Cadet Officers - Registered Clinical Officer

The National Youth Service (NYS) is seeking to recruit 10 Registered Clinical Officers to serve as Cadet Officers. This is a premier opportunity for healthcare professionals to join a vital national agency focused on youth empowerment. The role offers a career path within the service, combining professional clinical practice with paramilitary leadership and discipline. Successful candidates will be responsible for providing medical care within NYS facilities and must be prepared to undergo mandatory paramilitary training as part of their induction.

Terms of Service and Benefits

• Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
• Salary and Allowances: As existing in the NYS Salary Scale
• Medical Cover: Provided under the SHA Scheme of Civil Servants

General Requirements

• Be a Kenyan citizen.
• Must possess a valid Kenyan National Identity Card (ID) and KRA PIN Certificate.
• Be between 18 and 28 years of age.
• Have no criminal record.
• Candidates must be medically fit.
• Successful candidates MUST undergo NYS Paramilitary training for nine (9) months at NYS Training College.
• Must possess a certificate in computer application skills from a recognized institution.
• Meet the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya.

Minimum Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Must have a minimum KCSE grade of C+ (plus) for Cadet entry level.
• Be in possession of a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution (minimum KCSE grade C- minus for Diploma holders).
• Certificate of registration from the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya.
• Valid professional Practice License from the Clinical Officers Council.

How to Apply

Applicants who meet the requirements are required to download and complete the Application for Employment Form – PSC.2 (Revised 2016) from the Public Service Commission website.

Duly completed application forms should be submitted through any one of the following methods:

1. Email: Scan the form and send to director.generalnys@gmail.com
2. Post Office: Send the form in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the title of the position applied for to: Commandant General National Youth Service P. O Box 30397 – 00100, GPO NAIROBI
3. Hand Delivery: Applications can be dropped at the Registry – National Youth Service Headquarters, Ruaraka, Thika Road, Ground Floor.

Applications should reach the undersigned not later than 18th March, 2026.