Assistant Director Clinical Services at Machakos County Public Service Board

Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementing clinical service programs, procedures, guidelines, standards, ethics and quality assurance systems;
• Providing clinical and family health care services in health institutions and communities;
• Reviewing medico-legal standards and guidelines;
• Implementing referral strategies and guidelines in liaison with other stakeholders;
• Identifying skills mix and training for quality service provision in the relevant specialized service areas including ear, nose and throat/audiology, ophthalmology and cataract surgery, child health and pediatrics, anesthesia, orthopedics and trauma, epidemiology, lung and skin, reproductive health, dermatology and venereology, forensic medicine,
• Medical education, health economics and policy, health systems management, psychology, family and community health services; leading and organizing health management teams and convening health management committee meetings at level 4 and 5 health facilities;
• Providing specialized services including and not limited to child health and pediatrics, epidemiology, reproductive health, medical education, health systems management, mental health and psychiatry, family and community health services;
• Undertaking research on critical health issues and emerging trends;
• Capacity building for disaster preparedness and emergency response; and coaching and mentoring staff.

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, an officer Must have;

• Served in the grade of Principal Clinical Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• Bachelors’ degree in Clinical Medicine and Community Health
• Masters degree in any of the following disciplines: Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Reproductive Health, Tropical Medicine, Coroner and Forensic Medicine, Family Health, Health Systems Management, International Health, Community Health and Development, Health Economics or Disaster Management from a recognized institution;)
• Certificate of registration from clinical officers’ council
• Valid practicing license 
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution; and
• Demonstrated professional competence and managerial capability as reflected in work performance and results.