Ministry of Health
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
UNITY AND FREEDOST
PRESS RELEASE
RECRUITMENT OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government, Government Health Service Commission and Local Government Service Commission, wishes to inform the general public that the Government of Malawi, is recruiting health care workers by conducting walk-in interviews for the under listed cadres as follows: –
| No | POST AND GRADE | REQUIRED QUALIFICATION | INTERVIEW CENTRE |
| 1 | Senior Medical Officer (Grade H/M5) | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) plus completion of Internship Programme and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | NORTHERN REGION Katoto Secondary School Karonga TTC
CENTRAL REGION Kasungu TTC Dedza (Umbwi Secondary School)
SOUTHERN REGION Blantyre (Chichiri Secondary School) Mulanje (District Council Hall) Nchala TDC
EASTERN REGION Zomba Urban Secondary School
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| 2 | Dental Surgeon (Grade H/M5) | Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Surgery plus completion of Internship Programme and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 3 | Senior Biomedical Engineer (Grade H/M5) | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in either Biomedical Engineering or Medical Engineering or Bio-Engineering or Clinical Engineering and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 4 | Clinical Officer (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Medicine or Mental Health or Paediatric and Child Health or General Surgery or Internal Medicine or Orthopedics & Neurosurgery or General Surgery or Palliative Care or Anaesthesia and Intensive Care or Dermatology or Obstetrics and Gynaecology or Ophthalmic plus completion of Internship Programme. Must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 5 | Pharmacist (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and must be registered with Pharmacy plus completion of internship Programme and must be registered with the Pharmacies and Medicines Regulatory Authority. | |
| 6 | Dental Laboratory Technologist (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Dental Technology and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 7 | Medical Physicist (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science majoring Physics or Biomedical Engineering and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 8 | Radiotherapy Technologist (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Radiotherapy and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 9 | Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 10 | Prosthetics and Orthotics Technologist (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Prosthetics & Orthotics and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 11 | Physiotherapist (Grade I | Candidates must have Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy plus completion of internship Programme and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 12 | Rehabilitation Officer (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy or Speech and Language Therapy and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi | |
| 13 | Radiographer (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Radiography and be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 14 | Optometrist (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have Bachelor of Science in Optometry plus completion of Internship Programme and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 15 | Laboratory Technologist (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Technology or Biomedical Sciences and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 16 | Nursing Officer (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Midwifery or Nursing & Midwifery or Child Health Nursing or Adult Health Nursing or Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing or Ophthalmic Nursing or Critical Care Nursing or Nursing and Midwifery Education or Nursing services Management. Must be registered with the Nurses and Midwives council of Malawi. | |
| 17 | Community Health Nursing Officer (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Community Health Nursing. Must be registered with the Nurses and Midwives council of Malawi. | |
| 18 | Environmental Health Officer (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor Science in Environmental Health or Diploma in Environmental Health plus a Bachelor of Science in Public Health obtained from accredited Institution and must be registered with Medical Council of Malawi and Malawi Environmenta Health Association (MEHA) | |
| 19 | Health Promotion Officer (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor Science in Public Health or Health Promotion or Health Communication or Environmental Health obtained from accredited Institution and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 20 | Nutrition Officer (Grade I/M6) | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition & Food Science or Food Science and Technology. | |
| 21 | Clinical Technician (Grade K/M8) | Candidates must have a Diploma in Clinical Medicine or Clinical Ear Nose & Throat, or Audiology or Clinical Anaesthesia or orthopedics or Dermatology or Ophthalmology or Optometry from accredited institution plus completion of Internship Programme. Must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 22 | Nurse Midwife Technician (Grade K/M8) | Candidates must have a College Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery Technician or University Diploma in Nursing or University Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery from Recognised Institutions and be registered with the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi. | |
| 23 | Community Health Nurse (Grade K/M8) | Candidates must have a Diploma in Community Health Nursing Technician from Recognised Institutions and must be registered with the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi. Those with College Diploma in Nursing and Midwifery Technician but willing to work in a community setting will be considered. | |
| 24 | Assistant Environmental Health Officer (Grade K/M8) | Candidates must have a Diploma in Environmental Health from accredited Institutions and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi and the Malawi Environmental Health Association (MEHA). | |
| 25 | Laboratory Tech. (Grade K/M8) | Candidates must have a Diploma in Biomedical Sciences from accredited Institutions and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 26 | Rehabilitation Technician (Grade K/M8) | Candidates must have a Diploma in Medical Rehabilitation or Occupational Therapy or Prosthetics & Orthotics from accredited Institutions and must be registered with the Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 27 | Radiography Technician (Grade K/M8) | Candidates must have a Diploma in Radiography from accredited Institutions and must be registered with Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 28 | Biomedical Technician (Grade K/M8) | Candidates must have a Diploma in Biomedical Engineering from accredited Institutions and must be registered with Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 29 | Pharmacy Technician (Grade K/M8) | Candidates must have a Diploma in Pharmacy from accredited Institutions and must be registered with the Pharmacies and Medicines Regulatory Authority. | |
| 30 | Assistant Nutrition Officer (Grade K/M8) | Candidates must have a Diploma in Nutrition or Food Science and Technology. | |
| 31 | Laundry Supervisor (Grade K/M8 | Candidates serving Senior Laundry Assistant (Grade L) with a minimum of Four (4) experience at that grade. | |
| 32 | Medical Assistant (Grade M9) | Candidates must have a Certificate in Clinical Medicine from accredited Institutions and must be registered with Medical Council of Malawi. | |
| 33 | Pharmacy Assistant (Grade M9) | Candidates must have a Certificate in Pharmacy from accredited Institutions and must be registered with the Pharmacies and Medicines Regulatory authority. | |
| 34 | Community Midwife Assistant (Grade M9) | Candidates must have a Certificate in Community Midwifery obtained from accredited Institutions and must be registered with Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi. |
The walk-in interviews shall be conducted in all four regional centres from 23 -25 April, 2025 as follows: –
| POST | DATE | TIME | |
| Day 1 | Senior Medical Officer (Grade H/MS) | 23 April, 25 | 8:00am |
| Dental Surgeon (Grade H/M5) | |||
| Biomedical Engineer (Grade H/M5) | |||
| Clinical Officer (Grade 1/M6) | |||
| Pharmacist (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Dental LaboratoryTechnologist (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Medical Physicist (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Radiotherapy Technologist (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Nuclear Medicine Technologist (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Prosthetics and Orthotics Technologist (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Laboratory Technologist (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Nutrition Officer (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Day 2 | Nursing Officer (Grade I/M6) | 24 April, 25 | 8:00am |
| Community Health Nursing Officer (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Physiotherapist (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Rehabilitation Officer (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Radiographer (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Optometrist (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Environmental Health Officer (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Health Promotion Officer (Grade I/M6) | |||
| Clinical Technician (Grade K/M8) | |||
| Pharmacy Technician (Grade K/M8) | |||
| Assistant Nutrition Officer (Grade K/M8) | |||
| Day 3 | Nurse Midwife Technician (Grade K/M8) | 25 April, 25 | 8:00am |
| Community Health Nurse Technician (Grade K/M8) | |||
| Biomedical Technician (Grade K/M8) | |||
| Laboratory Technician (Grade K/M8) | |||
| Radiography Technician (Grade K/M8) | |||
| Rehabilitation Technician (Grade K/M8) | |||
| Assistant Environmental Health Officer (Grade K/M8) | |||
| Laundry Supervisor (Grade K/M8) | |||
| Medical Assistant (Grade L/M9) | |||
| Pharmacy Assistant (Grade L/M9) | |||
| Community Midwife Assistant (Grade L/M9) | |||
Candidates who are in possession of the above stipulated qualifications obtained from accredited/recognized training institutions are invited to attend the interviews at the nearest venue.
The candidates will be required to bring their original and photocopies of the academic and professional certificates, valid practising licence National Identification Cards, pencils and ball pens. No cell phones and similar gadgets will be allowed in the examination room. Anyone found with such material will face automatic disqualification.
NOTE: In the spirit of universal health coverage, prospective candidates that are not prepared to work in the rural areas need not attend these interviews and successful candidates that will resist the deployment to rural areas will be deemed to be no longer interested for appointment and will be replaced immediately.