Healthcare and MedicalFull-TimeSenior-level(6+ yrs)
Job Description
The County Government of Kisumu is seeking to recruit five (5) Family Medicine Specialists. The Family Medicine Specialist is a senior medical position dedicated to providing comprehensive and continuous healthcare for individuals and families. This role involves integrating clinical, biological, and behavioral sciences to manage health across all age groups, genders, and body systems, ensuring high-quality clinical outcomes for the community.
Responsibilities and Duties
Provide expert clinical consultations, diagnosis, and treatment for a wide range of medical conditions.
Manage both acute and chronic illnesses with a focus on comprehensive and evidence-based patient care.
Perform specialized surgical procedures relevant to the scope of family medicine.
Offer leadership, coordination, and administrative oversight within clinical departments and healthcare facilities.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to coordinate patient care pathways and referrals.
Ensure adherence to healthcare standards, patient safety protocols, and quality of care regulations.
Maintain detailed, accurate, and confidential patient medical records and documentation.
Participate in health promotion, disease prevention initiatives, and community health programs.
Requirements for Appointment
Must be a Kenyan Citizen.
Cumulative service period of six (6) years relevant work experience, three (3) of which should have been at the grade of Principal Medical Officer or in a comparable position.
Bachelor's Degree in Medicine and Surgery (BChB) or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.
Master's Degree in Medicine and Surgery (MChB) or equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution.
Postgraduate qualification in Family Medicine (M. Med Family Medicine) from a recognized institution.
Certificate in a Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
Registration Certificate by the Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists’ Council (KMPDC).
Valid practicing license from Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists’ Council (KMPDC).
Retention in the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council register.
Specialist recognition certificate from the Kenya Medical Practitioners’ and Dentists’ Council.
Professional indemnity cover.
Proficiency in computer applications skills.
How to Apply
Candidates should apply by downloading and filling the application for employment form available on the Kisumu County website at www.kisuimu.go.ke or www.cpsb.kisumu.go.ke. Fill and submit the form together with copies of academic and professional certificates in PDF format as a continuous document quoting the JOB TITLE on the email subject to kcpsbjobs2026@kisumu.go.ke on or before 19th May 2026 at 5.00p.m.
Hard copy applications should be physically delivered in a sealed envelope indicating the position applied for on top of the envelope to:
Kisumu County Public Service Board Offices,Okore Road Milimani, Kisumu
(during working hours).
Those with foreign Degrees should have them authenticated by the Commission for University Education (CUE). The Board will only contact you from the following telephone number: 0725881640. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
How to Apply
Candidates should apply by downloading and filling the application for employment form available on www.kisuimu.go.ke or www.cpsb.kisumu.go.ke. Submit the form along with copies of academic and professional certificates in PDF format as a continuous document to kcpsbjobs2026@kisumu.go.ke by 19th May 2026 at 5.00p.m. Use the job title as the email subject. Alternatively, deliver hard copies to the Kisumu County Public Service Board Offices, Okore Road Milimani in a sealed envelope. For inquiries, the board uses the number: 0725881640.
