BioMedical Engineering Technologists for MoH Hospitals Programme Assistant at Tropical Health & Education Trust

Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET)  is a specialist global health organization that educates, trains and supports health workers through global health partnerships, strengthening health systems and enabling people in low- and middle-income countries to access essential healthcare.

Since 2013, the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) has led a program improving Human Resources for Health (HRH) in Zambia. A key component of this project was the development of a pre-service training program for medical equipment maintenance professionals in Zambia.

Tropical Health and education Trust (THET) is seeking qualified Biomedical engineering Technologist (BMETs) to be placed within the Hospital set-up with focus on Medical Equipment Maintenance on an internship basis. The programme is a SIDA-funded programme being implemented by THET in 4 Provinces:  Eastern, Luapula, Muchinga and Southern. The ideal candidates should be self-driven, energetic, adaptable and have a strong academic background. Candidates must be available for placement per November 1, 2019.

Key responsibilities

• Conducting corrective and preventive maintenance of medical equipment
• Installation, commissioning and decommissioning of medical equipment
• Training of equipment end-users in its proper operation and daily maintenance
• Management reporting on medical equipment issues in the hospital

BMEs will be provided with technical and IT tools and a hospital workshop. BMETs will be supported by Provincial Mentors and will take part in a distance-learning course on Standard Operating Procedures for Biomedical Engineering Technologists.

Qualifications

• Full Grade 12 certificate with at least five (5) O levels credits including English Language and Mathematics;
• Diploma in Biomedical Engineering Technology

About the Project:

In this project, 16 Biomedical Engineering Technologists (‘BMETs’) will be  placed in selected level 1 and or level 2  hospitals in the named provinces for 10 months.

The following outcomes are targeted:

• A Medical Equipment Uptime of at least 95% in participating hospitals
• An improved infrastructure for Medical Equipment maintenance in the participating hospitals.
• Completion of the training of the participating BMETS through this advanced internship program.

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