Nairobi Womens Hospital Vacancies

Nairobi Women’s Hospital is trusted with the healthcare of Women in Africa, and with passion, we deliver healthcare.

We are recruiting for the following high calibre individuals to join our team of healthcare professionals.

Programmes Manager - GVRC

Function Department: Gender Violence Recovery Centre

Location: Adam's Unit

Employment Contract: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 45

Closing Date: 16th January 2011

Reporting to the Executive Director GVRC, this position will be responsible for programme development and leadership including planning, resource mobilization, implementation, coordination and evaluation of all GVRC programmes.

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

1. Resource Mobilization for GVRC programmes; grant management and reporting to donors and partners.
2. Planning, implementing and coordinating all GVRC programs – Administration, Monitoring and evaluation and advocacy.
3. Ensuring budget management
4. Training & Capacity building on gender based violence, human rights, HIV/AIDS and other related areas
5. Public/Community Awareness programs relating to GBV and HIV/AIDS
6. Networking & Social Mapping of likeminded Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), the private sector & other stakeholders to enhance lobbying and advocacy for programs and policies that protect women, men and children from Gender Based Violence.
7. Developing IEC materials for the organization
8. Formulation & Implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of the Centre.
9. Developing, training, motivating and evaluating departmental staff to achieve highest levels of performance
10. Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in management

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or its equivalent.
• At least 4 years relevant work experience as a Program Officer in an NGO.
• Programs development course will be an added advantage
• Must be computer literate with proficiency in Ms. Word, Excel & Outlook
• Strong communication and effective interpersonal skills
• Relevant masters degree will be an added advantage

Projects Officer

Function Department: Risk, Compliance and Expansion

Location: Adam's Unit

Employment Contract: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 45

Closing Date: 20th January 2011

Reporting to the Project’s Manager, this position is key in supporting project implementation for the hospital’s expansion projects.

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

1. Identifying and monitoring key success factors including learning in a completed project for re-application in new sites using project tools
2. Managing assigned project implementation to ensure optimization of resources
3. Preparing project proposals and maintaining project monitoring reports
4. Conducting market business intelligence as pertaining to the project

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor degree in business or equivalent.
• Diploma in project management is an added advantage

Hotel Services Supervisor

Function Department: Hotel Services

Location: TBC

Employment Contract: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 45

Closing Date: 20th January 2011

Reporting to the GM- Unit, this position is key in Planning, coordinating and supervising all housekeeping and catering staff in the hospital.

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

1. Ensuring compliance to departmental standard operating procedures
2. Developing and enforcing SLA (Service Level Agreements) to ensure prompt and efficient service delivery.
3. Ensuring adequate resource allocation to meet budgetary and required standards
4. Ensuring inventory control
5. Collecting and collating weekly and monthly reports as required
6. Ensuring that all equipment, furniture and furnishings are maintained checked and kept in good working order in accordance with correct procedures and reports all relevant faults
7. Developing, training, motivating and evaluating departmental staff to achieve highest levels of performance
8. Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in management
9. Determining & coordinating departmental reporting and communication requirements
10. Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients

Qualifications and Skills

1. HND/Degree in Hotel Management and/or Institutional management

Radiographer

4 Positions

Function Department: Imaging

Location: Adam's Unit/ Ongata Rongai Unit

Employment Contract: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 45

Closing Date: 20th January 2011

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

1. Performing clinical assessment and diagnostic x-ray examinations.
2. Generating images by using cognitive x-ray skills to identify, record, and adapt procedures as appropriate to anatomical, pathological, diagnostic information and images.
3. Differentiating between normal and pathologic findings by using independent judgment during the x-ray exam
4. Managing work schedule with Departmental Manager and/or scheduling work to assure workload coverage.
5. Resolving the problems by addressing problems of patient care as they arise and make decisions appropriately.
6. Taking responsibility for the safety, mental and physical comfort of patients while they are in the radiographer care.
7. Maintaining a daily log of patients seen and completing all required billing information.
8. Ensuring preventive maintenance in handling imaging equipments and work area
9. Maintaining adequate supplies to ensure uninterrupted service to clients.
10. Ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.
11. Establishing and maintaining ethical working relationships and good rapport with all interrelating hospitals, referral or commercial agencies.
12. Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients

Qualifications and Skills

1. Diploma holder in Medical Imaging Sciences from a recognised institution
2. Must be a member of Radiology Board of Kenya

Pharmacy Technologist

Function Department: Pharmacy

Location: Ongata Rongai Unit

Employment Contract: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 45

Closing Date: 20th January 2011

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

1. Receiving, filling and dispensing drugs and medical supplies as ordered or prescribed by a qualified medical practitioners
2. Inventory control
3. Ensuring pharmacy equipments are kept in good working condition
4. Ensuring regular updates on the various pharmacies registers e.g. DDA, ARV’s e.t.c.
5. Filling/storing prescriptions and maintaining them for the required number of years as guided by law
6. Ensuring prompt communication to clients of any therapeutic incompatibilities and potential drug interactions
7. Clarification of prescription to patients and notification of any prescription errors to the prescriber
8. Updating of drug patient bills
9. Generating relevant reports as the basis for the statistical reports on the consumption and balances of stocks in the pharmacy
10. Promoting rational drug therapy
11. Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients

Qualifications and Skills

1. Diploma in Pharmaceutical Technology
2. Valid registration license by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board

Staff Nurses

2 Positions

Function Department: Medical Services

Location:

• Ongata Rongai (1)
• Hurlingham (1)

Employment Contract: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 45

Closing Date: 20th January 2011

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

1. Delivering a professional and high standard of nursing care within the section
2. Orientating new staffs at the section level
3. Maintaining good communication within the section and other sections to provide unified approach to patient care
4. Implementing health and safety regulations and policies and procedure
5. Administering prescribed treatment to patients as necessary.
6. Ensuring patients/clients proper orientation within the section.
7. Ensuring accurate information is relayed to clinical staff on a patient’s condition
8. Responding to and reporting any abnormal recordings to the person in charge
9. Implementing emergency procedure including resuscitation as and when necessary
10. Labeling and dispatching specimens to laboratory promptly and safely
11. Undertaking routine duties to prepare and clear the ward before admission and after discharge
12. Ensuring patients are provided with relevant health education and follow up care.

Qualifications and Skills

1. KRCHN with basic training in specialised area (paediatric, theatre, ICU or Maternity)
2. BSN or its equivalent is an added advantage
3. Membership to a professional body

Entry Nurses

6 Positions

Function Department: Medical Services

Location:

1. Ongata Rongai (2)
2. Adam’s (4)

Employment Contract: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 45

Closing Date: 20th January 2011

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

1. Delivering a professional and high standard of nursing care within the section
2. Maintaining good communication within the section and other sections to provide unified approach to patient care
3. Implementing health and safety regulations, policies and procedure
4. Ensuring information management
5. Administering prescribed treatment to patients as necessary.
6. Ensuring patients/clients proper orientation within the section.
7. Ensuring accurate information is relayed to clinical staff on a patient’s condition
8. Caring for postoperative patient by undertaking and recording post operative observations
9. Responding to and reporting any abnormal recordings to the person in charge
10. Implementing emergency procedures as and when necessary
11. Labeling and dispatching specimens to laboratory promptly and safely
12. Undertaking routine duties to prepare and clear the ward before admission and after discharge
13. Ensuring patients are provided with relevant health education and follow up care.
14. Participating in continuous medical education
15. Ensuring proper documentation, maintaining proper records, confidentiality, and handing over between shifts at all times
16. Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients

Qualifications and Skills

1. KRCHN or equivalent
2. Membership to a professional body

Rider

Function Department: Unit Administration

Location: Ongata Rongai Unit

Employment Contract: Permanent

Hours Per Week: 45

Closing Date: 20th January 2011

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:-

1. Executing messengerial duties both internal and external as advised.
2. Maintaining accurate, fully authorized and updated records as required
3. Ensuring the appropriate maintenance of vehicles in liaison with the Administrator and other staff
4. Ensuring equipment and mail safety
5. Ensuring optimal equipment performance and utilization through daily and routine checks and adherence to the vehicle PPM schedule and carry out minor vehicle maintenance processes (checking tyre pressure, oil levels) and repairs as required.
6. Maintaining mail delivery records.
7. Reporting promptly any defects or problems detected in the vehicles
8. Maintaining cleanliness of the vehicles at all times
9. Ensure Superior Customer Experience to all internal and external clients

Qualifications and Skills

• ‘O’ level certificate
• Clean valid driving license (BCE & Class G) and PSV
• Valid certificate of good conduct

Interested applicants are invited to send their applications and detailed CV with contact details of three referees to the

General Manager, Human Resource
P.O. Box 10552-00100 Nairobi,

clearly marking the application with position applied for.

Applications can also be emailed to vacancies@nwch.co.ke with position applied for as the subject line by 20th January 2012.