Engineering Assistant (Biomedical) – 2 Posts

• PositionEngineering Assistant (Biomedical) – 2 Posts
• CompanyHealth Service Commission
• LocationKampala
• Job typeFull Time
• ExperienceSee requirements
• ClosingApplications close on 16 November 2026. Official wording: “not later than 16 th November 2026”.

Uganda’s Health Service Commission publishes and administers recruitment for public health-service positions. It provides an official e-recruitment route for applicants to health-sector government vacancies. Official organisation website.

The Ministry of Health headquarters is recruiting biomedical engineering assistants to support the safe operation of medical equipment. The work includes installation, maintenance, fault diagnosis, testing and equipment records.

• Install, test and commission biomedical equipment.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance and diagnose equipment faults.
• Repair faulty medical equipment and conduct routine inspections.
• Maintain equipment service records and inventory.
• Advise users on proper equipment operation and handling.
• Support calibration, safety testing and periodic reporting.

• Diploma in Biomedical Engineering or Biomedical Technology from a recognized institution.
• Ability to inspect, maintain and troubleshoot biomedical equipment.
• Meet the Health Service Commission’s general documentary and online-application requirements.

Salary and benefits are not stated in the official advert.

Read External Advert No. 2 of October 2026 and identify the preferred post and reference. Register or sign in to the HSC e-Recruitment System and complete or update the applicant profile. Search for the post, select Apply Now, upload the relevant supporting documents, save, and submit the application online. Apply for no more than two posts; keep Public Service Form 3 and originals available for interview if shortlisted.

Applications close on 16 November 2026. Official wording: “not later than 16 th November 2026”.

Read the original employer advert.

Apply through the official recruitment route

• Checked on 8 November 2026 against Health Service Commission's official advert.
• Closing date confirmed as 16 November 2026. NextRoleHub closes the listing at 23:59 Kampala time that day.
• The application link goes to the employer's own page or email. Applying is free; report anyone who asks for money.
• Work out what an offer pays after PAYE and NSSF with the take-home pay calculator.

• Government health posts are paid on the medical salary schedule, not the general one. If the advert gives a scale code such as U5, check what it pays in our nurse salary guide for 2026/27.
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• If a gross salary is stated, check your take-home pay after PAYE and NSSF with the free salary calculator. When you are shortlisted, prepare with interview questions and answers for Uganda.