Job Description
JOB GROUP CPSB 11/‘H’
Basic Salary: Kshs. 25,470 x 1,110 – 26,580 x 1,120 – 27,700 x 1,150 – 28,850 x 1,170 – 30,020 x 1,250 – 31,270
x 1,300 – 32,570 x 1,380 – 33,950 p.m.
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry and training grade for Diploma holders. 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:
i. Decontaminating working benches, receiving and scrutinizing laboratory requisition forms and
specimens;
ii. Preparing clients for collection of specimens, receiving, collecting, labelling and registering of
specimens;
iii. Disaggregating specimens for processing and analyses, preparing reagents;
iv. Examining specimens, writing and recording of results;
v. Dispatching the results for use in clinical management;
vi. Preparing stains;
vii. Performing blood grouping;
viii. Issuing blood and blood products to peripheral health facilities; and
ix. Storing blood products according to their requirements.
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have: -
i. Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences or any other equivalent qualification from an institution
recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board;
ii. Registration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory technicians and Technologists Board
(KMLTTB);
iii. Valid practicing license from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board; and
iv. Certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.