State Department for Medical Services Senior Deputy Director, Health Management Services-curative Services- (Healthy Ageing, Palliative Care and Older Persons Health) Jobs in Kenya

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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