University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) as a tertiary health facility came into being in 1973 following the enactment of an edict (number 12). As the sixth of the 1st generation Teaching Hospitals in Nigeria, it was established to complement her sister institution, University of Benin, and to provide secondary and tertiary care to the then Midwestern Region (now Edo and Delta State) and its environs. It also provides necessary facilities for training of high and middle level manpower for the health industry and spearheads research opportunities for lecturers in the University and other interested persons with local morbidity burden as research question(s).

Through the Community Health Centres in Ogbona and Udo, and the General Practice Clinic that came on stream later, she equally provides some avenues for primary health care to the immediate communities. At inception its goals were encapsulated in her motto for Healing, Research and Training. Initially commissioned as a 300 bedded hospital in 1973, UBTH which is located on the Benin – Lagos Expressway, has expanded her facilities tremendously over the years such that she now has facilities for over 500 in-patients. Vision: To be a major key player in health care delivery, research and training in Nigeria and Africa at large. Mission: To provide effective and efficient training of health professionals, quality research and equitable service delivery with empathy towards our clients.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Nursing Intern

Location: Benin, Edo
Job type: Full-time

Duties

• Successful candidates would be expected to perform the duties corresponding to the positions for which they have been considered and such other duties that may be assigned to them from time to time by the Hospital Management through its authorized officers.

Job Requirements

• Candidates must possess the necessary academic qualifications (including University Degree in their chosen specialties) and must have provisional registration with their respective Regulatory Bodies.

Application Closing Date
19th October, 2026.