Laparoscopic Skills Lab Operations Officer

About the role

The Laparoscopic Skills Lab Operations Officer is responsible for the secure, efficient, and compliant management of Tenwek Hospital’s laparoscopic simulation laboratory. This role ensures that the lab is ready for training sessions, maintains equipment integrity, and supports faculty, residents, and visiting groups.

Key responsibilities

• Hold and secure laboratory keys, manage biometric access, and document temporary access for workshops and visiting groups.
• Maintain a master inventory of cameras, monitors, instruments, trainers, consumables and track condition, location and service status.
• Perform daily equipment checks, first‑line troubleshooting, coordinate preventive maintenance and track repairs to completion.
• Manage the laboratory schedule, confirm bookings, prevent double‑booking and coordinate with faculty and residents.
• Prepare training stations, audiovisual systems and documentation for each session, and support off‑site training trips.
• Record attendance, upload training videos, protect data confidentiality and maintain learner progress records for the LAPP program.
• Coordinate logistics for animal organs or other specimens, enforce infection‑prevention and waste‑disposal protocols, and ensure laboratory cleanliness.
• Provide orientation to participants, give constructive feedback to faculty and residents, and collect user feedback for continuous improvement.
• Submit weekly and monthly reports on sessions, inventory, consumables, incidents and project outcomes to the Medical Education Programs Coordinator.

Required profile

• Strong critical‑thinking, problem‑solving and organizational abilities with attention to detail.
• High personal integrity for managing restricted access, confidential information and valuable equipment.
• Clear written and oral communication skills, capable of giving constructive feedback to clinical staff.
• Self‑directed learner with curiosity about laparoscopic equipment, simulation tasks and the LAPP curriculum.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize urgent operational needs and report risks early.
• Experience in a skills laboratory, simulation centre, technical workshop or comparable environment.
• Familiarity with infection‑prevention practices, PPE and safe handling of biological specimens.

Required skills

• Digital proficiency with calendars, spreadsheets, electronic records and file‑naming conventions.
• Video recording, uploading and basic video‑file management.
• Equipment troubleshooting and basic maintenance of biomedical simulation devices.
• Inventory management and tracking of consumables and assets.