JOB ADVERTISEMENT-NURSING OFFICER LWALA

JOB ADVERTISEMENT-NURSING OFFICER
Job Title: Nursing Officer
Location: Lwala Hospital
Start date: December, 2025
Organizational Background
Founded by a group of committed Kenyans, Lwala unlocks the potential of communities to advance their
own comprehensive well-being and improve health outcomes. We support communities to design,
implement, and evaluate solutions to their most pressing health challenges. To address systemic inequities
in health outcomes–and a health system that often leaves communities out of decision-making–Lwala
deploys a community-led health model that has 4 pillars: professionalized community health workers
(CHWs), community health committees, health facilities, and data. Lwala is an organization rooted in the
communities we serve. When it comes to improving health outcomes, we believe that communities should be
in the driver’s seat–no one can identify challenges and solutions better than communities themselves. Our
model centers communities as leaders and change-makers breaking cycles of inequity.
Job Summary
Lwala Community Alliance is seeking to employ a dedicated and skilled Nursing Officer. The position is
responsible for ensuring that the hospital provides professional, ethical and high-quality nursing care to
patients and clients, while promoting consistent provision of quality health services delivery that exceeds
quality of care for a level 3 health facility.
Roles and Responsibilities
Work requirements and tasks will be guided by the following Key Result Areas (KRAs):
General Nursing Care
● Provide quality medical care to both in-patients and outpatients
● Follow universal hygiene standards taking into consideration quality and continuity of care.
● Obtain health histories and perform comprehensive physical examinations, including psychosocial,
functional, and developmental assessment.
● Apply medical knowledge and skills to develop differential diagnoses and aided by diagnostic and
laboratory results, develop/order therapeutic plans of care according to MOH and Lwala protocols
and evidence-based practice standards.
● Evaluate patient’s response to plan of care and modify as needed. Provide patient/family counselling
and education.
● Consult with other health care professionals to provide the optimum level of care.
● When necessary, arrange for patient referrals or consultations to other health facilities for specialty
or higher-level management and accompany patients on referrals as needed.
● Document all aspects of patient care and maintain accurate and complete medical records.
● Actively participate in clinical training programs, including on-job training and skills building and
training for professional development, and continually improve and update self to be able to function
in all departments within the facility (ANC, MCH, PSC, OPD, and in-patient).
● Participate in Continuous Medical Education(CMEs), case review meetings, and brown bag lunches
and grand rounds as scheduled.
● Assist with outreaches or other activities such as health talks or community programs.
● Ensure that the Health Facility is always in clean condition, by performing duties such as sterilising
equipment, packaging kits, and changing patient sheets.
● Maintain organisation of supplies and other materials in the facility, work with team supervisor and
other staff to indicate the needs in medical equipment and drugs
● Document all activities and record vitals as indicated by patient status and Lwala protocol.
● Provide proper hand-off of patients during shift change.
● Follow the reporting chain for conflict, loss or damage property, complaints, etc
● Plan and educate patients on their conditions for continuity of care both at the facility and home
Triage Nurse
● Receive patients at the Clinic after registration and take the patient’s vitals carefully and accurately.
● Examine patients giving highest priority to the injured or severely ill patients and assist them to
the emergency/treatment room.
● Assess and triage urgent and emergency cases and consult with the Clinical Officer on-call/duty to
assist
● Keep updated files and records of patients.
● Ensure availability of equipment/instruments that may be required.
● Mobilise all the staff required to handle emergency cases professionally and with speed.
● Ensure patient information is treated and handled with highest confidentiality.
● Prepare and present reports on each patient as necessary.
● Ensure general cleanliness of the area the triage nurse is operating in.
● Ensure smooth patient flow at all times liaising with other professionals
Inpatient Nurse
● When monitoring inpatients, obtain vital signs, deliver scheduled medications, and carry out patient
care in accordance to the set protocols and in consultation with the multidisciplinary team
● Administer medication to patients.
● Answer patients’ calls and attend to requests promptly and provide personal care and support when
needed; helping them to turn in bed, support in walking, responding to calls for assistance, changing
uniform and bed linen etc, as necessary
● Conduct safe deliveries according to standards and protocols.
● Decontaminate, clean, sort, sterilise and store surgical instruments and assist in management of
medical equipment and drugs
● Ensure facility is kept clean, tidy and orderly, and prevent highly infectiously materials or
instructions by carbolizing beds, damp dusting and bed making, as appropriate
● Ensure maintenance of documentation and records as per care procedures and standards of personal
and professional conduct
● Adhere to universal infection control standards when carrying out their duties
● Ensure patient comfort and safety needs are met and employ use of equipment safely and property
(foot stools, side rails, restraints, etc.)
● Ensure patients get bedpans and urinals and disposal as appropriate.
● Ensure feeding, dressing and undressing and cleaning of patients, as is necessary.
Maternal Child Health(MCH) and Elimination of Mother to Child Transmission(EMTCT)
● Receive and examine all clients/patients at the Clinic.
● Perform triage tasks and routine counselling to all clients.
● Advise and provide all family planning methods – short-term, long term, permanent.
● Provide provider Initiated Counselling and Testing (PITC services to women coming to the antenatal
clinic for the first time.
● Provide quality EMTCT protocol to pregnant mothers and their babies.
● Provide quality MCH and Family Planning services at the clinic and Homebased care centres.
● Ensure adherence to sound training and best practice on pregnancy/HIV/AIDs.
● Reinforce focused antenatal care for all expectant mothers.
● Manage targeted post-natal care
● Provide immunization services i.e. BCG, Polio, Measles, etc. to all eligible children
● Ordering of immunization commodities through Subcounty storeMonitor growth for children under
the age of five.
● Provide counselling services and testing of antenatal mothers and partners on EMTCT
● Create awareness through micro teaching on various topics i.e. Nutrition, Breast feeding , weaning
etc. in collaboration with Nurses.
● Conduct the EMTCT support groups in collaboration with mentor mothers
● Conduct defaulter training services through the support of community health promoters
● Educate mothers on continuity of care post-delivery.
● Ensure up-to-date and accurate documentation/records of clients and activities are securely handled
at the clinic.
Documents/Records
● Document all patient information and test results in the appropriate database and records
● Document all processes and results to ensure availability of supportive information
● Implementing all set stock control procedures to ensure accountability
● Ensure that data from the lab is handled confidentially at all times
● Adhere to data protection policy
● Prepare the clinic returns/expense reports for funds received on a weekly/monthly basis.
● Work in liaison with the accounts office to quantify what is needed and order laboratory chemicals
with attached reports on usage.
Health and Safety Systems
● Comply with all relevant safety and infection control policies and procedures and ensure tidiness of
laboratory rooms, benches, and proper house-keeping.
● Contribute to a safe and secure environment for patients, visitors, clinicians and co-workers by
following established standards and procedures; comply with local and national legal regulations.
● Maintain quality results by running standards and controls, verify equipment function through
routine equipment maintenance and advanced trouble-shooting; calibrate equipment utilising
approved testing procedures; monitor quality control measures and protocols.
Monitoring and Learning
● Supports monitoring and evaluation initiatives at Lwala including submission of monthly and
scorecard reports
● Maintain and use strong monitoring systems to track and report on activities and results to support
effective delivery of nutrition care services
● Periodically review performance metrics with the Research and Learning team and employ use of
data for decision making that promotes high quality clinical care services.
● Facilitate documentation and dissemination of appropriate case studies, experiences, best practice
and lessons.
● Encourage sharing of learning and experience with the team, across the organisation and with
like-minded/peer organisations.
● Coordinate and organise teaching and educational sessions to enhance staff knowledge in nursing
matters.
Other Duties and Responsibilities
● Perform any other duties as may be directed by management from time to time.
Qualifications and Experience
● Diploma in Kenya Registered Community Health Nursing (KRCHN) from a recognized institution.
● Must be registered with the Nursing Council of Kenya with a valid practising licence.
● At least three (2) year (s) of progressive experience in Nursing Practice.
● Basic Life support/Advanced cardiac Life support Certificate is an added advantage
Personal Attributes
● Must be a self-driven individual, diligent, honest and responsible
● Good interpersonal and communication skills
● Highly professional and patient to listen and attend to clients
● Good spoken and written English and Kiswahili.
● An individual with a passion for the wellbeing of patients
● Calm and ability to go beyond the call of duty
● Must be able to pay attention to detail and report accurate
● Demonstrate excellent management and supervisory skills with the ability to work without
supervision.
● Demonstrated knowledge on HIV/AIDS management trends and best practices
● Ability to work with impart knowledge to trainees at different literacy levels especially during health
education sessions
● Ability to offer quality services at all times to all patients without discrimination.

How to Apply for Lwala Hospital Jobs

Please send your application HERE Nursing Officer Job Vacancy <click the link
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with a deadline of Friday 5th December 2025.
Lwala Community Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and does not ask for fees at any stage of the recruitment process. Successful candidates must abide by all Lwala’s internal policies including Lwala’s Anti Fraud & Bribery Policy and Safeguarding Policy.