🏥 Hospital Name: Randle General Hospital, Surulere
📍 Location: Surulere, Lagos State
📌 Address & Centers
The hospital has three major centers, each with designated rotations:
- Randle GH, Gbaja Street (Mother & Child Center) – Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology postings.
- Randle GH, Randle Avenue – Majorly Dental house officers and A&E weekend calls. Also houses ophthalmology clinics and administrative offices. (Currently under reconstruction.)
- Femi Gbajabiamila GH (also called Randle GH), Iyun – Surgery and Internal Medicine postings.
📍 Distance:
- Gbaja → Randle Avenue: ~5 minutes drive
- Gbaja / Randle Avenue → Iyun: ~15 minutes drive
🚗 Accessibility
- Easy access from Ojuelegba to Gbaja Street or Randle Avenue via keke.
- To get to Iyun, stop at Stadium Hotel (a popular landmark after National Stadium) and take keke from there.
🏠 Accommodation
📍 Location: 43 Mosholashi Street, Iponri Community
- ~5 mins drive to Iyun (~₦400 to & fro)
- ~15 mins drive to Gbaja / Randle Avenue (~₦800 to & fro)
Status: Limited
Capacity: 2 separate flats for males & females, accommodating 16 house officers total
Arrangement: 1 HO per room
- Each flat originally has 2 bedrooms + large parlour (parlour partitioned into 2 additional rooms)
Caution Fee: Nil
Room & Facility Features
- Ensuite bathrooms for original rooms
- Parlour-converted rooms share a general toilet
- Shared kitchen with gas cylinders, burners & fridge
- Sitting room with TV, sofas, dining table
- Bed, mattress & pillow provided
Power Supply
- Generally stable power (NEPA almost always available)
- Each flat has an inverter
- There is a general generator for backup
Room allocation: First come, first serve
🏆 Selection Process
- Register on the HSC Portal when recruitment opens
- Print the filled form emailed to you
- Wait for a clearance call
- Once called, you are essentially confirmed
💰 Salary & Allowances
| Description | Details |
|---|---|
| Monthly Salary | ₦322,000 |
| Payment Date | 23rd of every month (next working day if weekend) |
| Other Allowances | None |
🌆 Flex & Lifestyle
Surulere is central, making it easy to reach both Island & Mainland.
Nearby Attractions & Spots
- Olaiya Foods – major restaurant close to Gbaja
- E-Best Shawarma near Randle Avenue
- Small local canteens and kiosks inside and around hospital compounds
- Nearby supermarkets and pharmacies around Gbaja
🏥 Work Environment
Orientation
- No formal general orientation yet (training started Jan 2025)
- New HOs are taken around the 3 centers before resumption
- Departmental onboarding is done on arrival
Responsibilities
- Calls, ward rounds & post-round mop-ups
- Clerking & admitting patients
- Assist surgeries & perform numerous CS in O&G under supervision
- Male catheterization by HOs; nurses handle female catheterization
- HOs do not administer IV/IM drugs
- Frequent departmental presentations (usually done by HOs)
Staff & Colleagues
- Generally friendly environment
- You will learn if you are proactive
- Some MOs may delegate heavily, so be prepared
Success Tip: Be present, responsive, and build good rapport.
🍽 Food Options
- Small canteens inside the hospital
- Street food kiosks around entrances
- Restaurants outside include:
- Olaiya Foods (Gbaja)
- E-Best Shawarma (Randle Avenue)