OT in Charge

Job Description

Title: OT in Charge

Company Name: Friendship

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

Published: 2025-12-24

Application Deadline: 2025-12-30

Education:

Requirements:

Skills Required:

Additional Requirements:

Responsibilities & Context:

Responsibilities:

Operation Theatre Services and Clinical Support

• Oversee the overall functioning of the Operation Theatre for obstetric and gynecological surgeries, including emergency caesarean sections

• Ensure OT readiness at all times, including instruments, equipment, drugs, linen, and emergency supplies

• Ensure compliance with national and organizational surgical and CEmONC protocols

• Ensure proper patient preparation, surgical safety checklist implementation, and post-operative handover

• Monitor adherence to aseptic techniques and sterilization standards during all procedures

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC)

• Ensure strict IPC practices within the OT complex, including scrub areas, sterile stores, and recovery areas

• Coordinate with the sterilization unit for proper cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization of instruments

• Monitor waste segregation, sharps disposal, and biomedical waste management as per guidelines

Leadership and Supervision

• Supervise OT nurses, OT technicians, and support staff working under OT services

• Prepare and manage OT duty rosters ensuring adequate coverage for elective and emergency cases

• Provide on-the-job coaching, mentoring, and performance feedback to OT staff

• Support orientation and skill development of newly recruited OT staff

Coordination and Teamwork

• Coordinate closely with surgeons, anesthetists, nursing team, pharmacy, laboratory, blood bank, and ward teams

• Act as the focal person for all OT-related coordination with hospital management

• Ensure effective communication during emergencies and high-risk surgical cases

Documentation and Reporting

• Ensure accurate and complete documentation of OT registers, surgical logs, instrument counts, and safety checklists

• Ensure timely completion of pre-operative and post-operative records

• Compile and submit daily, weekly, and monthly OT service reports

Stock and Equipment Management

• Oversee inventory management of OT instruments, consumables, drugs, and linen

• Ensure proper storage, handling, and rational use of OT supplies

• Monitor equipment functionality and report breakdowns, shortages, or expiries promptly

Quality Improvement and Compliance

• Ensure compliance with SOPs, clinical guidelines, and donor or organizational requirements

• Support internal and external audits, supervision visits, and quality improvement initiatives

• Participate in morbidity, mortality, and clinical review meetings related to surgical care

Training and Capacity Building

• Identify training needs of OT staff and support capacity-building initiatives

• Participate in drills, simulations, and refresher trainings related to emergency obstetric surgery and OT safety

Other Responsibilities

• Support emergency response during mass casualty or surge situations

• Perform any other relevant duties assigned by the supervisor or senior management

Skill and Competencies:

Education and Experience:

• Diploma or BSc in Nursing with valid BNMC registration or Diploma

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience working in an operating theatre, preferably in maternity or emergency surgical settings

• Prior experience in CEmONC/EmONC or maternity hospital settings is highly desirable

• Experience working with NGOs or in humanitarian or remote settings is an added advantage

• Working experience in hard-to-reach areas for marginalized communities will add value

• Willingness to work in remote settings

 Read Before Apply

Please note that applications via any other method will not be considered.

“FRIENDSHIP is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and adults, and employees, Donors, visiting Doctors, visiting Journalists, visitors, beneficiaries including communities where we work and volunteers/interns. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with, has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation - regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure fully include background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding. 

FRIENDSHIP is an equal opportunity employer and will do everything possible to ensure that those who are suitable to work within our values and beliefs are recruited to work for us. Any personal persuasion will result in a disqualification of candidature”.

Photograph must be enclosed with the resume.