The National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) was established in 2004 as a programme under the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) Mainland and Zanzibar. It was established through a cooperative agreement entered into by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) Mainland and Zanzibar. NBTS is charged with assuring the availability of adequate and safe blood and blood products in the country.
NBTS in collaboration with the United States Government (USG) through CDC, American Association of Blood Bank (AABB) and Field Epidemiology Lab Training Program (FELTP) are planning to conduct a study to establish the current pattern of blood use in transfusion facilities, quantification of national blood demand and estimation of actual national blood needs in Tanzania. The overall goal of this project is to determine how much blood the NBTS should collect annually.
Positions are available for data collectors and data entry clerks. These are full time positions, for four months, beginning in June 2013 ending on 31st October 2013. Candidates will be posted to any one of the selected transfusion facilities from the following zones: Eastern, Northern, Southern Highlands, Lake, Western and Zanzibar.
Job Title: Data Collectors (52 Positions)
Responsible to: Field Supervisor
The minimum requirement for the position is as follows.
The data collector should have a medical/clinical background (Medical officer, Nursing officer, Assistant medical officer Clinical officer or Laboratory Technologist/scientist) training and practices and clinical research in general.
- Diploma/degree in medical sciences.
- Minimum 2 years work experience working in hospital settings which conduct blood transfusion services.
- Demonstrated experience with clinical data collection.
- Ability to read and write English.
How to apply
To apply for any of these positions, please submit by mail or in person, certified copies of your certificates and current CV together with a covering letter not later than Friday 26th of April 2013 to:
The Study Coordinator
National Blood Transfusion Service
P. O. Box 65019
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Or e-mail:bloodneedsstudy@gmail.com
Only pre-selected candidates will be contacted.
Further information about our organization can be found on NBTS website. http://www.nbts.go.tz, http://www.facebook.com/ChangiaDamuTz,
http://changiadamutz.blogspot.com.
