Job Title: Lab Technician (1) (Fresher NGO Jobs)
Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Masaka, Uganda
About the Company:
Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.
Job Summary: The Laboratory Technician will work closely with facility teams to strengthen lab systems and build capacity of supported laboratories to provide high quality TB and HIV/AIDS services in line with national protocols
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support mentorship and training efforts to build capacity of facility teams to deliver high quality laboratory services.
- Provide laboratory services to TB and HIV/AIDS patients attending IDI-supported health facilities in line with standard guidelines.
- Establish equipment management and maintenance systems at supported laboratories to minimize downtime and ensure reliability of test results.
- Support and monitor reliable supply chain management systems at supported facilities to avert stock out of critical lab commodities for TB and HIV/AIDS care.
- Strengthen networks and coordination between supported facility labs and the national systems to ensure access to EID, Viral load, GeneXpert tests and resistance testing services.
- Support QA/QC systems including PT and EQA for critical TB and HIV laboratory tests in line with established national systems.
- Support development of SOPs to guide facility teams to provide lab services in accordance with WHO SLAMTA/SLIPTA protocols using standard data management tools.
- Support performance monitoring initiatives and routine data use activities at IDI-supported health facilities to guide implementation of project activities.
- Support the health workers to identify, implement and document continuous quality improvement activities along the HIV continuum of response and treatment cascades.
- Support health facilities to compile and submit accurate HMIS and programmatic reports according to project, donor and Ministry of Health timelines.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Diploma in Biomedical Laboratory technology
Person Specification
- Full and active registration with the Allied Health Professionals council.
- Training in laboratory quality management systems and biosafety
- Good communication, organization and management skills
- Understands client confidentiality and exhibits high level of ethical conduct
- Has basic computer literacy including word processing, excel, internet and power point
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 29th October 2024
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