Background information about the job or company

Trans Nzoia County is among the 47 counties established by the Kenya Constitution under article 6(1) and specified in the First Schedule. Article 176 (1) establishes a county government for each county consisting of the county assembly and the county executive. The Trans Nzoia county government was operationalized in March 2013 after the country’s general election with H.E Hon. Patrick Simiyu Khaemba as the first popularly elected Governor.

Responsibilities or duties

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions and evaluating patient's outcomes; diagnosing common health conditions; providing appropriate healthcare service including Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI), Integrated Management of Adolescents and Adulthood illnesses (IMAI), immunization and reproductive health; providing health education and counselling to patients / clients and community on identified health needs; referring patients and clients appropriately; facilitating patients' admission and initiating discharge plans; maintaining records on patients / clients health condition and care; ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment; collecting and collating data for research; evaluating healthcare outcomes on patients / clients and preparing individualised reports; conducting assessment of schools health needs; planning, implementing interventions and preparing periodic reports; and identifying occupational health needs and making appropriate recommendations.

Qualifications or requirements

For appointment to this grade, an officer must have:

• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing, Kenya Registered Nursing, Kenya Registered Midwifery, Kenya Registered Nursing / Midwifery or Kenya Registered Nursing / Mental Health and Psychiatry from a recognized institution;
• A Higher National Diploma in Renal Nursing;
• Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya;
• Valid practising license from the Nursing Council of Kenya;
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.

• Assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions and evaluating patient's outcomes
• Diagnosing common health conditions
• Providing appropriate healthcare service including Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI), Integrated Management of Adolescents and Adulthood illnesses (IMAI), immunization and reproductive health
• Providing health education and counselling to patients / clients and community on identified health needs
• Referring patients and clients appropriately
• Facilitating patients' admission and initiating discharge plans
• Maintaining records on patients / clients health condition and care
• Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment
• Collecting and collating data for research
• Evaluating healthcare outcomes on patients / clients and preparing individualised reports
• Conducting assessment of schools health needs
• Planning, implementing interventions and preparing periodic reports
• Identifying occupational health needs and making appropriate recommendations

• Computer application skills

• Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing, Kenya Registered Nursing, Kenya Registered Midwifery, Kenya Registered Nursing / Midwifery or Kenya Registered Nursing / Mental Health and Psychiatry from a recognized institution
• Higher National Diploma in Renal Nursing
• Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Valid practising license from the Nursing Council of Kenya
• Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution