Jobs at Tharaka Nithi County Public Service Board (CPSB)
Welcome to the Tharaka Nithi County Government Careers Portal. We are committed to attracting and retaining dedicated professionals who are passionate about driving positive change and delivering quality services to our community. Jobs at Tharaka Nithi County Public Service Board (CPSB). The Tharaka Nithi County Public Service Board wishes to advertise the following forty-three (43) posts externally on permanent and pensionable terms of service in the Department of Medical Services and ICT.
Tharaka Nithi County Jobs 2025
- Medical Specialist [1] – Anaesthesiologist
- Medical Officer – 2 Posts
- Registered Clinical Officer [1] – Emergency and Critical Care – 5 Posts
- Registered Nurse [3] – 2 Posts
- Registered Nurse [1] – Accident and Emergency Care – 10 Posts
- Registered Nurse [1] – Critical Care – 10 Posts
- Medical Engineering Technologist [3] – 2 Posts
- Counselling Psychologist [3]
- Information Communication Technology Officer (ICT) [3] – 3 Posts
- Information Communication Technology Officer (ICT) [2] – 4 Posts
- Information Communication Technology Officer (ICT) [1] – 3 Posts
Medical Specialist [1] – Anaesthesiologist
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a citizen of Kenya;
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.Ch.B) degree from a university recognized by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council;
- Be a holder of a Master of Medicine Degree in Anesthesia from a university recognized by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council;
- Must have served as Medical Specialist II for a minimum period of three (3) years;
- Registration by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council;
- Must have a valid practicing license from Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council.
Duties and responsibilities
The Anaesthesiologist will be responsible to the employer and the supervisor for the following;
- Providing anaesthesia with full range of anaesthetic agents, methods and techniques
- Administering pain relief before, during and after medical procedures when necessary ;
- Monitoring patients’ vital signs during procedures when need be;
- Supervising Anesthesia Assistants and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists;
- Approving general, sedative, regional or local anesthetics;
- Reviewing medical files and laboratory results for patients;
- Informing patients of risks associated with anesthesia;
- Complying with medical and hospital policies and
- Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Medical Officer – 2 Posts
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a holder of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B., & ChB.) Degree from a University recognized in Kenya;
- Have completed 12 months internship period;
- Registered as a Medical Practitioner by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Council;
- Must have a Valid Practicing License;
- Demonstrable skills and experience in various clinical areas with atleast three (3) years experience
- Be of acceptable moral and professional standing;
- Willing to undertake duties in any part of Tharaka Nithi County as they will be assigned from time to time; viii.
- Certificate in computer application skills from an institution recognized in Kenya will be an added advantage
Duties and responsibilities
The Medical Officer shall be responsible to the employer and the supervisor for the following:
- Attending to patients in clerking, diagnoses, management and follow up;
- Performing medical and surgical procedures;
- Responding to emergencies and disasters;
- Providing health education;
- Maintaining medical records, health information and data;
- Participating in management of medicines, medical instruments and equipment
- Counselling patients and relatives on diagnosis and bereavement;
- Teaching and coaching Medical students, Medical Officer Interns, Nursing students and Interns, Clinical Officer students and interns;
- Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Registered Clinical Officer [1] – Emergency and Critical Care – 5 Posts
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a holder of at least a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution in Kenya
- Be a holder of Higher National Diploma in Critical Care
- Be registered by the Clinical Officer’s Council of Kenya
- Possess a valid Practicing License from the Clinical Officer’s Council of Kenya
- Must be computer literate
Duties and responsibilities
The Clinical Officer – Emergency and Critical Care shall be responsible to the employer and the supervisor for the following:
- To Ensure that the critical care centers are clean and in the right conditions to provide the conducive environment needed by the patients
- Ensuring that the critical care centers have all the machinery, equipment and materials needed to provide critical care to patients admitted into the critical care centers of the hospital.
- Setting up, monitoring and ensuring that medical equipment and devices such as patient monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms, oxygen delivery devices, transducers, or pressure lines among others are functioning properly in the facility.
- Receive patients in critical conditions that are referred to the critical care centers and book them in for advanced care and attention in the facility.
- Monitoring patients’ progress and changes in status and indications of their health conditions.
- Administer the prescribed therapeutic procedures to patients
- Maintaining medical records, health information and data at the Critical Care Centers in the hospital
- Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Registered Nurse [3] – 2 Posts
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a holder of a Diploma in Nursing from an institution recognized by the Nursing Council of Kenya
- Be registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya
- Possess a valid Practicing License from the Nursing Council of Kenya
- Must be computer literate
Duties and responsibilities
The Registered Nurse shall be responsible to the employer and the supervisor for the following;
- Assessing, planning, implementing nursing interventions and evaluating patient’s outcomes;
- Providing appropriate healthcare service including Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI), immunization, PMTCT, ante natal care and delivery;
- Providing health education and counselling to patients/clients and community on identified health needs;
- Referring patients and clients appropriately;
- Facilitating patients’ admission and initiating discharge plans;
- Maintaining records on patients/clients’ health condition and care;
- Ensuring a tidy and safe clinical environment;
- Coaching and mentoring students on attachment;
- Organizing health management teams and convening health management committee meetings;
- Collecting and compiling data for research on nursing services issues;
- Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Registered Nurse [1] – Accident and Emergency Care – 10 Posts
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a holder of at least a Diploma in Nursing from a recognized institution
- Be a holder of a Higher National Diploma in Accident and Emergency Care Nursing
- Be registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya as an Accident and Emergency Care Nurse
- Possess a valid Practicing License from the Nursing Council of Kenya as an Accident and Emergency Care Nurse
- Must be computer literate
Duties and responsibilities
The Registered Nurse – Accident and Emergency Care shall be responsible to the employer and the supervisor for the following;
- Offering Nursing Services to patients;
- Ensuring that medical and other clinical emergencies are well responded to and patients well attended to;
- To ensure that the casualty unit of the hospital has all the necessary supplies;
- Guiding and counseling patients, clients and staff on health issues;
- Referring patients and clients to appropriate health facilities or units in the facility;
- Coaching and mentoring students on attachment;
- Organizing health management teams and convening health management committee meetings
- Collecting and compiling data for research on nursing services issues
- Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor
Registered Nurse [1] – Critical Care – 10 Posts
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a holder of at least a Diploma in Nursing from an institution recognized by the Nursing Council of Kenya
- Be a holder of a Higher National Diploma in Critical Care Nursing from an institution recognized by the Nursing Council of Kenya
- Be registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya as a Critical Care Nurse
- Possess a valid Practicing License from the Nursing Council of Kenya as a Critical Care Nurse
- Must be computer literate
Duties and responsibilities
The Registered Nurse – Critical Care shall be responsible to the employer and the supervisor for the following;
- Offering nursing services
- To provide specialized nursing care to patients in the clinics/units.
- Be responsible for monitoring patients in the various relevant units at the facility.
- Evaluation of critical care nursing practice protocols at the facility
- Guiding and counseling patients, clients and staff on health issues;
- Referring patients and clients to appropriate health facilities or units in the facility;
- Coaching and mentoring students on attachment;
- Organizing health management teams and convening health management committee meetings
- Collecting and compiling data for research on nursing services issues
- Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor
Medical Engineering Technologist [3] – 2 Posts
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a holder of a Diploma in Biomedical Engineering Technology
- A valid registration certificate from the Association of Medical Engineering of Kenya (AMEK)
- A Certificate in computer application
Duties and responsibilities
- Undertaking preventive maintenance and repairs of medical/hospital equipment, plants, instruments and furniture;
- Ensuring availability of spare parts and consumables for medical equipment, plants or instruments;
- Maintaining inventory of medical/hospital equipment, furniture and plants;
- Preparing and submitting reports on medical equipment as required;
- Providing technical guidance in the identification, selection, sourcing of Medical equipment;
- Ensuring safety and security in the workshop;
- Coaching and mentoring students on attachment;
- Implementing medical engineering programmes and projects
- Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Counselling Psychologist
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a holder of a Diploma in Social Psychology, Psychology and Counseling or any other relevant qualification from a recognized institutioni
- Must have at least three (3) years of relevant work experience
- Ability to keep confidentiality of clients’ information;
- Ability to empathize with clients;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Membership to a relevant professional body and
- A Certificate in computer applications
Duties and responsibilities
- Developing and implementing policies pertaining to counseling Psychology services;
- Planning and coordinating counseling programs in the department;
- Conducting both individual and group counseling;
- Promoting ethics in the county public service;
- Keeping appropriate records including reports for activities undertaken;
- Diagnosing and treating various mental, emotional and behavioral disorders;
- Guiding and counseling patients, clients and staff on social, psychological or other related health issues and
- Any other duty that may be assigned by the supervisor.
Information Communication Technology Officer (ICT) – 3 Posts
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a Diploma holder in any of the following: Mathematics, Physics, Information Technology or any other ICT-related discipline with a bias in information communication technology from a recognized Institution;
- Have basic networking, hardware, and software troubleshooting skills
- Have a good customer service orientation
- At least 1 year of relevant experience in ICT
Duties and responsibilities
- Analysing, designing, coding, testing, implementing computer programs providing user support;
- Maintaining support systems and training of users;
- Repairing and maintaining of Information Communication Technology equipment and associated peripherals;
- Receiving, installing and certifying of Information Communication Technology equipment;
- Configuring of new Information Communication Technology equipment.
Information Communication Technology Officer (ICT) – 4 Posts
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a Bachelor’s degree holder in any of the following: Mathematics, Physics, Information Technology or any other ICT related discipline with a bias in Information Communication Technology from a recognized Institution;
- Knowledge of database management and system administration
- Experience with network infrastructure management
- At least 1 year experience in ICT
Duties and responsibilities
- Analysing, designing, coding, testing, implementing computer programs providing user support;
- Maintaining support systems and training of users;
- Repairing and maintaining of Information Communication Technology equipment and associated peripherals;
- Receiving, installing and certifying of Information Communication Technology equipment;
- Configuring of new Information Communication Technology equipment.
Information Communication Technology Officer (ICT) – 3 Posts
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Requirements for appointment
- Be a Kenyan citizen;
- Be a Bachelor’s degree holder in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Telecommunications or a related Field
- Proven experience in ICT support and administration, with a strong technical background in IT systems and networks.
- Solid understanding of network protocols, security principles, and best practices.
- Proficiency in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting hardware and software components, including servers, routers, switches, and firewalls.
- Professional certification (CCNA, CISSP, or equivalent)
- At least 2 years relevant experiences in ICT
Duties and responsibilities
- Analysing, designing, coding, testing, implementing computer programs providing user support;
- Maintaining support systems and training of users;
- Repairing and maintaining of Information Communication Technology equipment and associated peripherals;
- Receiving, installing and certifying of Information Communication Technology equipment;
- Configuring of new Information Communication Technology equipment.
How to Apply for Jobs at Tharaka Nithi County
Integrity Clearance
Successful applicants are expected to get clearance from the following bodies.
- Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
- Credit Reference Bureau (CRB)
- Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
- Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)
- Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI)
- For those with higher education certificates (degrees) from outside Kenya, a letter of recognition of qualifications from the Commission of University Education.
How to Apply
Each application should be accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae, copies of relevant academic and professional certificates and transcripts, National Identity Card or Passport, testimonials, and other relevant supporting documents.
All applications should be submitted in sealed envelopes clearly marked on the top left side the position applied for so as to reach the undersigned on or before 29th July, 2025, by 5.00 pm.
Applications should be addressed to:
THE SECRETARY
COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
THARAKA NITHI COUNTY
P.O. BOX 10-60406
KATHWANA
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Tharaka Nithi County is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and gender equality within the organization. Applicants comprising persons with special needs are encouraged to apply.
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