Job Type: Full Time
Job Purpose
The overall purpose of this role is to manage the delivery of efficient and quality laboratory services in the hospital in line with established protocols and the Hospital’s patient care objectives.
Responsibilities
- Review
and ensure adherence to laboratory protocols, standards and techniques for
analysis of specimens in consultation with other clinical departments in
order to ensure quality laboratory services in the hospital;
- Participate
in the development of standards, procedures, techniques for analysis of
specimens and in the medical laboratory;
- Recommend
technical requirements for laboratory operations to the Director Medical
Services;
- Ensure
that the laboratory operations comply with all legal requirements by the
Kenya Medical and Laboratory Technicians Board and waste disposal
requirements;
- Prepare
the department to meet the requirements for audits and follow up to ensure
audit recommendations are fully implemented;
- Validate
laboratory equipment as per manufacturer requirements to ensure required
standard levels are met;
- Identify
professional development gaps and ensure implementation of appropriate
professional development interventions for the laboratory team in order to
ensure the team has the right skills and exposure to best practices;
- Liaise
with section heads for orders on consumables as required on a day to day
basis;
- Ensure
preparation of the department’s staff duty roster
- Assess
the quality of reagents and consumables required for the laboratory in
liaison with procurement department and participate in the tendering
process specification to define the reagents and consumables schedule
requirements;
- Keep
abreast of local and global best practices in laboratory services and make
recommendations to the Director Medical Services on how these impact the
hospital;
- Prepare
the laboratory services income and expenditure budget and monitor its
implementation upon approval;
- Deploy
and motivate the laboratory team including performance appraisal,
identification of training needs, mentorship and coaching as well as leave
and absence management in line with the hospital’s people agenda;
- Act
as the laboratory superintendent;
- Plan
and chair departmental meetings;
- Prepare
and submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports; and
- Any
other responsibilities that may be assigned to the jobholder by the
supervisor from time to time.
Working relationships
Internal Relationships: Medical Officers, Specialists, Nursing
Services, Supply Chain, Finance, Human Resources and other user Clinical Units.
External Relationships: Suppliers, other corporates, regulatory
bodies
Qualifications
- Degree
in Science Laboratory Technology from a recognized institution.
- Must
be registered with the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technician Board and hold
a valid practicing licence
- Minimum
of 4 years’ experience as Laboratory Manager or In Charge.
Competencies
Technical & Behavioural competencies
- Knowledge
of bacteria groups
- Ability
to operate laboratory machines
- Ability
to interpret results
- Ability
to delegate duties and follow through on results
- Knowledge
of accurate parameters
- Knowledge
of quality control measures such standard deviation and interpretation of
curves
- Working
knowledge of laboratory information systems
- Leadership
skills
- Phlebotomy
skills
- Analytical
skills
- Judgement
skills
- Patient
care skills
- Attention
to detail
- Customer
service skills
- Planning
and organizing skills
- Ability
to work under pressure
- Interpersonal
skills
- Team
working skills
- Accountability
- Integrity
How to Apply
Qualified and interested
applicants should submit their applications with copies of their National
Identification Cards and Updated CVs, including names and contacts of three
references, current and expected remuneration to the following e-mail on or before 30th November 2022:
Hard copies will not be
accepted and only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Please note that St.
Luke’s Orthopaedic and Trauma Hospital does not charge any fee at any stage of
the recruitment process (application, shortlisting of interview meeting).
St. Luke’s Orthopaedic and
Trauma Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.