JOB ADVERTISEMENT
Position: Assistant Nursing Officer (Health Volunteer)
Reference Number: 2026 - 20
Location: CCBRT, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Deadline for Applications: 20th July, 2026
About CCBRT
Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) aims to be the leading provider of accessible specialized health services in Africa. Operating as a healthcare social enterprise, CCBRT delivers development programmes in the community, focusing on the most vulnerable. Committed to preventing lifelong disabilities wherever possible, CCBRT is also engaged in extensive maternal and newborn healthcare (MNHC) activities, including obstetric fistula repairs. Its Maternity and Newborn Wing serves as a referral centre for high-risk and emergency deliveries in the Dar es Salaam region and the Eastern Zone of Tanzania.
To strengthen our nursing department, CCBRT is looking for dynamic and experienced Assistant Nursing Officers (Health Volunteers) to provide clinical nursing care in our allocated areas (OPD, IPD, or OTD).
The Role
As an Assistant Nursing Officer, you will be expected to:
- Provide nursing care in accordance with quality, safety regulations, and standards, while maintaining patient dignity at all times.
- Ensure all necessary patient preparations are completed before the patient sees the doctor or enters consulting rooms/theatre.
- Assist doctors during patient examinations and/or surgeries.
- Translate information between Kiswahili and English for patients and doctors when language barriers arise.
- Communicate sensitive information concerning patients' medical conditions and provide counselling.
- Perform clinical procedures.
- Ensure proper record-keeping for all activities.
- Control patient flow in the clinical area.
These positions are offered under CCBRT's Health Volunteer terms and conditions.
The Candidate
To succeed in this role, you must have:
- A Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery.
- Valid registration and a current licence from the Tanzania Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Good communication skills in both English and Swahili.
- Flexibility, multitasking ability, proactiveness, and a strong eagerness to learn.
How to Apply
If you are interested, please submit your Curriculum Vitae with 2 references and a cover letter explaining why you believe you are the right person for this role.
Send your application via email to: [email protected]
Please indicate the job reference number: 2026 - 20 in your application.
Important Notes
- CCBRT is an equal opportunities employer and encourages people with disabilities to apply.
- Shortlisted candidates will undergo an interview as well as an additional assessment.
- The selection process may commence upon receipt of suitable applications.
- CCBRT does not request or accept money from applicants as part of its recruitment process.