Healthcare and MedicalFull-TimeSenior-level(6+ yrs)
Job Description
Role Purpose
To provide specialized nephrology services through diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and long-term management of kidney diseases while ensuring high-quality patient care, supporting dialysis and renal replacement therapies, promoting clinical excellence, and mentoring staff.
Key Responsibilities
Clinical Services
Diagnose and manage patients with acute and chronic kidney diseases.
Conduct specialist nephrology outpatient clinics.
Provide inpatient nephrology consultations across all hospital departments.
Interpret laboratory and imaging investigations relevant to renal diseases.
Coordinate multidisciplinary care for renal patients.
Participate in emergency nephrology services and on-call duties.
Dialysis Services
Oversee haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis services.
Assess and prepare patients for renal replacement therapy.
Monitor dialysis adequacy and patient outcomes.
Manage dialysis-related complications.
Develop dialysis treatment protocols.
Ensure quality assurance within dialysis services.
Collaborate in procurement and maintenance planning for dialysis equipment.
Kidney Transplant Services
Assess patients for kidney transplant eligibility.
Participate in transplant evaluation clinics.
Manage pre-transplant and post-transplant care.
Monitor immunosuppressive therapy.
Coordinate with transplant surgeons and multidisciplinary transplant teams.
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Promote evidence-based nephrology practice.
Participate in clinical audits.
Investigate adverse clinical events.
Implement quality improvement initiatives.
Ensure compliance with patient safety standards.
Develop renal care pathways and clinical protocols.
Teaching and Mentorship
Train medical officers, interns, residents, and students.
Conduct Continuing Medical Education (CME) sessions.
Mentor junior clinicians.
Support competency development within the renal unit.
Research and Innovation
Participate in clinical research.
Publish scientific work where applicable.
Promote evidence-based clinical practice.
Introduce innovations that improve renal care services.
Requirements
Master of Medicine in Nephrology or equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degree or equivalent qualification recognized by KMPDC.
Registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC).
Valid practicing license from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council.
