Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Vacancies: Head of Technical Services

Job Purpose:
To ensure availability of functional equipment, which are maximally applied for their intended purposes in the hospital.

• Provide leadership and be responsible for the overall management of the engineering facilities of the hospital including medical equipment, plant and machinery, service installations, Estates and Environmental Services
• Lead the implementation of planned and corrective maintenance and ensure that emergency breakdowns in equipment and service installations are restored speedily to minimize interruptions in service delivery
• Coordinate and ensure speedily restoration of utilities and other services that have to be done by utility companies and other external service providers
• Ensure the Directorate maintains an updated assets database of equipment and physicals of the entire hospital and its residences
• Apply asset database information to do Equipment and Facilities Development Planning (EDP) and advice management appropriately on Rational Equipment and Facilities Replacement and Acquisition
• Draw up and interpret technical specifications and technical manuals of healthcare equipment
• Advise on the evaluation of technical tenders and the selection of contractors and consultant
• Supervise external service providers by the heads of units of the Technical Services Directorate, manage service contracts and provide certification to management of the performance of the providers
• Give regular reports and briefing to Management on the activities of the directorate
• Lead the directorate management team in preparing infrastructural and equipment budgets of the hospital; POW of works and Equipments; and the Directorate’s performance reviews
• Determine and recommend the type, appropriate levels of quantities and costs of maintenance materials and spares to be stocked for effective maintenance
• Devise improved job methods for increasing efficiency in the unit
• Perform any other official duties that may be assigned by Management

Conditions of Service: Very Attractive
 

Required Skills or Experience

1. BSc Electrical/Electronics Engineering, BSc Mechanical Engineering, BSc Biomedical/Clinical Engineering or Equivalent and at least Eight (8) years working experience or
2. Masters/Postgraduate Degree in Electrical Electronics or Mechanical Engineering or Biomedical/Clinical Engineering and a minimum of five (5) years post qualification working experience

The prospective candidate must have:

• Experience in equipment procurement planning and budgeting
• Demonstrate hands on experience in maintenance of medical equipment
• Evidence of leadership and continuing professional development and training in management
• Experience in policy and standards development
• Experience in service developments
• Experience in report writing

Skills and Abilities:

• Effective communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Report writing skills
• Mechanical aptitude and eye/hand coordination
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Planning skills
• Negotiation skills
• Computer skills
• Ability to move from one place to another easily

Personal Qualities: Flexible, upright, enthusiastic, motivation, responsible, dependable, courtesy, consideration, a team player and trustworthy.
 

Interested candidates are to forward their applications with detailed CVs and names of 3 referees to the address below: