Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation Jobs in Kenya

Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the positions shown below.
Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications online through one of the
Commission’s websites www.publicservice.go.ke and www.psckjobs.go.ke OR by completing ONE application form PSC 2 (Revised 2007).
The form may be downloaded from the Commission’s websites.
Please Note:
    Candidates should NOT attach any documents to the application form. ALL the details requested in the advertisement should be filled on the form.
Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted.
 Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.
 The public service commission is committed to availing equal employment opportunities to all kenyans.
 Women and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.
 Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce originals of their National Identity Card,
 academic and professional certificates and testimonials during interviews.
Serving officers shall be required to produce the original letter of appointment to their current substantive post during the interview.
Completed application forms should be sent to:
The Secretary
Public Service Commission of Kenya
P. O. Box 30095 – 00100
Nairobi,
so as to reach the Commission on or before 30th May, 2012.


Vacancies in the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation

Medical Biochemist III
Twelve (12) Posts V/No. 147/2012
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.26,323 – Ksh.31,996p.m.
(Job Group ‘K’)
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

•     Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Food Science and Technology,
•     Biomedical Laboratory Technology, Laboratory Epidemiology or comparable qualification from a recognized university;
•    excellent communication and presentation skills; and proficiency in computer applications.

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry grade for this cadre. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

•     familiarizing with food standards, various analytical methods and procedures used for analysis of food such as, nutritional composition, micronutrients, chemical additives and contaminants, microorganisms and toxins; familiarizing with food standards;
•   familiarizing with clinical samples for diagnostic and forensic purposes, normal composition of drugs and environmental matter such as contaminants and pollutants.

Medical Parasitologist III
Fifteen (15) Posts V/No. 148/2012
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.26,323 – Ksh.31,996p.m.
(Job Group ‘K’)
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

•     Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology, Medical Parasitology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology,Genetics, and Epidemiology or comparable qualifications from a recognized university;

•     Excellent communication and presentation skills; and proficiency in computer applications.

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry grade for this cadre. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

•     collecting samples using appropriate parasitological procedures;
•     undertaking appropriate sample processing, storage and transportation to the laboratory;
•     carrying out appropriate laboratory diagnosis.

Medical Entomologist III
Fifteen (15) Posts V/No. 149/2012
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.26,323 – Ksh.31,996p.m.
(Job Group ‘K’)
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

•      Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology, Medical Entomology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Laboratory Science or comparable qualification from a recognized university;

•     Excellent communication and presentation skills; and proficiency in computer applications.

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry grade into this cadre. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

•    collecting of vectors using appropriate Entomological techniques;
•     appropriate sampling, storage and transportation to the laboratory;
•     recording of samples appropriately stored and data well entered in a database.

Laboratory Technologist III
Fifteen (15) Posts V/No. 150/2012
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.16,692 – Ksh.20,289p.m.
(Job Group ‘H’)
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

•  A Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade of C plain or its equivalent  with at least a C plain in Biology or Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Physical Sciences, English or Kiswahili, and Mathematics or Physics;
• A Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Applied Biology, Medical Laboratory Technology, Analytical/Applied Chemistry, Food Science, Civil Engineering, Earth Science, or comparable qualification from a recognized institution; and excellent communication and presentation skills;

Duties and Responsibilities
    This is the entry grade into the medical laboratory technologist’s cadre.
    Specific duties and responsibilities include simple analytical work and media maintenance of cultures
    of insects, bacteria, fungi or other laboratory animals.
Chemist/Analyst II
Eighteen (18) Posts V/No. 151/2012
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.21,304 – Ksh.25,895p.m.
(Job Group ‘J’)
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:
    a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemistry or a comparable qualification from a recognized university;
    excellent communication and presentation skills;

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry grade into the Chemist’s cadre. An officer at this level will undergo on the job
training under supervision of a more experienced officer.

Specific duties include carrying out simple laboratory assignments and experiments.

Medical Laboratory Technologist III
Eighteen (18) POSTS V/No. 152/2012
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.16,692 — Ksh.20,289 p.m.
(Job Group’H’)
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

•     Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade of C plain or its equivalent qualification with at least a C plain in Biology or Biological Sciences, Chemistry or Physical Sciences, English or Kiswahili, and Mathematics or Physics
•  successfully completed a three (3) year Pre-Service Training at the Kenya Medical Training College or any other institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board and have been awarded a Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences;

•  Been registered by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board as a Registered Medical Laboratory Technologist;

• Excellent communication and presentation skills;

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry grade into the Medical Laboratory Technologist cadre.
Specific duties include offering general laboratory services and control and surveillance of
vector borne diseases in the division of Vector Borne and other tropical and neglected diseases.

Radiation Protection Officer II
Five (5) Posts V/No. 153/2012
Basic Salary Scale: Ksh.26,323 — Ksh.31,996p.m.
(Job Group’K’)
For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

•     a Bachelor of Science degree in either Radio Physics, Radiochemistry, Biophysics, Medical Physics, Health Physics, Physical Sciences with topics in atomic, radiation and  nuclear sciences or nuclear engineering from a recognized institution
• excellent communication and presentation skills

•    Proficiency in computer applications.

Duties and Responsibilities
This is the entry grade into this cadre. Specific duties and responsibilities include:

•     investigating procedures as required under cap.80 of the laws of Kenya;
•     assisting in research projects in the field of radiation protection and/or nuclear science at  recognized institutions; and carrying out radiation surveys at radiation facilities as required by the Radiation Protection Act, under supervision of a more experienced Radiation Protection Officer.