Blood Technician
JOB DETAIL
Description
| Vacancy Announcement | |
| Job title: | Blood Bank Laboratory Technician |
| Work Location: | Kono |
| Department: | Clinical |
| Reports to: | Laboratory manager |
| Line Management | No |
| Application Status | External Advert |
| Organisation Profile | |
| Partners In Health (PIH) is an international health organization relentlessly committed to improving the health of the poor and marginalized. PIH partners with local governments to build local capacity and works closely with impoverished communities to deliver high-quality health care, address the root causes of illness, train providers, advance research, and advocate for global policy change. Our delivered services in the field are based in our partnership with the Governments and Ministries of Health and the support to education, training and mentorship to Health care workers and students is one of our pillars for the Health care system strengthening.
PIH currently has implementation programs in Haiti, Rwanda, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Peru, Mexico, Russia, Sierra Leone and Navajo Nation. Through our partnership with Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, we support a wide range of programs in dozens of other countries around the world.
Our Work In Sierra Leone: Partners In Health (PIH) began supporting the government of Sierra Leone in response to the Ebola epidemic in October 2014. Recognizing the large need for continued investments in the health system after Ebola, PIH is committed to long-term health system strengthening in support of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS), guided by the same principles as our emergency response and our work around the world: public sector accompaniment, integrated and comprehensive services, social justice, nimbleness and flexibility, partnership, community ownership, and evidence-based interventions. In the aftermath of the epidemic, PIH is committed to supporting the delivery of comprehensive health services in Sierra Leone, from the community level to the health center and to referral hospitals. |
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| Position Overview | |
| The main purpose of the position is to provide support to the Koidu government hospital Blood Bank Laboratory and other blood banks within PIH-supported facilities to ensure reliable and safe blood bank services in line with WHO standards and national safe blood services guidelines. | |
| Main Duties and Responsibilities | |
General Responsibility:
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| Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment | |
| At Partners In Health, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including our patients, families and community members – as well as our staff are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Partners In Health’s PSEAH policy. Partner In Health will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. | |
| Education and Work Experience Requirements | |
| Qualification and experience:
• National diploma in medical laboratory technology from a recognized university • 3-year working experience in a busy hospital Blood bank • Knowledge of documents and records using computer systems to conduct patient, donor, testing and processing activities and safeguarding blood donors and recipients • Ability to work full time in Kono |
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| Social Justice | |
| We are a global health and social justice organization that responds to the moral imperative to provide high-quality health care globally to those who need it most. We strive to ease suffering by placing patients at the center of all care, bringing the benefits of modern medicine to all. | |
| Method of application | |
| Interested candidates are required to apply through our website: www.pih.org/employment. In your application, please ensure to include names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers of three (3) referees not later than Thursday 24th August 2023. | |
