Locum Paediatric Nurse - Home Health Services

1w1 week ago

Aga Khan University

Nairobi, KE · Contract · KES 1,200,000 – KES 2,400,000

About this role

Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital providing tertiary and secondary level healthcare. Accredited by Joint Commission International, it has delivered high quality care to East Africa for over 60 years. The Outreach Division features a growing network of 53 medical centers with qualified staff and on-site pharmacy, lab, and radiology services.

The Locum Paediatric Home Care Based Nurse provides compassionate, safe, ethical, patient- and family-centered care to paediatric patients. This includes comprehensive nursing assessments, patient advocacy, care coordination, medication administration, and supportive measures under clinical supervision. The goal is to enhance quality of life, accessibility, and continuity of care while improving outcomes.

Day-to-day work occurs in home settings, involving vital signs monitoring, IV cannulation, phlebotomy, and specimen handling according to program policies. Nurses monitor physiological, physical, and emotional responses, identifying early warning signs and seeking support. Collaboration with clinicians ensures care plans are adjusted based on patient responses.

The role supports patients and families through disease progression, symptom management, and advanced care planning. High expectations exist for professional services in this community-based environment. Opportunities arise to apply evidence-based practices in a rapidly expanding outreach network.

Requirements

Registration with Nursing Council of Kenya
Paediatric nursing background
Proficiency in comprehensive patient assessments
Skills in IV cannulation, access ports, and fluid administration
Experience with phlebotomy and specimen collection/handling
Knowledge of nursing process including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, evaluation
Ability to monitor vital signs and recognize early warning signs
Home health or community nursing exposure

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive patient and environmental assessments related to home health needs
Develop care plan in consultation with clinician
Coordinate and implement care delivery while anticipating patient care needs across the continuum, utilizing nursing process
Provide nursing care, administer medication and perform routine clinical procedures including vital signs, IV cannulation, phlebotomy in the home setting
Monitor the patient's physiological, physical and emotional response to treatment and identify early warning signs
Evaluate patient’s response to plan of care and collaborate with primary clinician to make adjustments
Support the patient and family through disease progression, symptom management, advanced care planning
Identify learning needs of the patient and families