Medical Laboratory services are essential to patient care and therefore have to be available to meet the needs of all patients and the Clinical Physicians responsible for treatment and management of patients. Therefore, the results emanating from the Laboratory should be reliable, reproducible and timely. To achieve the above, the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (hereinafter referred to as ‘Council’) is empowered to inspect, monitor, evaluate and accredit all Medical Laboratories in Public and Private Health facilities. This empowerment is statutorily provided in the MLSCN Act, CAP M25, LFN 2004 and the subsidiary legislations as published in the Federal Government of Nigeria Official Gazette No. 29, Vol. 102, Lagos, 23rd March, 2015.

 

In line with this mandate, the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria is now inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates who wish to be trained as part-time MLSCN Inspectors for medical laboratories.

 

Candidates should have, at least, the following qualifications and experience.

 

a. Associate of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria with a minimum of 10 years relevant experience.

b. Laboratory quality management system knowledge and experience will be an added advantage

 

Applicants who are selected will undergo rigorous training in:-

• General requirements for quality and competence of medical laboratories.

• Laboratory Inspection techniques

• Qualities of a good Laboratory Inspector

• Emotional Intelligence

• On-site inspection with qualified Inspectors as mentors, evaluation and screening of candidates will occur throughout the training schedule and those candidates who reach final registration as Lead Inspectors or Inspectors will be contacted for inspection of medical laboratories in Nigeria as required.

 

Training fee: ₦25,000.00 per participant (Payment should be made to MLSCN TSA Account with Central Bank of Nigeria)

 

Please, forward the following:

• Letter of intent

• Curriculum vitaee

• Photocopies of relevants certificates

• Evidence of payment to [email protected]

 

All applications should reach MLSCN within 6 weeks from th date of this publication.