# Chief Nurse Job St. Lukes Orthopaedics & Trauma Hospital Canonical URL: https://primejobalerts.com/jobs/chief-nurse-job-st-lukes-orthopaedics-trauma-hospital Company: St. Lukes Orthopaedics & Trauma Hospital Category: Healthcare & Medical Location: Kenya Work type: Full-time Work arrangement: On-site Published: 2026-10-15 Expires: 2026-11-29 ## Job Description Medical Jobs, St. Lukes Orthopaedics & Trauma Hospital Jobs. Responsible for overseeing nursing services, supervising nursing staff, coordinating patient care, enforcing clinical standards, managing schedules, and ensuring compliance with infection prevention and hospital policies. Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, valid Nursing Council of Kenya registration and practising licence, with at least 5 years of nursing experience, including leadership or supervisory responsibilities. This is a full-time, on-site position based in Eldoret. ### Key Responsibilities ### The successful candidate will be responsible for the following - Provide leadership, direction, supervision, and support to nursing staff to promote accountability, teamwork, and high-quality care. - Ensure the delivery of safe, efficient, compassionate, and patient-centred nursing care in line with established clinical protocols and hospital standards. - Monitor patient satisfaction, respond to patient-care concerns, promote clear communication, and ensure patients receive appropriate orientation and health education. - Oversee nursing service delivery across relevant units, including appropriate staffing and deployment, with a focus on primary nursing and safe staff-to-patient coverage. - Promote efficient admission, transfer, and discharge processes; monitor patient waiting time and turnaround time; and implement improvements to patient flow. - Ensure timely administration of medication and prompt response to patient needs in accordance with clinical guidelines and procedures. - Ensure accurate nursing documentation, proper record keeping, and effective handover and takeover practices. - Implement, monitor, review, and communicate nursing policies, standard operating procedures, clinical guidelines, and relevant directives. - Promote compliance with patient confidentiality, professional ethics, infection prevention, quality improvement, and patient-safety requirements. - Manage nursing supplies responsibly, participate in stock-taking, minimize wastage, and ensure supplies are ordered and utilized appropriately. - Ensure that all chargeable nursing items and services are accurately and promptly documented and billed in accordance with hospital procedures. - Contribute to preparation and monitoring of the Nursing Department budget and promote cost-effective use of departmental resources. - Identify training and development needs; coordinate continuing professional development, clinical mentorship, staff coaching, and knowledge sharing. - Conduct timely, fair, and objective staff performance appraisals and follow up on agreed performance-improvement actions. - Promote the use of the hospital management information system and other relevant technologies to improve efficiency, documentation, and reporting. - Prepare and submit nursing reports, monitor departmental performance indicators, and implement corrective actions where targets are not achieved. - Support quality improvement initiatives, internal and external benchmarking, and the continuous improvement of nursing services. Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing  - Valid registration and current practicing licence from the Nursing Council of Kenya. - At least five (5) years of relevant Nursing experience, including substantial experience in a Supervisory or Nursing leadership role. - Demonstrated experience in Nursing operations, staff supervision, patient safety, quality improvement, and implementation of clinical policies and procedures. - Experience in a hospital setting; experience in a Level 5 hospital or a specialized Orthopaedic and trauma facility will be an advantage. - Training or certification in leadership and management, quality improvement, patient safety, or relevant life-support courses will be an added advantage. Key Competencies - Strong Nursing leadership, team management, coaching, and staff development skills. - Commitment to patient-centred care, empathy, professionalism, and service excellence. - Sound clinical judgement, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. - Strong communication, interpersonal, conflict-resolution, and collaboration skills. - Good planning, organization, documentation, and reporting skills. - Commitment to ethical practice, confidentiality, accountability, and compliance with standards. - Ability to monitor performance indicators, improve processes, and manage resources effectively. - Proficiency in hospital information systems and digital documentation, or willingness to adapt quickly. ### How to Apply Click here to apply ## Apply Use the canonical Prime Job Alerts page for full application instructions and source verification.