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INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROMOTION POST IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES

Responsibilities or duties

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail: - implementing laboratory policies, guidelines, strategies and programs, supervising the preparation of reagents, stains and examining specimens, verifying and approving laboratory findings and results, providing specifications for the procurement of medical laboratory reagents, apparatus and equipment, overseeing the maintenance of equipment for clinical testing, vector and insecticides application monitoring and evaluation, investigating disease outbreaks in liaison with other health care providers, supervising the archiving of specimens of medical importance for reference, liaising with stakeholders in mapping and surveying of vector borne diseases, communicable and non-communicable diseases, undertaking medical laboratory collaborative research, and preparing periodical reports.

Qualifications or requirements

• For appointment to this grade, an officer must have: - i. served in the grade of Principal Medical Laboratory officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
• ii. A Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences/Technology or any other equivalent from a recognized institution in Kenya. by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board.
• iii. Masters degree in any of the following disciplines; medical parasitology and entomology, medical entomology, clinical chemistry, medical biochemistry, hematology, blood transfusion science, medical microbiology, medical bacteriology, virology, mycology, clinical cytology, histopathology, immunology, epidemiology, public health(epidemiology) infectious disease, laboratory management, molecular science or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution in Kenya by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board.
• iv. Registration certificate issued by the Kenya medical laboratory technicians and technologist board.
• v. Valid practicing license from Kenya medical laboratory technicians and technologists board.
• vi. Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution in Kenya.;
• vii. Certificate in Computer applications skills from a recognized institution in Kenya.; and
• viii. Demonstrated professional and managerial capabilities in work performance and results.

• Implementing laboratory policies, guidelines, strategies and programs
• Supervising the preparation of reagents, stains and examining specimens
• Verifying and approving laboratory findings and results
• Providing specifications for the procurement of medical laboratory reagents, apparatus and equipment
• Overseeing the maintenance of equipment for clinical testing
• Vector and insecticides application monitoring and evaluation
• Investigating disease outbreaks in liaison with other health care providers
• Supervising the archiving of specimens of medical importance for reference
• Liaising with stakeholders in mapping and surveying of vector borne diseases, communicable and non-communicable diseases
• Undertaking medical laboratory collaborative research
• Preparing periodical reports

• Professional and managerial capabilities
• Computer applications skills

• Served in the grade of Principal Medical Laboratory officer for a minimum period of three (3) years
• Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences/Technology or any other equivalent from a recognized institution in Kenya.
• Masters degree in any of the following disciplines; medical parasitology and entomology, medical entomology, clinical chemistry, medical biochemistry, hematology, blood transfusion science, medical microbiology, medical bacteriology, virology, mycology, clinical cytology, histopathology, immunology, epidemiology, public health(epidemiology) infectious disease, laboratory management, molecular science or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution in Kenya
• Registration certificate issued by the Kenya medical laboratory technicians and technologist board
• Valid practicing license from Kenya medical laboratory technicians and technologists board
• Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution in Kenya
• Certificate in Computer applications skills from a recognized institution in Kenya