KCMC
Nafasi za ajira KCMC: 30 Nursing Officer Positions – April 2026
Nursing Officer II – 10 Positions
Assistant Nursing Officer II – 20 Positions
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC)
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre is located in the foothills of the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. It was opened in March 1971 by the Good Samaritan Foundation, who planned and raised large funds to build and equip it.
KCMC is a zonal referral hospital serving over 15 million people in Northern Tanzania. The hospital is a huge complex with over 600 beds, with hundreds of outpatients and visitors coming to the Centre every day. Over 1000 staff are employed at the centre.
As a Christian institution, KCMC is committed to proclaim Christ through healing, teaching and research. It strives to combine professional excellence with a spirit of compassion.
KCMC is hereby inviting applications from suitably qualified Tanzanians to fill the following vacant posts:
Nursing Officer II – (10 Positions)
Qualification and Experience: A holder of Degree or B.Sc in Nursing from any recognized College and has been registered with the Nurses and Midwifery Council of Tanzania and has a valid license to practice.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Providing health education to patients and relatives.
- Communicating effectively internally and externally.
- Ensuring that prescribed instructions are carried out.
- Setting and communicating standards of nursing care to the ward/department which are in line with hospital policies.
- Teaching nurse students and other health cadres.
- Visiting patients in their homes and providing advice in primary health care.
- Applying the integrated hospital management information system in all activities.
- Ensuring that the prescribed in-patients and out-patients treatment manuals and procedures are adhered to.
- Carrying out supervision of other staff.
- Verifying patient’s costing and pricing information sheet provided by the Finance department.
- Maintaining hospital inventory.
- Monitoring usage of consumables, ensuring no wastage or pilferage.
- Documenting on daily, weekly and monthly patients’ progress reports.
- Maintaining a harmonious working environment among all Staff and Students.
- Maintaining high standards of discipline and code of nursing ethics and be a role model.
- Performing any other duties as assigned by his/her Superior.
- Remuneration: Attractive remuneration package in accordance with the Government’s salary scale TGHS C.
Assistant Nursing Officer II – (20 Positions)
Qualification and Experience: A holder of Diploma in Nursing from any recognized College and has been registered with the Nurses and Midwifery Council of Tanzania and has a valid license to practice.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Delivering high quality nursing care to patients.
- Organizing and assisting clients and relatives towards patients’ well-being.
- Creating and maintaining harmonious working environment to all personnel.
- Liaising with staff in other disciplines who are contributing towards promoting well-being of the patients.
- Involving patients and relatives in care and rehabilitation.
- Keeping and maintaining up-to-date inventory and report any loss or damage promptly.
- Keeping records of all staff and leave schedule for all nursing staff in her unit.
- Planning and conducting ward rounds and carry out all instructions thereafter.
- Ordering and keeping proper records of DDA and other drugs to check on validity and expiry date for each drug.
- Assisting staff in practicing new trends of nursing care and participating in research.
- Demonstrating an attitude of faithfulness, love and compassion in the course of fulfilling the call to care and comfort the patients.
- Keeping abreast with new knowledge and skills through self-development and participation in various scientific activities.
- Performing any other duties as assigned by his/her Superior.
Remuneration: Attractive remuneration package in accordance with the Government’s salary scale TGHS B.
General Conditions
- All applicants must be Citizens of Tanzania of not more than 45 years old.
- Applicants must attach an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae (CV) having reliable contacts; postal address/post code, e-mail and telephone numbers.
- Applicants should apply on the strength of the information given in this advertisement.
- Applicants must attach their certified copies of the following certificates:
- Postgraduate/Degree/Advanced Diploma/Diploma/Certificates;
- Postgraduate/Degree/Advanced Diploma/Diploma transcripts;
- Form IV and Form VI National Examination Certificates;
- Birth certificate and NIDA.
- Attaching copies of the following certificates is strictly not accepted:
- Form IV and Form VI results slips;
- Testimonials and all Partial transcripts.
- Applicants should indicate three reputable referees with their reliable contacts.
- Certificates from foreign examination bodies for Ordinary or Advanced level education should be verified by The National Examination Council of Tanzania (NECTA) and National Council for Technical Education (NACTE).
- Applicants with special needs/case (disability) are supposed/advised to indicate.
A signed application letter should be written either in Swahili or English and addressed to:
Executive Director,
KCMC Zonal Referral Hospital,
P.O. Box 3010, MOSHI – TANZANIA.
Deadline for application is 15 April, 2026 at 3:30 pm.
Only short listed candidates will be informed on a date for interview.