Career Opportunities
The Nairobi Hospital, a leading health care institution in Eastern Africa has excellent career opportunities
for individuals who possess a passion for excellence, strong work ethic, are results oriented and
committed to continual improvement. The successful candidates will be team players with the ability to
effectively add value to enabling good patient outcomes and shape best clinical and non-clinical practice.
CHIEF RADIOLOGIST: REF/CR/05/17
Reporting to the Medical Director, the successful candidates will be responsible for the following
amongst others:
 Provide leadership to the Radiology department.
 Develop, maintain, review and implement radiology department policies and procedures that
conform to current standards of radiology practice.
 Prepare, plan and implement the radiology department’s budget.
 Develop methods of coordination of radiology services with other patient services to ensure
continuity of the patient care.
 Staff management in the radiology department.
 Participate in institutional multi-disciplinary continuous medical education activities and
professional development programs.
 Implement and monitor radiation safety measures to ensure safety of patients and staff and
compliance with government regulatory requirements.
 Establish, implement, and monitor the infection control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary,
and comfortable environment for patients in the radiology department.
 Promote customer service and hospitality and adequately resolve complaints or concerns about
radiology services.
 Participate in developing and implementing the Hospital Emergency preparedness management
plan.
 Champion radiology research for clinical practice.
 Create an enabling environment for high productivity and optimal efficiency.
 Champion continual improvement and implementation of various quality systems programs.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
Masters in Radiology.
Specialist recognition in Diagnostic Radiology
Must be registered and licensed with the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board
15 years working experience, 10 of which must be in a supervisory cadre in any function in the
Hospital.
 Demonstrable leadership skills.
 Sound decision making and problem skills.
 Excellent communication skills.
 Business savvy.
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Hospital Engineer (Biomedical): REF/HE/06/17
Reporting to the Head, Support Services, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following
amongst others:
 Jointly with users, review and develop suitable specifications for required bio-medical equipment.
 Create, update and maintain a comprehensive database for all biomedical Hospital equipment.
 Design schedules for preventive maintenance and calibration of medical equipment and ensure they
are incorporated into the preventive maintenance plans.
 Provide technical input to users and procurement to assist selection of suppliers as may be required
from time to time.
 Ensure partnerships and good working relationships with suppliers to deliver sustainable mutual
gains for both the Hospital and the supplier organizations.
 Prepare design drawings, specifications and other documents to ensure alignment with scope of
work, Hospital standards, finishing standards and compliance with environment, fire and safety
requirements.
 Participate in the acquisition, installation and maintenance of medical equipment.
 Train user department in handling medical equipment.
 Evaluate the safety, efficiency and effectiveness of medical equipment, report and implement
recommendations.
 Participate in annual budget preparation for biomedical section, make positive contribution to the
budgeting process and control budgets.
 Develop, lead, support, coach and supervise the team members to reach their targets and create
potential for better output.
 Promptly resolve internal Customer queries and issues to ensure excellent service delivery to final
Customer.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
 Degree in Biomedical or Electronics Engineering or equivalent from a recognized institution.
 Minimum of 7 year’s related work experience, in a leadership role in a busy Hospital, biomedical /
biotechnological research institution or related industry.
 Proven track record in: People management, Energy management, Maintenance management,
Operational costs control.
 Excellent organizational and planning skills.
 Good interpersonal and customer relations skills.
 Computer literate.
 Ability to work with minimal supervision and within deadlines
 Business Acumen
 Detail oriented
 Good analytical skills
Assistant Engineer (Planning): REF/AE/06/17
Reporting to the Head, Support Services, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following
amongst others:
 Ensure compliance with The Nairobi Hospital Engineering and Maintenance policies, procedures,
processes and standards
 Create and maintain a comprehensive database for all Hospital equipment and facilities
 Ensure all newly purchased or placed equipment are included in the maintenance database
 Jointly with the relevant functional engineer, review equipment manufacturer recommendation,
equipment failure patterns and target performance, and set appropriate service intervals.
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Plan and schedule maintenance activities for Hospital equipment, plant machinery. Develop and
implement a three year rolling maintenance plan for buildings and facilities
Monitor and follow up implementation of the planned preventive maintenance activities and issue
daily / weekly and monthly performance updates.
Develop cost and time estimates of planned maintenance work.
Continually improving planning, scheduling, purchasing, storing, data management and job
reporting systems to increase planning effectiveness and efficiency.
Collaborate with relevant functional engineers to schedule manpower and resources to deliver most
optimal productivity and maintenance outcomes.
Liaise with procurement, stores, nursing and other users as well as other engineering colleagues on
pertinent issues to optimize maintenance performance.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
 Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering from a recognized University
 5 years’ experience in engineering and facility maintenance planning work
 Excellent knowledge of preventive maintenance scheduling and implementation
 Proven experience in planning, organizing and coordinating maintenance activities in a busy, fast
changing environment.
 Computer literate and maintenance planning programs
 Experience with ERP application software
 Highly skilled person with an eye for details and quality
 Forward planning capability
Plant Supervisor: REF/PS/06/17
Reporting to the Assistant Engineer – Plant, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following
amongst others:
 Ensure that all plant and machinery within the hospital are in a proper state to deliver safe and
optimal output.
 Implement effective planned preventative maintenance.
 Implement calibration of equipment
 Carry out routine inspections to identify repair and maintenance needs.
 Coordinate daily checklist updates to facilitate timely repairs and maintenance.
 Develop bill of quantities for works to be contracted.
 Ensure that work delivered by contracted external parties conforms to the required standards.
 Develop specification for equipment to be purchased
 Process job requests to completion.
 Provide baseline data for daily / weekly reports.
 Ensure that the materials being received in the department are of the expected quality.
 Monitor stock levels and ensuring timely order for consumables
 Promptly raise requisitions for required spares
 Ensure compliance with Environment, Health and Safety policies and procedures
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
 Degree in Mechanical and/or Plant Engineering or a related field from a recognized university
 At least 3 years relevant working experience
 Computer literate
 Good organizational skills
 Good interpersonal skills.
 Good analytical skills
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Facilities Coordinator: REF/FC/06/17
Reporting to the Hospital Engineer – Plant, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following
amongst others:
 Contribute in planning and designing of buildings and other Hospital facilities, including optimal
utilization of space
 Assist in Project management, including scoping of customer requirements, translating them into a
drawing, providing and costing bills of quantities, participating in tender process, bid analysis and
assist in preparation of contracts
 Advise on site preferences, contractor briefing/induction, site conditions, and approvals, providing
guidance and support to contractors and managing contract costs (measurements and
variations/cost control to minimize costs)
 Maintain best practice engineering/building and works standards and ensure they are acceptable to
the Hospital
 Advise on construction materials and methods so as to meet expected standards and quality
 Review, check and advice on contractors work plans to ensure that they are within reasonable
timelines
 Coordinate acquisition of permits, licenses and all necessary building approvals
 Identify works / projects risks and create mitigations whilst ensuring applicable health and safety
standards are maintained
 Supervise facility projects, refurbishment/upgrade activities and repair works and support internal
and external resources to ensure timely delivery of projects, expected quality and allotted budgets
 Inspect, and where necessary timeously manage Hospital facility repairs including drainage systems,
water systems, furniture & fittings.
 Collaborate and give input for implementation of three year multi annual maintenance plan for
buildings and facilities for sustainability and proper planning
 Provide regular reports and progress reports by use of engineering project planning and monitoring
tools
 Plan, prepare, attend and (where necessary) lead site meetings and inspections for Hospital building
projects
 Manage performance of outsourced contractors and provide reports
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
 Bachelor’s Degree in Civil, Construction Engineering or equivalent from a recognized University
 At least 5 years’ work experience in engineering and facility maintenance in an Hospital, Hotel, bank
or other service organizations
 Experience in maintaining facilities for an Hospital or service similar organizations
 Proven Experience in Engineering projects, contract management and contractor supervision.
 Conversant with local and international building standards
 Computer knowledge in Microsoft programs, including MS Project
 Knowledge and experience in AutoCAD and arch-cad as well as other engineering software will be
an added advantage.
 Experience with ERP application software is an added advantage.
 Highly skilled person with an eye for details and quality
 Forward planning capability
Help Desk Assistant: REF/HDA/06/17
Reporting to the Assistant Engineer - Planning, the successful candidate will be responsible for the
following amongst others:
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Man the help desk and keep a log of all help desk interactions.
Receive maintenance requests through maintenance request cards, email, phone and verbally and
keep an up to date register of all maintenance requests.
Direct the requests to the supervisors for allocation to the maintenance team.
Document and track the status of all maintenance requests, and share a weekly report with users.
On a daily basis prepare and circulate the out of service / intermittent operating equipment report
and circulate by 8:00 am daily.
On a continuous basis, summarize and update the Hospital engineering and maintenance
management team on status and progress of the maintenance requests. (several times daily)
Maintain a record, track and on a monthly basis and distribute utilities consumption reports (both
quantity and value).
Maintain a utilities monitoring record and flag any utilities that requires attention.
Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports on maintenance requests, utilities and
other activities in Engineering.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
 Degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Biomedical or related field.
 Computer literate.
 Flexible, willing and able to learn new skills
 Good organizational skills
 Good interpersonal skills.
Electronics Technician: REF/ET/06/17
Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following
amongst others:
 Ensuring repairs, maintenance and service of electronic equipment (including TV’s, DSTV, Soft
boards, fire detection panels, controls for kitchen and other equipment, and projectors), and their
proper functioning.
 Maintain and repair audio visual equipment in the Hospital.
 Install, modify, and maintain electronic equipment as required.
 Conduct safety and quality checks on electronic equipment.
 Carrying out preventive maintenance schedules.
 Maintaining job cards for each job assigned.
 Give input on improvements and specification for equipment required
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
 Diploma in electronics engineering from a recognized institution.
 At least 3 years’ experience in repair and maintenance of electronics equipment.
 Good organizational skills
 Good problem solving skills
 Computer literate.
Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Technician: REF/RAT/06/17
Reporting to the Plant Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst
others:
 Carries out preventive maintenance of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning equipment and systems.
 Repairs faulty Refrigeration and Air Conditioning equipment and Plant.
 Carries out routine checks and logs of the status of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning equipment.
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Requisitions for materials required for the smooth operation of the Refrigeration and Air
Conditioning equipment.
Assists in verification of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning spares purchased/supplied
Trouble-shoot Air Conditioning equipment malfunctions, diagnose problems and perform
maintenance on Refrigeration & Air Conditioning equipment.
Manage the safety of the refrigerators and air conditioners
Make recommendations to replace equipment if expected cost to repair exceeds possible replacement
cost.
Maintain job worksheets detailing nature of assignment, parts utilized, time expended and type of
work performed
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
 Diploma in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning from a recognized institution.
 At least 3 years’ experience in repair and maintenance of electronics equipment.
 Computer literate
 Strong analytical skills
 Problem solving skills
 Organizational skills.
Gas Technician: REF/GT/06/17
Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following
amongst others:
 Carries out operation and maintenance of all Kitchen equipment and utilities.
 Carries out scheduled preventive maintenance on all Kitchen appliances.
 Ensures proper maintenance of equipment, tools, materials utilized per work site adhere to principles
and practices of safe use and operation.
 Install and maintain kitchen equipment, grease traps and other special equipment.
 Maintenance of microwaves and other modern kitchen equipment.
 Maintenance of gas (LPG) plumbing system.
 Monitoring of kitchen utilities and ensure adequate supply.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
 Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering from a recognized institution.
 At least 3 years’ experience in piped medical gas.
 Computer literate
 Problem solving skills
 Organizational skills.
Electrical Technicians: REF/ET/06/17
Reporting to the Electrical Supervisor, the successful candidates will be responsible for the following
amongst others:
 Ensuring repairs, maintenance and service of electrical equipment and proper functioning of all
electrical powered equipment, appliances and installations.
 Maintaining and repairing all electrical distribution boards, consumer units and control panels.
 Installing, modifying, and maintaining electrical/electronic plant equipment.
 Conducting electrical safety tests on electrical equipment.
 Carrying out preventive maintenance schedules.
 Ensuring safe location of critical electrical equipment and installations.
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Maintaining job cards for each job assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
 Diploma in Electrical Engineering from a recognized institution.
 At least 3 years’ experience in piped medical gas.
 Computer literate
 Problem solving skills
 Organizational skills.
Plumber: REF/P/06/17
Reporting to the Facilities and Civil Works Coordinator, the successful candidate will be responsible for
the following amongst others:
 Carries out corrective and planned maintenance duties of all hospital plumbing services and fixtures.
 Carries out installation of new services and fixtures.
 Identifies materials including spares to be used in the day-to-day maintenance of plumbing services
and new works.
 Review blueprints and building codes and specifications to determine work details and procedures.
 Prepare written work cost estimates and negotiate contracts.
 Study building plans and inspect structures to assess material and equipment needs, to establish the
sequence of pipe installations, and to plan installation around obstructions such as electrical wiring.
 Locate and mark the position of pipe installations, connections, passage holes, and fixtures in
structures.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
 Certification as a Plumber.
 At least three (3) years’ experience as a skilled plumber preferably in hospitals.
 Familiarity with plumbing services and equipment associated with hospitals.
If your background, experience and competence match the above specifications, please send us your
application quoting the reference and include your current remuneration, testimonials and full contact
details of 3 referees to: To be received not later than 7th July 2017. Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
The Ag. Head, Human Resources, The Nairobi Hospital, P.O. Box 30026, NAIROBI – 00100
OR
[email protected]
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