Manager Laboratory Services at Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital

Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) was started in 1916 with a bed capacity of 60 to cater for the Africans Health Needs. It later served as a District Hospital before attaining referral status vide Legal Notice No. 98 of 12th June 1998 of the State Corporations Act (Cap 446). Currently, the Hospital serves as a level six Hospital offering outpatient, ...

 

Manager Laboratory Services

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
  • Experience8 years
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldScience 

REF: MTRH/HR06/10/2025
Job Purpose:

  • Implementation of the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board Act, CAŠ  253A of 1999, and as amended in 2000. Formulation, implementation, interpretation, and reviewing of medical laboratory policies, standards, guidelines and programmes at the hospital.
  • Management and coordination of medical laboratory services. Conduct diagnostic laboratory interventions in liaison with health care stakeholders. Conduct research in the field of medical laboratory services in liaison with other departments and institutions. Provision of evidence in support of medico-legal and forensic services.
  • Provision of specifications, evaluation and validation of medical laboratory equipment, reagents, and chemicals. Ensure biosafety and biosecurity practices of medical laboratory services. Maintenance of medical workshop records, information, and provision of quality assurance and control in medical laboratory services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Developing, implementing and reviewing laboratory policies, guidelines, strategies, standards and programs. ii. Coordinating the preparation of reagents, stains and examining specimens.
  • Carrying out laboratory operational research.
  • Preparing procurement plan for laboratory requirements.
  • Providing specifications for the procurement of medical laboratory reagents, stains, apparatus equipment.
  • Maintaining equipment for clinical testing, vector and pesticides monitoring and evaluation.
  • Investigating disease outbreaks in liaison with other health care providers.
  • Archiving specimens of medical importance for reference. and
  • Mapping and surveying of communicable, non-communicable and vector borne disease distribution.
  • Ensuring quality control and quality assurance procedures.
  • Overseeing work planning and performance management.
  • Preparing periodical reports.
  • Identifying training gaps of laboratory officers, technicians and technologists.
  • Recommending appropriate interventions; and
  • Training, coaching and mentoring of staff and students.

Job Specifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in medical laboratory sciences or its equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board.
  • Masters in any of the following disciplines: Parasitology; Clinical Chemistry Hematology; Blood Transfusion; Virology; Bacteriology; Histopathology; Clinical Cytology; Immunology; Mycology and Epidemiology or equivalent qualification from an institution recognized by the Kenya Medical Laboratory
  • Technicians and Technologists Board. A minimum period of eight (8) years relevant work, with at least five (5) years' experience in Senior Management.
  • Registration Certificate issued by the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB).
  • Valid 2022 practising license from Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board.
  • Leadership/ Management Course or equivalent lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution.
  • Proficiency in computer application

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Method of Application

Salary Structure The salary attached to these posts are,

MTRH.2- Kshs. 206,921 x 14,461 – 221,382 x 14,972 – 236,354 x 15,482 – 251,836 x 15,993 – 267,829 x 16,503 - 284,332 х 17,013 – 301,345 x 17,524 – 318.869 x 18,034 – 336,903 x 18,545 - 355,448 x 19.055 – 374,503 x 19,565 – 394,068p.m

MTRH.3- Kshs. 193,873 x 14,284-208,157 x14,788 - 222,945 x 15,292 - 238,237 x 15,797–254,034 16,301 - 270,335 x 16,804 – 287,139 x 17,309 - 304,448 x 17,813 - 322,261 x 18,317 – 340,578 x 18,822 – 359,400 x 19,325 – 378,725p.m.

MTRH.4-Kshs.172,988 x 4,387 – 177,375 x 4,542 - 181,917 x 4,697 – 186,614 x 4,852 – 191,466 x 5,007 - 196,473 x 5,161 – 201,634 x 5,316 – 206,950 x 5,472 – 212,422 x 5,625 – 218,047 x 5,781 – 223,828 x 5,936 - 229,764p.m.

MTRH.6- Kshs.138,689 x 3,472 -142,161 x 3,594 - 145,755 x 3,716 - 149,471 x 3,839 – 153,310 x 3,962 - 157,272 x 4,084 – 161,356 x 4,207 – 165,563 x 4,329 – 169,892 x 4,452 – 174,344 x 4,574 - 178,918 x 4,697 – 183,615p.m.

MTRH 8- Kshs. 76,334 x 6,486 - 82,820 x 6,715 - 89,534 x 6,944 - 96,478 x 7,172 - 103,650 x 7,401 - 111,052 x 7,630 - 118,682 x 7,859 - 126,541 x 8,088 - 134,629 x 8,317 - 142,946 x 8,546 - 151,492 x 8,775 - 160,267p.m.

The successful candidate will still be entitled to applicable allowances to this grade.

Qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications, Curriculum Vitae, copies of Certificates, Testimonials, email and telephone contacts of three (3) letters from referees whom two (2) must be from profession to the following email addresses: ceo@mtrh.go.ke and ceosoffice@mtrh.go.ke by date 6th November, 2025, not later than 5.00 pm close of business. Late applications will NOT be considered.

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