Assistant Nursing Officer (Nursing) – 115 Posts

• PositionAssistant Nursing Officer (Nursing)
• EmployerHealth Service Commission (Government of Uganda)
• ReferenceHRM 72/173/01 MoH/RRH; HRM 72/173/29 Mulago NRH
• Salary ScaleU5
• Reports ToNursing Officer (Nursing)
• Vacancies115 (101 RRH + 14 Mulago)
• Duty StationsNaguru 40, Entebbe 20, Fort Portal 14, Mbarara 13, Masaka 6, Kayunga 5, Mubende 1, Yumbe, Mulago 14
• Job TypeFull Time
• CategoryHealth Jobs in Uganda
• DeadlineMonday, 16 November 2026

The Health Service Commission (HSC) is responsible for Human Resources for Health in the Government of Uganda. It advises the President on matters regarding health workers, recruits health workers for Regional Referral Hospitals and top government health institutions, and oversees the recruitment of health workers by District and City Service Commissions.

The Commission also handles appointment, confirmation and promotion of health workers, reviews their terms and conditions of service, training and qualifications, fosters professional and work ethics, exercises disciplinary control and presents appraisals to Parliament on issues affecting health workers.

HSC is based at Plot 1 Pilkington Road, 3rd Floor, Workers House, Kampala. All its services are provided free of charge, and it states that equal opportunity is given to all qualified applicants.

The Assistant Nursing Officer (Nursing) is a frontline nursing post on salary scale U5, reporting to the Nursing Officer (Nursing). The officer provides nursing care to patients, keeps them comfortable in a clean and safe environment, makes sure aseptic techniques are observed and takes part in bedside procedures as a member of the caring team.

The role joins doctors’ ward rounds, prepares patients for meals and helps serve them, and writes daily ward reports for handover to the incoming shift. Officers also take part in research, pass on knowledge and skills to students and staff, manage and account for allocated resources and follow the relevant codes of conduct and ethics. Regional Referral Hospital posts are spread across Kayunga, Masaka, Fort Portal, Naguru, Mbarara, Entebbe, Mubende and Yumbe.

• Provide nursing care services to patients.
• Keep patients comfortable and ensure a clean and safe environment.
• Ensure that aseptic techniques are observed.
• Participate in bedside nursing procedures as a member of the caring team.
• Participate in doctors’ ward rounds.
• Prepare patients for meals and participate in serving them.
• Prepare daily ward reports and hand over to the incoming shift.
• Participate in research activities.
• Impart knowledge and skills to students and staff.
• Manage and account for allocated resources and adhere to codes of conduct and ethics.

Required Education

• Diploma in Nursing or Comprehensive Nursing from a recognised institution.

Work Experience

• Minimum years of experience: Not stated in the advert.

Registration

• Registration certificate and valid practising licence, as required for health workers.

Clinical Skills

• Patient care: bedside nursing procedures and ward care.
• Infection control: aseptic techniques and a safe ward environment.
• Records: accurate daily ward reports and handovers.

Professional Skills

• Teaching: sharing skills with students and staff.
• Ethics: adherence to nursing codes of conduct.

Government of Uganda salary scale U5. Exact pay: Not stated in the advert.

• 115 posts, the biggest role in the advert.
• Open to diploma nurses with no stated experience minimum.
• 40 posts at Naguru alone in Kampala.
• Permanent government health job on the public salary scale.
• Free, transparent online application with no fees.
• Teaching and research exposure in referral hospitals.

Apply online on the HSC e-Recruitment System at hscers.ug. Register (or log in), update your profile, search for the job, click APPLY NOW, upload your documents, save and then click SUBMIT.

Prepare: a scanned passport photo (JPEG), academic and professional certificates, registration certificate and valid practising licence where required, appointment or promotion letters where applicable, and your National ID. Each attachment must not exceed 1 MB. Fill Public Service Form 3 (PSF 3) for the oral interview.

You may apply for a maximum of 2 posts. Health workers on long-term training (one year and above) must not apply. Help: 0414-254378 or 0414-348501, [email protected], or the HR unit of any Regional Referral Hospital hub. Full advert: HSC External Advert No. 2 of October 2026 (PDF).

Deadline: not later than Monday, 16 November 2026. HSC services are free of charge; do not pay anyone.

• Upload your nursing diploma and transcript.
• Scan each document under 1 MB before you start.
• Include your valid practising licence and council registration.
• Pick at most 2 posts and choose stations you can work in.
• Click SUBMIT at the end, saving is not enough.
• Apply before Monday, 16 November 2026.