SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH ASSISTANT

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must:

                i.          Served in the grade of Public Health Assistant I for a minimum period of three (3) years;

              ii.          Certificate in Environmental Health Science or Public Health Technology from a recognized institution;

             iii.          Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution; and

             iv.          Shown merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.

Duties and Responsibilities

                i.          Mobilizing, sensitizing and advising communities on matters related to environmental health;

              ii.          Carrying out immunizations;

             iii.          Defaulter tracing and reporting of Tuberculosis and other immunizable diseases;

             iv.          Referring health cases to relevant health facilities;

               v.          Identifying environmental health issues at household level;

             vi.          Organizing community health days to advise communities on common public health issues;

            vii.          Maintaining and updating records of public health data;

          viii.          Assessing health needs of the community;

             ix.          Sensitizing communities on food and water safety measures;

               x.          Inspecting homesteads, markets, commercial premises, trading centres to ensure that general cleanliness and sanitary requirements are maintained; and

             xi.          Issuing of intimation and statutory notices.