The Ministry of Health has embarked on a new electronic system to recruit all healthcare providers in the clinical facilities. 

Dubbed, “Clinical Staff Application Management System”, the electronic system allows clinicians associated with any healthcare professional council including nurses, midwives and anesthesiologists, among others, to apply for jobs posted by the Ministry of Health. 

This new system will also allow healthcare practitioners  to search  for job transfers  between  health facilities. 
Launched in early 2023, the system is expected  to simplify the process of  job  applications. Health professionals will avoid the hassle of traveling to the Ministry to submit their applications, saving them time and money, while the HR team at MOH will be relieved from working on   a paper-based job application review process, which is proved to be inefficient. 

 Zachee Iyakaremye, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, commenting on the newly launched initiative noted the importance of this system by emphasizing on some of the issues that the portal will be able to address.  

“We had a lot of health facilities in need of staff, and on the other side, a lot of healthcare providers who are unemployed, so the system is going to help us match both the job seeker and the job provider,”. 

PS Zachee also clarified that the portal is different from the e-recruitment portal of the Ministry of Labor and Public Service. He mentioned that the general recruitment portal entails passing through the regular recruitment process such as taking examinations and interviews whereas through the clinical staff portal eligible candidates will be offered jobs based on first come first serve basis.

The principle here is to serve the applicant who came first as long as they are eligible for the new or transfer role.
Integrating digital technology into the health systems and management is sought to tackle challenges that exist within the health sector.