Senior Deputy Director, Health Management Services- Curative Services (Nursing Services) at Public Service Commission Kenya (PSCK)

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities at this level will include: -    

• Coordinating the development, implementation and review of policies, strategies, legislations, guidelines, frameworks, norms, tools, regulations, plans and standards on nursing and midwifery; 
• Spearheading capacity development and technical assistance initiatives for Ministries, Departments, Counties and other Government Agencies (MDCAs) on nursing and midwifery;
• Facilitating provision of technical support to ministries, departments, counties and other government agencies on nursing and midwifery;
• Coordinating the undertaking of health surveys and monitoring of health trends for nursing and midwifery; 
• Initiating and coordinating the development, implementation and review of projects and programmes in nursing and midwifery;
• Collaborating and establishing linkages with relevant stakeholders for nursing and midwifery;
• Providing guidance in the determination of nursing and midwifery data variables;
• Coordinating the dissemination of national health-related data, reports and other knowledge information for nursing and midwifery;  
• Coordinating the undertaking of health research and innovation and maintaining a repository for nursing and midwifery in collaboration with the relevant directorate;
• Collaborating with academic and training institutions to ensure alignment of curricula with national policies and guidelines;
• Providing lead in identification of health resource gaps for nursing and midwifery;
• Mobilization of resources for nursing and midwifery projects and programmes;  
• Initiating and overseeing implementation of projects and programmes for health-related infrastructure, health products and technologies for nursing and midwifery;
• Coordinating quality of care assessment for nursing and midwifery services to ensure adherence to standards and scopes of practice in collaboration with the relevant stakeholders; and
• Spearheading Business Process Re-engineering in nursing and midwifery. 

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -

• Served for a minimum period of three (3) years at the grade of Deputy Director- Medical Services CSG ‘6’ or in a comparable and relevant position in the wider public service;  
• A Bachelors Degree in any of the following: Nursing, Midwifery or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya; 
• A Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Nursing, Public Health, Health Systems Management, Epidemiology, Global Health or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
• Registration and licensing by a recognized regulatory body as applicable;
• Membership to a relevant professional body where applicable; and
• Demonstrated managerial, administrative and professional competencies in work performance and results.