Purpose of the Job:
To coordinate all activities related to TB culture within the respective zone

Duties, Responsibilities and Tasks.
• Provides technical support on TB culture related activities at regional and district levels
• Supervises timely TB specimen referrals from the satellite laboratories within the zone to the culture zonal laboratory.
• Supervises timely referrals of positive TB culture slopes from the culture laboratory for Drug Susceptibility Testing (DST)
• Monitors turn around time for specimens sent for culture and DST and timely reporting of patients requiring clinical management
• Ensures quality of specimen sent for culture is maintained by organizing trainings, supportive supervisions and mentorships of relevant health care workers.
• Ensures implementation of Internal Quality Control for TB culture
• Ensures implementation of External Quality Control for TB culture
• Ensures Standard Operating procedures and Job AIDS for TB culture are in line with NTLP guidelines.
• Prepares and timely shares with the Central Reference Culture Laboratory (CTRL) quarterly Plans of Action for TB culture activities, quarterly and annual report .
• Ensures adequate TB culture laboratory supplies through timely quantification and forecasting
• Any other duties assigned by the Laboratory manager/Director/Head of laboratory services

Academic Qualifications and Experience
• Degree in Medical Laboratory Science plus two years post qualifying experience
• Registered with Tanzania Health Laboratory Practitioners Council
• Computer literacy – Microsoft office package
• Fluent in written and spoken language (English and Swahili)
• Application Instructions

All applications enclosed with certified photocopies of relevant certificates a Send your application to the:
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
6 Samora Machel Avenue 11478
Dar -es-Salaam

Attn: Programme Manager
National TB and Leprosy Programme