Name of Organization: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
Job Title: Zonal Reference Tuberculosis(TB) Culture laboratory focal person
Duty stations: TB Zonal Reference laboratory-Mbeya Referral Hospital, Bugando Referral
Hospital, Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital and Kibong'oto National TB Hospital
Reporting to: Hospital Directors in respective duty station.
Job Title: Zonal Reference Tuberculosis(TB) Culture laboratory focal person
Duty stations: TB Zonal Reference laboratory-Mbeya Referral Hospital, Bugando Referral
Hospital, Dodoma Regional Referral Hospital and Kibong'oto National TB Hospital
Reporting to: Hospital Directors in respective duty station.
Purpose of the Job:
To coordinate all activities related to TB culture within the respective zone
Duties, Responsibilities and Tasks.
Provides technical support on TB culture related activities at regional and district levels
Supervises timely TB specimen referrals from the satellite laboratories within the zone to the culture zonal laboratory.
Supervises timely referrals of positive TB culture slopes from the culture laboratory for Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST)
Monitors turn around time for specimens sent for culture and DST and timely reporting of patients requiring clinical management
Ensures quality of specimen sent for culture is maintained by organizing trainings, supportive supervisions and mentorships of relevant health care workers.
Ensures implementation of Internal Quality Control for TB culture
Ensures implementation of External Quality Control for TB culture
Ensures Standard Operating procedures and Job AIDS for TB culture are in line with NTLP guidelines.
Prepares and timely shares with the Central Reference Culture Laboratory (CTRL) quarterly Plans of Action for TB culture activities, quarterly and annual report .
Ensures adequate TB culture laboratory supplies through timely quantification and forecasting
Any other duties assigned by the Laboratory manager/Director/Head of laboratory services
Academic Qualifications and Experience
Degree in Medical Laboratory Science plus two years post qualifying experience
Registered with Tanzania Health Laboratory Practitioners Council
Computer literacy - Microsoft office package
Fluent in written and spoken language (English and Swahili)
To coordinate all activities related to TB culture within the respective zone
Duties, Responsibilities and Tasks.
Provides technical support on TB culture related activities at regional and district levels
Supervises timely TB specimen referrals from the satellite laboratories within the zone to the culture zonal laboratory.
Supervises timely referrals of positive TB culture slopes from the culture laboratory for Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST)
Monitors turn around time for specimens sent for culture and DST and timely reporting of patients requiring clinical management
Ensures quality of specimen sent for culture is maintained by organizing trainings, supportive supervisions and mentorships of relevant health care workers.
Ensures implementation of Internal Quality Control for TB culture
Ensures implementation of External Quality Control for TB culture
Ensures Standard Operating procedures and Job AIDS for TB culture are in line with NTLP guidelines.
Prepares and timely shares with the Central Reference Culture Laboratory (CTRL) quarterly Plans of Action for TB culture activities, quarterly and annual report .
Ensures adequate TB culture laboratory supplies through timely quantification and forecasting
Any other duties assigned by the Laboratory manager/Director/Head of laboratory services
Academic Qualifications and Experience
Degree in Medical Laboratory Science plus two years post qualifying experience
Registered with Tanzania Health Laboratory Practitioners Council
Computer literacy - Microsoft office package
Fluent in written and spoken language (English and Swahili)
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
All applications enclosed with certified photocopies of relevant certificates an Send your application to the:
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare,
6 Samora Machel Avenue,
11478 Dar -es-Salaam
Attn: Programme Manager
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare,
6 Samora Machel Avenue,
11478 Dar -es-Salaam
Attn: Programme Manager
Zonal Reference Tuberculosis(TB) Culture Laboratory Focal Person -Mbeya
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