Clinical Laboratory Quality Assurance Advisor
UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI - CRISPP PROJECT
Applications are invited for the following positions:-
The University of Nairobi’s School of Medicine,
through the Department of Clinical Medicine
and Therapeutics, College of Health Sciences, has received funding from
the US Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention to support the implementation of high quality, equitable, accessible, sustainable and comprehensive HIV
prevention, care and treatment and support
services in Nairobi and Central Kenya regions. To achieve this
objective, the Project seeks to fill the
following positions.
CLINICAL LABORATORY QUALITY ASSURANCE ADVISOR – 1
POST- AC/2/85/13- CHS
Location: Nairobi with
frequent field travel
Successful candidates will provide technical support
in respect of;
• development and maintenance of the target
laboratories’ quality plan including regular review and revision of the plan to
ensure compliance with quality management systems,
• management and conduct of regular quality audits of
the laboratories’ technical operations and performance of independent
assessments of laboratory analyses and practices,
• notification of laboratory management of identified
deficiencies in the quality system,
• development of quality improvement plans and cycles,
• review, approval, and maintenance of the Standard
Operating Procedures (SOP) for current and new testing procedures in the
laboratory,
• equipment maintenance process required in the
Quality Plan,
• document control processes for the laboratories
including proper identification, filing, retrieval, and archival processes in
accordance with the quality plan
• the development of, and provision of training on,
the laboratories’ Quality Policy Statement, Safety Plan, and Quality System
Essentials to all laboratory staff.
Applicants should be holders of a BSc in Medical
Laboratory Technology from a recognized institution.
They should have a minimum of five (5) years working
in a busy clinical laboratory with considerable knowledge of standard tests for
HIV prevention and treatment, laboratory safety practices and procedures,
laboratory quality control, assurance and audit, laboratory information
management systems, data management processing techniques and ability to
develop and implement a coordinated applied program for a laboratory quality
system. Those with additional training in GCLP and/or laboratory quality
management systems implementation will have an added advantage. Applicants
should be registered with the relevant regulatory authority.
Please note that all the position is full-time and on
a one year contract renewable on
satisfactory performance and mutual agreement.
Please note also that the University of Nairobi is an
equal opportunity employer. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
NOTE:
Applicants should submit seven (7) copies of the
application letter and supporting documents stating their preferred location in
the letter to :-
The Principal,
College of Health Sciences,
P.O Box 30197 00100,
Nairobi.
CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY: MARCH 15, 2013
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