Job Description
STANDARDS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER, NCK JOB GRADE 6 – ( 5 – Positions) – TERMS OF SERVICE – PERMANENT
Job specifications
This is the entry and training grade for Standard and enforcement officers. An Officer at
this level will work under guidance and supervision of a senior office. A Standard and
Compliance officer may be deployed in either Standards or Compliance Division.
Standards
Duties and responsibilities entail:
i. Processing of applications for private practitioners for nurses and midwives;
ii. Preparing documentation for the inquiry process into alleged professional misconduct;
iii. Undertaking nursing and midwifery programmes accreditation process;
iv. Conducting regular compliance audits in nursing & midwifery training institutions and
health facilities; Updating compliance information on nursing and midwifery training institutions,
internship centers and private practitioners in the database;
v. Undertaking joint inspections of health facilities and internship centers together with
other regulatory Councils and councils;
vi. Receiving correspondence and responding to inquiries on compliance;
vii. Generating quarterly compliance work plans and reports, Generating quarterly quality
assurance reports;
viii. Assessing training institutions for approval of nursing and midwifery programmes;
ix. Updating the database for approved nursing and midwifery training, Institutions,
placement sites and internship centers;
x. Preparing quarterly standards work plans and reports;
xi. Updating records on accredited nursing and midwifery programmes; and
x. Receiving correspondences and drafting responses to inquiries on standards of
nursing and midwifery.
Compliance
Duties and responsibilities entail:
i. Collecting, compiling, analyzing and summarizing information and trends on quality
assurance;
ii. Implementing quality assurance guidelines, standards, systems and frameworks;
iii. Preparing quality assurance plans;
iv. Participating in quality assurance activities and quality audits;
v. Enforcing Quality Assurance Policy;
vi. Updating controlled NCK quality documents;
vii. Collecting compiling information and documentations on quality assurance; and
viii. Preparing quality assurance documentation and reports.
Person specifications
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
i. Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: - Nursing, or Midwifery from a
recognized institution;
ii. Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya;
iii. Valid practicing license from Nursing Council of Kenya;
iv. Member of a professional association of good standing; and
v. Proficiency in computer application skills.
Key Competencies & Skills
i. Integrity
ii. Communication skills
iii. Organizational skills
iv. Ability to work under pressure
v. Interpersonal skills
vi. Ability to work in a team
vii. Problem solving skills