Somalia: Short term consultancy: Biomedical engineer to repair, service and install laboratory equipment’s in selected hospitals in Somalia

Duty station: To work in 6 selected major hospital laboratories in Somalia (i.e. Hargeisa, Burao, Garowe, Bossaso, Mogadishu and Baidoa).

Grade: Equivalent to a P2 grade international consultant.

Duration: 01 to 30 December 2015

Background

Laboratory and blood safety programme of WHO Somalia supports health authorities in Somalia to improve diagnostics and blood transfusion services. As a result WHO and other organization provide laboratory equipment’s that are essential to the provision of quality laboratory and blood safety services. This laboratory equipment’s require routine maintenance and repair services which ensure that the equipment’s functions optimally and thus improve its lifespan.

The TOR below describes the duties of a biomedical engineer who will visit the selected laboratories and provide services described below.

Terms of Reference

1. To carry out inspection, maintenance and repair of a diverse range of laboratory equipment’s in 6 selected hospitals laboratories in Somalia (Hargeisa, Burao, Garowe, Bossaso, Mogadishu and Baidoa).
2. To install 3 sets biosafety cabinets in Public Health Reference Laboratory Mogadishu. Somalia.
3. To install blood component separation centrifuge in Baidoa and SOS Children’s Hospital in Mogadishu.
4. Train laboratory technicians on use, routine maintenance and proper care for laboratory equipment’s.
5. Performing electrical safety inspections on medical equipment using specialized test equipment.
6. Prepare a detailed inventory of laboratory equipment’s and analysers with information on the current status of the equipment (in good condition, needs replacement of specific parts, obsolete etc).
7. Certify the status of the equipment’s as “fit for use” after performing preventative maintenance services.
8. Prepare SOPs, and maintenance charts (daily, weekly and monthly) for all the major equipment’s in the selected hospitals.

Deliverables

1. Technical report detailing work done, staff trained, equipment’s installed and services performed on the equipment’s.
2. Complete inventory of all laboratory equipment’s/analyzers in the 6 selected hospitals and their working status.

Minimum qualifications

1. Degree or diploma in instrumentation, biomedical engineering or similar field from a recognized institution.
2. Over 5 years of work experience specific to laboratory equipment’s servicing, repair and maintenance.

Interested applicants should send their detailed CVs to ibrahime@who.int not later than 27 November 2015.