Key responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments and implement individualised care plans for critically ill and high-dependency patients.
• Provide continuous monitoring and management of patients\’ vital signs, neurological status, haemodynamic parameters and overall clinical condition.
• Provide specialised nursing care to patients requiring mechanical ventilation, oxygen therapy, vasoactive medications, sedation and other critical care interventions.
• Recognise and promptly respond to clinical deterioration and emergencies, including cardiac arrest, initiating appropriate interventions and escalation.
• Ensure safe medication administration, infection prevention and control, pressure injury prevention and other critical care patient safety practices.
• Maintain accurate nursing documentation, fluid balance records, observation charts and structured patient handovers while providing appropriate patient and family support.
• Ensure readiness and proper utilisation of critical care equipment and supplies, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in clinical audits, mortality reviews, CME and quality improvement initiatives.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A MATERNITY NURSE

• Diploma in nursing (KRCHN)
• Registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya ( NCK)
• Valid practicing licence
• 2 years experience in maternity unit
• Training in Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) is an added advantage

CLINICAL COMPETENCIES

The nurse should demonstrate competence in:

• Antenatal care assessment and monitoring
• Labour monitoring and use of Labour Care Guide ( LCG)
• Immediate newborn care and assessment
• Neonatal resuscitation
• Early identification and management of obstetric emergencies
• Maternal and neonatal documentation

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain operating theatres, ensuring cleanliness, functionality and availability of surgical equipment, instruments and consumables.
• Undertake preoperative patient preparation, including patient identification, procedure verification, positioning and completion of surgical safety checklists.
• Perform scrub and circulating nursing duties, assist surgical and anaesthetic teams and maintain strict aseptic techniques throughout surgical procedures.
• Monitor patients during the perioperative period, conduct surgical instrument, needle and swab counts, and facilitate safe patient transfer and handover to recovery.
• Ensure appropriate handling, decontamination, sterilisation, storage and maintenance of surgical instruments and theatre equipment in collaboration with CSSD.
• Maintain accurate theatre documentation, surgical records and specimen handling processes while monitoring stock levels and availability of theatre supplies.
• Support theatre scheduling, turnaround time management and efficient utilisation of resources while upholding patient safety, infection prevention standards and participating in clinical audits and quality improvement initiatives.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct pre-anaesthetic assessments, review investigations, evaluate patient risks and determine suitability for anaesthesia in consultation with the attending clinician.
• Develop and administer appropriate anaesthetic plans, including general, regional and local anaesthesia, for elective and emergency surgical procedures, including obstetric emergencies.
• Provide continuous intraoperative monitoring and management of patients, including airway management, ventilation, oxygenation and haemodynamic stability.
• Recognise and manage anaesthetic emergencies and perioperative complications, including difficult airways, anaphylaxis, cardiac arrest and haemodynamic instability.
• Provide post-anaesthetic care, monitor patient recovery and facilitate safe handover to recovery or critical care teams.
• Ensure availability, functionality and proper utilisation of anaesthetic equipment, medications and supplies while maintaining accurate clinical and anaesthetic records.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in clinical audits, morbidity and mortality reviews, CME activities and quality improvement initiatives while upholding patient safety and infection prevention standards.