SCHEMES OF SERVICE FOR THE NURSING CADRE

5.8 Nursing officer
Job Title:
Salary Scale:
Reports to :
Directly Supervises:
Interacts with:
Nursing officer
U4
Senior Nursing Officer
Assistant Nursing Officer
Senior Assistant Nursing officer, Senior Public
Health Nurse, Hospital Director and District
Health Officer, Assistant District Health
Officer, Professional bodies, Heads of
department
Purpose of the Job
To manage delivery of nursing care in health facility and community.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
(a) To perform administrative duties at ward/ unit level
(b) To ensure that quality nursing care is achieved by implementing
nursing protocols
(c) To ensure the smooth running of wards/units by allocating duties
to nursing staff and students
(d) To ensure that wards/units are adequately equipped with
equipment, supplies and drugs and ensure their safe custody.
(e) To provides educational and counselling services to staff, and
patient attendants.
(f) To carries out on-job teaching of midwifery, medical and nursing
students.
(g) To participate in research and community education activities
(h) Ensures strict adherence to ethical practice by self and the health
care team.
(i) To provide support supervision to staff on the unit.
Key Results Areas
(a) Quality of nursing care has improved patient satisfactory levels as
a result of available nursing services within the wards all the time
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