Last Updated on August 8, 2023
Embu County is a county in Kenya. The capital of Embu County and the former Eastern province headquarters, Embu is a large and largely metropolitan area with a population of 608,599 persons. The county borders Kirinyaga to the west, Kitui to the east, Tharaka Nithi to the north, and Machakos to the south. The county occupies an area of 2,821 km2.
We are recruiting to fill the following positions below;
- Medical Officer- 4 Posts
- Registered Clinical Officer III – 4 Positions
- Registered Nurse III – 74 Posts
- Medical Laboratory Technologist III – 10 Positions
Medical Officer- 4 Posts
VACANCY NO. CPSB 04/23 (E)
Terms of Service: Three (3) years Contract
Salary — A fixed monthly salary of One Hundred and Twenty Thousand Shillings (Kshs.120,000).
Duties and Responsibilities
- An officer at this level will work under guidance of a senior officer.
Duties and responsibilities will entail;
- Diagnosing, caring and treating diseases;
- Performing medical and surgical procedures;
- Preparing and responding to emergencies and disasters;
- Participating in management of medicines, medical instruments and equipment;
- Providing health education;
- Maintaining medical records, health Information and data;
- Counselling patients and their relatives on diagnoses and bereavement;
- Teaching and coaching medical students, nursing students and clinical officer
- interns; and
- Preparing requisite documents for registration.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade a candidate must have;
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B; Ch.B.) degree from aninstitution recognized by the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
- Successfully completed a (1) year internship from a recognized institution;
- Registration Certificate from the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board;
- Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.
Registered Clinical Officer III – 4 Positions
VACANCY NO. CPSB 05/23 (E)
Terms of Service: Three (3) years contract
Salary — A fixed monthly salary of Thirty Five Thousand Shillings (Kshs.35,000)
Duties and Responsibilities
- An officer at this level will work under guidance of a senior officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will include;
- Taking history, examining, diagnosing and treating patients’ common ailments at an outpatient or inpatient health facility;
- Implementing Community Health Care activities in liaison with other health workers;
- Guiding and counseling patients, clients and staff on health issues;
- Sensitizing patients and clients on preventive and promotive health;
- Carrying out minor surgical procedures as per training and skills;
- Collecting and compiling clinical data; and
- Referring patients and clients to appropriate health facilities.
Requirement for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have; –
- Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery or Clinical Medicine and Community Health from a recognized institution;
- Certificate of registration from the Clinical Officer’s Council;
- Valid Practicing License from the Clinical Officer’s Council; and
- Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution
Registered Nurse III – 74 Posts
VACANCY NO. CPSB 06/23 (E)
Terms of Service: Three (3) years contract
Salary — A fixed monthly salary of Thirty Five Thousand Shillings (Kshs.35,000)
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level will work under the guidance of a senior officer.
Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail:
- Assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions and evaluating patients outcomes;
- Providing appropriate healthcare service including Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI), immunization, PMTCT, Ante-natal care and delivery, providing health education and counselling to patients/clients and community on identified health needs;
- Referring patients and clients appropriately;
- Facilitating patients’ admission and initiating discharge plans;
- Maintaining records on patients/clients health condition and care;
- Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment; and
- Collecting and compiling data.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: –
- Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Kenya Registered Community
- Health Nursing, Kenya Registered Nursing, Kenya Registered Midwifery,
- Kenya Registered Nursing/Midwifery or Kenya Registered Nursing/Mental
- Health and Psychiatry from a recognized institution.
- Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing council of Kenya;
- Valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya; and
- Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.
Medical Laboratory Technologist III – 10 Positions
VACANCY NO. CPSB 07/23 (E)
Terms of Service: Three (3) years contract
Salary — A fixed monthly salary of Thirty Five Thousand Shillings (Kshs.35,000)
Duties and Responsibilities
An officer at this level will work under the supervision and guidance of a senior and experienced officer. Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail;
Decontaminating working benches:
- Receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and specimens;
- Preparing clients for collection of specimens;
- Receiving, collecting, labelling and registering of specimens;
- Disaggregating specimens for processing and analyses;
- Preparing reagents;
- Examining specimens;
- Writing and recording of results;
- Dispatching the results for use in clinical management;
- Preparing stains;
- Performing blood grouping;
- Issuing blood and blood products to peripheral health facilities; and
- Storing blood products according to their requirements.
Requirements for Appointments
For appointment to this grade a candidate must have: –
- Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologies Board.
- Registration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB)
- Valid Practicing license from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologist Board; and
- Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.
Method of Application
All applicants are requested to download an application form and a detailed document containing requirements relevant to the positions advertised from Embu County website:-www.embu.go.ke
Candidates MUST attach photocopies of the following documents:
- National Identity Card
- Academic, Professional Certificates and Testimonials
- Any other relevant supporting documents.
NB:
- Only short listed candidates shall be contacted.
- The vacancy number of the position being applied MUST be indicated on the envelope and the application form.
- Embu County Public Service Board is an equal opportunity employer hence does
- NOT charge any fee for recruitment.
Any candidate who directly or indirectly canvases shall automatically be disqualified.
Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide chapter six documents during the interview. i.e clearance documents from:
- Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
- Kenya Revenue Authority
- Higher Education Loans Board
- Credit Reference Bureau
- Directorate of Criminal Investigation
All applications should be sent to the undersigned on or before 18th August, 2023.
THE CEO/SECRETARY
EMBU COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
P.O BOX 2871- 60100,
EMBU.