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JOB OPPORTUNITIES : INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
Issue Date 29th June 2026
The LUSAKA APEX MEDICAL UNIVERSITY (LAMU) is a privately owned University, accredited by the Higher Education Authority under the Higher Education Amendment Act No. 23 of 2021 to provide Higher Education in Medical Education. LAMU is regulated by the Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ), Nursing & Midwifery Council of Zambia (NMCZ), Technical Education, Vocational and Entrepreneurship Training Authority (TEVETA). Lusaka Apex Medical University is therefore looking for a mature, proactive, and highly motivated and result oriented Zambian with high degree of credibility to fill the following position:
POSITION: ASSISTANT REGISTRAR- FACULTY OF MEDICINE
Job Purpose
To assist the Registrar in managing, coordinating and directing the functions at Faculty Level in order to provide effective support in the functioning of the University.
1. Coordinate and manage the communication between students and the dean's offices.
2. Maintains and updates student records such as registration status, attendance, filling of final grades and academic progress, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
3. Supervises functions pertaining to student registration, admissions, administration of examinations and general academic affairs of the faculty.
4. Keeps records of students in the faculty.
5. Ensures students who are learning have paid
6. Keeps records of all staff, both Full-time and honorary i.e. qualifications, number of lecturers delivered per week etc, and submit reports on a weekly basis.
7. Liaise with the dean’s office and other faculty members on matters related to curriculum development program evaluation, accreditation and student affairs.
8. Perform secretarial function at Faculty meetings.
9. Organise and facilitate orientation registration, graduation, and other academic events for students.
10. Attend meetings of the Graduation Ceremony Committee
11. Respond to inquiries and requests from students, faculty, staff, and external stakeholders, regarding academic matters.
12. Participate in professional development activities and committees to enhance the quality of service and education in the faculty.
Qualifications and Work Experience
- Grade 12 school certificate with at least five credits that must include English language, Mathematics and Science or its equivalent
· Degree in MBChB or any relevant Social Science
- All academic qualifications and results must be Validated by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).
· At least two (2) years relevant experience in the medical field
Registered Nurse
Job Purpose:
To provide nursing care (involving the screening and administering treatment) to patients at the apex diagnostic Clinic.
1. Opens files for new cases in respect of patients, issues cards, pulls out cards for existing members and attach to file of patient.
2. Screens out-patients checking temperature, blood pressure, weight and records initial complaints and refers patient to general Medical Officer for relevant action.
3. Administers treatment to patients which include giving drugs, injections, IV treatment, suturing and dressing wounds, tepid sponging etc as instructed by General Medical Officer.
4. Conducts HIV counselling and testing and administers treatment as prescribed by the General Medical Officer and books expectant/nursing mothers for PMTCT.
5. Conducts ante-natal clinics for pregnant women giving them psychological and health talks and monitoring their pregnancies so as to ensure safe births and healthy babies.
6. Escorts referred patients to other hospitals, attending to them while in transit especially with emergency cases which may entail resuscitation of patient, administering oxygen and so on.
7. Sterilizes and cleans equipment after use to ensue items are always ready for use again and are germ free.
8. Conducts health talks to individual women or groups of women with regard to nutrition, breastfeeding, traditional medicines and dangers inherent pregnancies and other subjects.
9. Ensures that all patient medical records are properly secured and accounted.
10. Performs any other relevant duties as assigned by the supervisors.
Qualifications and Work Experience
- Grade 12 school certificate with at least five credits that must include English language, Mathematics and Science or its equivalent
· Degree or Diploma in Nursing.
· Valid practising NMCZ license
- All academic qualifications and results must be Validated by the Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA).
· At least three (3) years relevant experience in the medical field with exposure to HIV VCT and management vital.
Applications to be sent to:
The Registrar
Lusaka Apex Medical University
P O Box 31909
Kasama Road
Libala South
Lusaka
Or
E-mail: hr@lamu.edu.zm
Closing date: 4th July 2026
Please Note:
Only short-listed and successful candidates will be contacted.
