicine and Surgery (MBChB.) degree or its equivalent
qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical
Practitioners and Dentists Council;
 Specialist recognition certificate in Paediatrics from the Kenya Medical
Practitioners’ and Dentist Council;
 Registration Certificate by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists
Council;
 Valid practicing license in Paediatric from Kenya Medical Practitioners and
Dentists Council;
 Demonstrate understanding and commitment to the values and principles as
outlined in article 10 and 232 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010;
 Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010.