Laboratory Data Clerk Wanted at Lesotho Ministry of Health

BACKGROUND
The Kingdom of Lesotho is among four countries participating in the Southern Africa Tuberculosis and Health Systems Support Project funded by the World Bank. This is a five year project with overall objectives to: (i) improve coverage and quality of TB control and occupational lung disease services in targeted geographic areas of the participating countries; and (ii) strengthen regional capacity to manage the burden of TB and occupational diseases.

Lesotho is one of the 30 high TB burden countries in the world with an estimated annual incidence of 788 TB cases per every 100,000 population. Seventy four percent of TB cases are co-infected with HIV. TB treatment success rate has not gone beyond 74%, TB case fatality ratio is high and only a small proportion of TB re-treatment cases are offered testing for drug resistant TB bacilli. The mortality rate in TB/HIV co-infected TB patients is 223 per 100,000 population. Additionally, MDR-TB is on the rise with 3.2% and 6.8% of new and retreatment respectively TB cases are estimated to have MDR-TB. Despite Lesotho’s high burden of TB, TB/HIV and MDR-TB cases, the TB case detection rate is 49% which means more than half TB are not diagnosed and treated.

The Ministry of Health National Tuberculosis Control Program wishes to contract qualified and experienced candidates for the mentioned positions:

Job Summary
Under the general supervision of the Senior Laboratory Technologist/Principal Laboratory
Technologist, the Laboratory Data Clerk is responsible for implementation of quality and
safety precautions, data collection, compilation and maintenance of laboratory records. This position is based in Maseru, Lesotho and will require frequent travel to the field.

Scope of work
1. Implementation of quality and safety procedures

• Daily adheres to departmental specific safety standards
  • Daily cleans, disinfects working environment and update logs
  • Daily monitors environmental temperatures (room, fridge, freezer)

2. Data collection

• Daily receives and enter TB patient’s data in Laboratory System and/or TB laboratory register.
• Daily records verified findings and results into the laboratory information system
  (LIS) or TB laboratory log book.

3. Record keeping

• Daily files patient records
• Daily dispatches patients/ client results
• Monthly compiles patient data for analysis.
  Monthly archives analysed patient data.

Duration of Assignment
Initial two year contract subject to review after two years with possibility of extension dependent on performance

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma in Data Management / Information Management or related qualification on clinical data.
• Two (2) years’ experience in data management
• Data entry experience especially in Health Setting
• Computer literacy, especially excel will be an added advantage

Required Competencies
The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Communication: Regular and timely clear written and verbal communication with relevant department and strong interpersonal skills
• Fluency in English and Sesotho
• Quality oriented, Problem solver, Attention to detail

Compensation:
A competitive salary will be offered as per Kingdom of Lesotho norms for public officers and World Bank guidelines

Interested and suitability qualified candidates should forward their applications personally or electronically indicating the advertisement and position on the subject line of letter and envelope together with detailed curriculum vitae indicating work experience, current remuneration and copies of testimonials (day time telephone contacts, names and telephone contacts of 3 referees to reach the undersigned not later than April 7, 2017) to:

Procurement Manager
Procurement Unit
Ground Floor, Room G03
Ministry of Health
Corner Constitution & Linare Roads
Kingdom of Lesotho

Further information can be obtained from the following during office hours [08h00 to 16h30 local time]:
boopanentai@gmail.com, rangoananam@yahoo.co.uk and qlejota@gmail.com

Only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted.