Nursing Officer
About Uganda Heart Institute (UHI)
Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) is established by the Uganda Heart Institute Act CAP 258 as an Autonomous Government Entity to undertake and coordinate the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in Uganda. Our vision is to be a global centre of excellence in cardiovascular services, offering a comprehensive range of preventive, promotive and clinical cardiovascular services as well as cutting-edge research and training in cardiovascular science. UHI is headquartered at Mulago – Kampala, with a new state-of-the-art cardiac hospital being built in Naguru and 16 Regional Heart Centres being established across the country. Working at UHI means joining a specialised multidisciplinary cardiovascular team dedicated to saving lives.
Job Details
Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) intends to recruit competent people in various departments, to enhance its human resource capacity and support the effective delivery of specialised cardiovascular services.
- Post: Nursing Officer (Cardiac Nursing)
- Number of posts: Forty-four (44)
- Salary Scale: UHI 4 MED-2
- Duty Station: Kampala – Mulago (UHI Headquarters)
- Working Hours: 8
- Reports to: Nursing Officer – Cardiovascular
- Directly Supervises: Critical Care/Ward Orderly
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Job Purpose: To provide safe, comprehensive, and patient-centered cardiac nursing care to individuals with cardiovascular conditions, through assessment, monitoring, treatment, health education, disease prevention, rehabilitation, and continuity of care, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform administrative duties at ward/unit level.
- Ensure that quality nursing care is achieved by implementing nursing protocols.
- Ensure the smooth running of wards/units by allocating duties to nursing staff and students.
- Ensure that wards/units are adequately equipped with equipment, supplies and drugs and ensure their safe custody.
- Provide educational and counseling services to staff and patient attendants.
- Carry out on-job teaching of midwifery, medical and nursing students.
- Participate in research and community education activities.
- Ensure strict adherence to ethical practice by self and the health care team.
- Provide support supervision to staff on the unit.
- Conduct performance appraisal of staff.
Qualifications, Skills and Requirements
- A Bachelor's degree in Nursing from a recognized University.
- Must be registered with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council.
- Must have a valid practicing license.
- Minimum of 12 months (1 year) of relevant work experience.
Application Procedure
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Ugandans to fill the under-listed positions.
- Address your application to the Executive Director, Uganda Heart Institute, P.O. Box 37392, Kampala.
- Include a cover letter, copies of your academic/professional certificates and transcripts, certificates of registration and valid practicing licenses where applicable, curriculum vitae (CV), O Level certificates, A level certificates (where applicable), a copy of your National Identity Card and evidence of work experience where required.
- Online applications should be sent to the UHI official recruitment email: erecruitment@uhi.go.ug.
- Applications can also be hand delivered to Uganda Heart Institute Headquarters, Mulago – Kampala.
- Applications submitted or mailed without complete attachments, or sent to any email address other than the one mentioned above, will not be accepted.
- Both physical and online applications must be received not later than 5:00 pm on 11th November 2026.
- The job advertisement can also be downloaded from the UHI website: www.uhi.go.ug.
Job Summary
- Job Category: Healthcare (Health/Medicine)
- Job Type: Full-time
- Deadline of this Job: Wednesday, 11th November 2026 at 5:00 pm
- Duty Station: Kampala – Mulago (UHI Headquarters)
- Date Posted: Monday, 12th October 2026
- No of Positions: 44
- Application Link: Apply Now