State Department for Medical Services Senior Deputy Director, Health Management Services-curative Services- (Healthy Ageing, Palliative Care and Older Persons Health) Jobs in Kenya
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: Medicine and Surgery, Clinical Medicine/Higher National Diploma in Clinical Medicine, Nursing, or any other equivalent qualification from a university recognized in Kenya;
A Masters Degree in any of the following disciplines: Geriatrics, Internal Medicine,
Palliative Medicine, Clinical Medicine (Family Medicine), Nursing (Geriatrics), Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Systems Management, 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.
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 palliative, health ageing and older persons’ care;
Spearheading capacity development and technical assistance initiatives for Ministries, Departments, Counties and other Government Agencies (MDCAs) on palliative, health ageing and older persons care;
Facilitating provision of technical support to ministries, departments, counties and other government agencies on palliative, health ageing and older persons care;
Coordinating the undertaking of health surveys and monitoring health trends for palliative, health ageing and older persons care;
Initiating the development, implementation and review projects and programmes for palliative, health ageing and older persons care;
Collaborating and establishing linkages with relevant stakeholders for Palliative, Health ageing and Older persons care;
Providing guidance in the determination of Palliative, Health ageing and Older persons care data variables;
Coordinating the dissemination of national aged care data, reports and other knowledge information in collaboration with relevant stakeholders;
Coordinating the undertaking of health research and innovation and maintain a repository for aged care in collaboration with the relevant directorate;
Providing lead in identification of health resource gaps palliative, health ageing and
older persons care;
Mobilization of resources for palliative, health ageing and older persons care;
Initiating and overseeing implementation of projects and programmes for health related infrastructure, health products and technologies for palliative, health ageing and older persons care;
Coordinating designing and development of regional centers of excellence for palliative, health ageing and older persons care; and
Spearheading Business Process Re-engineering in palliative, health ageing and older persons care.
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; State Department for Medical Services Senior Deputy Director, Health Management Services-curative Services- (Healthy Ageing, Palliative Care and Older Persons Health) Jobs in Kenya
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