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Locum Nurse - Woundcare
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
Job at a glance
- Employer
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
- Position
- Locum Nurse - Woundcare
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Possible duty stations
- Nairobi
- Contract
- Locum
- Experience
- 6+ years in acute care
- Education
- KRCHN / BScN
- Salary
- Not stated in the advert
- Application deadline
- 9 November 2026
- Posted on VacancyKE
- 28 October 2026
VacancyKE summary
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is hiring a Locum Nurse for wound care in the Surgery Department. You will assess and manage acute and chronic wounds while providing patient education and acting as a clinical resource.
What stands out about this opportunity
- Specialized focus on wound, ostomy, and continence care
- Role involves training other staff as a resource person
- Located in Nairobi at a JCI-accredited teaching hospital
Key responsibilities
- Perform wound assessment, reassessment, and management using current principles.
- Develop skin care programs to prevent breakouts and revise care plans based on patient response.
- Provide pre- and post-operative assessments and education for patients undergoing ostomy surgery.
- Administer medications correctly according to patient age and clinical condition.
- Act as a resource person, conducting in-services on wound prevention, care, and ostomies.
- Consult healthcare professionals to ensure an interdisciplinary approach to patient needs.
- Document all assessments, treatments, and interactions accurately and timely.
- Initiate Basic Life Support if a patient enters a pre-arrest or arrest state.
Who should apply?
An experienced registered nurse with strong medical-surgical background and specialized interest in wound and ostomy care.
Key requirements
- KRCHN / BScN degree
- Valid NCK license
- BLS certificate
- 6+ years acute care experience
- Medical-Surgical nursing knowledge
Nice to have
- Certificate in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWOCN).
What you should know
- The position reports to the Nursing Manager, A&E Department Nursing Division.
- This is a locum role based at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi.
How to apply
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Original employer advertisement
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The employer’s advert
Wound Care Nurse
Department
Surgery
Entity
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Introduction
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is the first hospital in East Africa to be accredited by the Joint Commission International from the USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the above position based in Nairobi Kenya. The position holder will report to the Nursing Manager, A&E Department Nursing Division .
Responsibilities:
• Perform wound assessment, reassessment, and wound management for all patients.
• Utilize principles of current wound management when providing care to patients with acute and chronic wounds.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of staging system of wounds.
• Develops skin care programs to prevent skin breakouts for patients.
• Revise plan of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluate overall plan of effectiveness.
• Utilize appropriate pain management techniques, educates the patient and family regarding pain management
• Provides education to patients undergoing surgery that result in an ostomy. Provide pre and post operating assessments and patient/family education
• Knowledgeable of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and clinical condition.
• Is a resource person to physicians, nursing and other hospital staff. Provides in-services on wound prevention, wound care, ostomy care and incontinence for the nursing staff
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to nurse managers, nursing staff and physicians
• Consults other healthcare professionals/departments as appropriate to provide interdisciplinary approach to patient’s needs.
• Attends seminars, conferences, continuing education classes in the areas of wound prevention, wound management and ostomies. Participates in professional societies and stays current with changes, new advancement/treatments in wound care.
• Knowledgeable of clinical products currently available on the market, evaluates the products and makes recommendations.
• Document all assessment data, investigation results, care given, discussions with the multi-disciplinary team, family/patient interactions in an accurate, comprehensive, and timely manner.
• Perform pain assessment and reassessment, and initiate analgesia as per protocol
• Promptly report both clinical and non-clinical unusual findings/incidences to the nurse manager, team leader or physician
• Identify patient and family education needs and implement appropriate teaching
• Be able to recognize a patient in a pre- arrest or arrest states, and to initiate Basic Life Support
• Provide safe environment for patients through adherence to infection control practices and other safety policies.
Requirements:
• KRCHN /BScN from a recognized school of Nursing or University
• Current Licensure with the Nursing council of Kenya
• Certificate in Basic life support (BLS)
• Certificate in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWOCN) preferred
• Minimum of six (6) years’ experience in an acute care hospital.
• Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of current practices in Medical-Surgical nursing
• Demonstrate Leadership and management skills
Department
Surgery
Entity
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Introduction
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi is a private not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides tertiary and secondary level healthcare services. It is the first hospital in East Africa to be accredited by the Joint Commission International from the USA. The University Hospital has been providing high quality care for the people of East Africa and beyond for over 60 years.
Applications are invited from qualified candidates for the above position based in Nairobi Kenya. The position holder will report to the Nursing Manager, A&E Department Nursing Division .
Responsibilities:
• Perform wound assessment, reassessment, and wound management for all patients.
• Utilize principles of current wound management when providing care to patients with acute and chronic wounds.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of staging system of wounds.
• Develops skin care programs to prevent skin breakouts for patients.
• Revise plan of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment and evaluate overall plan of effectiveness.
• Utilize appropriate pain management techniques, educates the patient and family regarding pain management
• Provides education to patients undergoing surgery that result in an ostomy. Provide pre and post operating assessments and patient/family education
• Knowledgeable of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and clinical condition.
• Is a resource person to physicians, nursing and other hospital staff. Provides in-services on wound prevention, wound care, ostomy care and incontinence for the nursing staff
• Communicates appropriately and clearly to nurse managers, nursing staff and physicians
• Consults other healthcare professionals/departments as appropriate to provide interdisciplinary approach to patient’s needs.
• Attends seminars, conferences, continuing education classes in the areas of wound prevention, wound management and ostomies. Participates in professional societies and stays current with changes, new advancement/treatments in wound care.
• Knowledgeable of clinical products currently available on the market, evaluates the products and makes recommendations.
• Document all assessment data, investigation results, care given, discussions with the multi-disciplinary team, family/patient interactions in an accurate, comprehensive, and timely manner.
• Perform pain assessment and reassessment, and initiate analgesia as per protocol
• Promptly report both clinical and non-clinical unusual findings/incidences to the nurse manager, team leader or physician
• Identify patient and family education needs and implement appropriate teaching
• Be able to recognize a patient in a pre- arrest or arrest states, and to initiate Basic Life Support
• Provide safe environment for patients through adherence to infection control practices and other safety policies.
Requirements:
• KRCHN /BScN from a recognized school of Nursing or University
• Current Licensure with the Nursing council of Kenya
• Certificate in Basic life support (BLS)
• Certificate in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurse (CWOCN) preferred
• Minimum of six (6) years’ experience in an acute care hospital.
• Demonstrate evidence-based knowledge of current practices in Medical-Surgical nursing
• Demonstrate Leadership and management skills