Job Description
Vacancy No. CRDR/016/09/23
JOB GRADE: KMR 8
REPORTING TO: Senior Nursing Officer
Person specification:
For appointment to this grade the candidate must have:
• Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Kenya Registered Community
Health Nursing, Nursing, Kenya Registered Midwifery,
Nursing/Midwifery, Nursing/Mental Health and Psychiatry or any other
equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
• Registration Certificate issued by the Nursing Council of Kenya;
• Valid Practicing Licensing from Nursing Council of Kenya;
• At least three years’ experience working in a clinical trial or research
setting will be an added advantage
• Proficiency in computer application skills from a recognized institution;
Skills and Abilities:
• Organizational Skills
• Communication Skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Team player
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide basic triage to study participants
• Assessing study participants and establishing health care needs;
• Planning and implementing care interventions based on study
participants health needs;
• Ensuring infection prevention control providing appropriate healthcare
services, Including, administration of medication,
• Consenting, enrolment and follow up of study participants
• Ensures high quality accurate data collection and recording of
confidential clinical data.
• Maintain adequate amounts of required nursing department supplies.
• Providing health education and counselling on identified health and
socio-economic needs to study participants
• Referring study participants appropriately;
• Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment; and
• Ensuring safe custody of the nursing equipment and nursing records
Terms of Employment
One (1) year renewable contract as per KEMRI scheme of service with a probation
period for the first 3 months. Salary is as per the stated KEMRI scale.