Head of Department - Nursing

Job Objective

The position-holder will primarily be employed as a teaching staff member on permanent and pensionable terms, but will hold the Head of Department position as an additional responsibility on a three-year renewable contract. The Head of Department will be reporting to the Dean  School of Health Sciences.

Duties and responsibilities

• Overseeing all teaching and examination processes, ensuring timely and comprehensive course coverage and evaluation. 
• Monitoring class attendance by students and staff. 
• Working with the HR department to ensure optimal workload allocation. 
• Managing students retention, eventual graduation and progression to other programmes. 
• Participating in departmental research activities and output. 
• Management of students projects, attachments and other industry exposure. 
• Timely resolutions of students' and staff concerns. 
• People management, including management of their performance, work attendance, leave, and discipline. 
• Overseeing academic programmes development and review. 
• Participating in approving all student admissions, receiving new students registered in the department, orienting and assisting them to settle down. 
• Implementing policies that help ensure the sustainability of the department. 
• Any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor or as captured in the detailed job description.

Qualification and experience

• PhD in Nursing or equivalent degree qualification in a relevant area from an accredited university. 
• Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited university. 
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited university. 
• At least three years of teaching/research experience at the University level, with at least one year of management experience. 
• Evidence of publications, including refereed journal articles. 
• A valid practising licence from the Nursing Council of Kenya. 
• Attended and contributed at academic conferences, seminars and workshops.