Deputy Principal Tutor Job in North Kinangop, Kenya - St. Luke’s School of Community Health Nursing

The Kenya Episcopal Conference - St. Luke’s School of Community Health Nursing, North Kinangop wishes to announce the following posts:

Deputy Principal Tutor
 

Duties

Duties shall include Management and Administration

• Assist the Principal in oversight of all the support staff within the institution.
• Assist the Principal in oversight of all property including buildings and equipment within the institution
• Shall assist the principal in ensuring that all financial transactions are carried out procedurally, with transparency and accountability and also for ensuring that fees are collected in a timely fashion.
• Shall assist the principal in overall training of nurses in the school in accordance with the syllabus of the Nursing Council and approved policies.
• The short-listing of applicants for training before the final interview and acceptance by a combined panel from St Luke’s & the KEC- Health Commission
• Assessment of the progress of the students during their training, in consultation with the tutors and ward sisters.
• Ensuring a close collaboration with the Matron especially in designing and implementing learning experiences and student appraisal in the clinical area.
• Ensuring (together with the Tutors) that discipline is upheld among the Students but in the case of referral or discontinuation of a student, the Principal is responsible. If the indiscipline is in the clinical area, include the Nurse in charge of the Hospital. The KEC- Health Commission and the Board of Governors should be informed of all discontinuations and should be consulted before dismissal of student with over two years of training.
• Prepare for the Principal, for presentation to the Board at every meeting, a report on the academic performance, disciplinary issues and general welfare of the students and staff.
• The coordination of the students’ activities, internal experience, and external experiences.
• Ensuring that students get enough experience and exposure in all areas of their training.
• Ensuring (together with the welfare committee) the welfare of the students in the widest sense of the word: food, boarding, spiritual, recreation, and general welfare.
• Ensuring the Continuing Education and that of the Tutors under.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing / Higher diploma in Nursing/ Higher Diploma in Medical Education
• A Masters degree would be a great advantage
• Must be registered with Nursing Council of Kenya
• At least 3 years teaching experience
• At least 2 years management work experience
• Experience in developing a teaching curriculum an added advantage
• A disciplinarian, highly motivated and able to lead a team
• Must have good interpersonal skills
• Above 35 years
• Able to work with minimal supervision

Performance Indicators

• Extent of carrying out duties and responsibility above.

Personal Traits

• Is a committed Catholic, with good recommendation from own Parish Priest
• Is a person of attested integrity, with high degree of stewardship of resources
• Is innovative and assertive
• Is able to work under little supervision

Our recruitment procedures shall apply

Applications should be addressed to:-
 

Secretary General
Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat
P.O Box 13475-00800
Nairobi.

or hr@catholicchurch.or.ke

Applications must reach us on or before 5th September 2012