The Mater Hospital was opened in 1962 by the Sisters of Mercy, a Catholic Order of Nuns originating from Ireland, three years after registering themselves as the Registered Trustees of an entity under the Perpetual Succession Act (the succeeding legislation after independence). The "Sisters of Mercy" first set up a 60 bed general hospital to cater mainly for the poor, indigenous Kenyans, with the primary mission being general healthcare. The colonial authorities granted 12 acres of land in a swampy, mosquito-infested area, which has since become the Industrial Area of Nairobi. In 1970, a 60-bed maternity ward was opened with antenatal, postnatal and immunization clinics attached in order to upgrade the quality of maternity healthcare available to the poorer segments of the Nairobi population. In 1972, in recognition of the contribution of the hospital in training midwives to assist births in rural areas, Mater was chartered as a School of Midwifery. In 1975, a consultant’s block of 6 offices was opened enabling specialised consultants to practice on site and deliver significantly better medical services to the patients. In 1986, the hospital opened its own pharmacy, physiotherapy and laboratory services and, in 1990, opened its counselling centre for inpatients, outpatients and staff who needed advice and guidance on family planning, HIV, and other concerns of a psychological and/or physical nature. In 1995, in a major building expansion programme, the hospital opened a larger and more efficient Casualty, Accident and Emergency Department, an Intensive Care Unit and a Cardiac Unit where open-heart surgery is performed. The missionary role of the Sisters of Mercy has spread to other parts of Kenya and the Mater Hospital has become a private hospital that charges a fee-for-service to a patient population that has developed locally to a much higher level of affluence compared with other parts of Kenya. The financial objective of the hospital is to provide affordable healthcare to as many people as possible but also attempt to meet all of its costs, including depreciation, in order to replace and upgrade medical equipment. Main Duties: Monitor standards of patients’ care to ensure delivery of quality patient care. Provide leadership, supervision, and mentorship to Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and other support staff. Developing structures, systems, policies and procedures to ensure effective functioning of the department. Liaising with the Director of Medical services to develop realistic budgetary estimates for consideration in the budget approval process. Ensuring adherence to the approved budget through prudent spending and effective cost control measures. Ensuring the Department has a strong team of highly competent and motivated staff performing to set performance standards. Ensuring highest possible standards of quality and operational efficiency in Departmental processes to realize high internal and external customer satisfaction. Be accountable for the integrity, efficiency and effectiveness of Departmental processes, systems and procedures. To be accountable for performance of the department including attainment of Strategic objectives under the strategic plan, annual work plans and other agreed targets. Developing and implementing systems and structures to ensure adequate and reliable supply of consumables for the Department. Developing specifications and liaising with procurement department for timely procurement of planned equipment. Preparing statistical reports on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and submitting the same to the medical records section. Representing the institution in matters of physiotherapy practice and profession. Ensuring, overseeing and monitoring overall running of the physiotherapy department. Supervising and allocating duties to all physiotherapy staff to ensure effective, efficient and timely delivery of physiotherapy services at all times. Communicating the hospital’s strategic plan, objectives, policies and procedures to physiotherapy staff to ensure compliance and achievability. Monitoring and controlling stock movement within the department to ensure all revenue is captured and proper record keeping. Representing departmental staff issues to the management through the laid down hierarchy. Be accountable for the adherence to set professional and ethical standards in the practice of Physiotherapy and related services. Be accountable for the hospital’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements relating to physiotherapy. Developing systems and structures to ensure staff development to expected standards. Participating in quality improvement initiatives within the department and providing reports as required. Any other duty assigned from time to time Required Qualifications and Skills for the Position Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy Master’s Degree is desirable Minimum five years as a team leader Registered & Licenced by Physiotherapy Council of Kenya Supervisory experience Keen to details with high degree of accuracy