Registered Clinical Officer II

Requirements for Appointment

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution
  
• Certificate of Registration from the Clinical Officers’ Council
  
• Valid practising licence from the Clinical Officers’ Council
  
• Certificate in Computer application skills
  

• Taking history, examining, diagnosing
  
• interpreting laboratory and imaging results
  
• Treating patients’ common ailments at an outpatient or inpatient health facility
  
• Implementing community health care activities in liaison with other health workers
  
• Guiding and counselling patients, clients and staff on health issues
  
• Sensitizing patients and clients on preventive and promotive health
  
• Referring patients and clients to appropriate health facilities
  
• Providing clinical outreach and school health services
  
• Carrying out minor surgical procedures as per training and skill
  
• Collecting and compiling clinical data and assessing, preparing and presenting medicolegal reports