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Jobs in Tanzania: Clinical Advisor - HIV Care and Treatment at Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) | Deadline: October 12th 2018
NAFASI ZA KAZI / AJIRA TANZANIA
Overview: NAFASI ZA KAZI / AJIRA TANZANIA
Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) is an indigenous NGO established under non governmental organization act No 24 of 2002 in 2011. THPS works in partnership with the Ministries of Health Community Development Gender Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) and Regional Administration and Local Governments (PORALG) with a goal of ensuring accessible high quality health care services to Tanzanians; through strengthening of health systems for quality health services including comprehensive HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care, Support and Treatment .
THPS is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill in the following positions for AFYA KWANZA HIV Care and Treatment Program for its Headquarters office in Dar es Salaam and Regional offices in Kigoma & Pwani:
Clinical Advisor - HIV Care and Treatment
Tanzania Health Promotion Support
Experience :
5.0 Year(s)
No. of Position :
1
Skill :
Ability to work
independently, Extensive clinical experience in care and treatment of
people living with HIV/AIDS, Experience working in collaboration with
local government partners (R/CHMTS) and NGOs., Excellent team
orientation, openness, responsiveness and conflict management skills, At
least 5 years' experience in working in HIV care and treatment,
Excellent interpersonal and management skills., Excellent English and
Swahili oral/written communication
Job Opening date :
27-Sep-2018
Job closing date :
12-Oct-2018
Job Description
To provide technical support
to clinical staffing for provision of multidisciplinary family-focused
HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services at THPS supported
facilities. This entails HIV counseling and testing at all entry points
including, Provider Initiated testing and Counseling (PITC), enrollment
of adults and adolescents living with HIV into care and antiretroviral
treatment (ART); enhancing retention and minimizing lost to follow up
(LTFU), effective adherence and psychosocial support, implementation of
collaborative TB/HIV activities, efficient management of commodities and
ongoing mentorship and supportive supervision. S/He will work with the
PMTCT/Pediatrics technical advisor to ensure that health care providers
are well equipped with skills to appropriately manage infants, children
and adolescents living with HIV according to national and international
standards.
LOCATION Kigoma Regional Office (with frequent field travel)
LOCATION Kigoma Regional Office (with frequent field travel)
Responsibility:
• To provide direct
technical assistance to the staff at THPS supported health care
facilities; onsite staff capacity building on HIV/AIDS clinical
management , clinical mentoring, patient flow analysis, improvement of
adherence support systems, strengthen of referral systems, etc.
• To facilitate Provider Initiated Testing and counseling at all key entry points of the health facility to increase identification of PLHIV and their enrollment to Care & Treatment and retention in treatment
• To implement creatively efforts to support quality pediatric HIV services.
• To establish and monitor innovative adherence and retention strategies at THPS supported health facilities in collaboration with clinical and adherence psychosocial support and community linkages teams.
• To facilitate integration between TB and HIV services including infection control within HIV care and treatment clinics, TB screening and identification of TB suspects for diagnostic work up and treatment initiation, and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT)
• To ensure that THPS-supported clinical care activities at multiple delivery sites conform to the Tanzanian national guidelines.
• To develop with other Advisors and Technical Director the care and treatment related materials, including job aides, protocols, algorithms and other necessary tools.
• To assist the Kigoma Regional Manager to develop Annual regional work plan and to review its implementation.
• To assist the Kigoma Regional Manager in the development of monthly and quarterly reports.
• To coordinate implementation of clinical HIV/AIDS technical support from THPS in Tanzania
• To coordinate and supervise quality improvement (QI) initiatives in the region
• To perform any other duties as may be assigned by supervisor
• To facilitate Provider Initiated Testing and counseling at all key entry points of the health facility to increase identification of PLHIV and their enrollment to Care & Treatment and retention in treatment
• To implement creatively efforts to support quality pediatric HIV services.
• To establish and monitor innovative adherence and retention strategies at THPS supported health facilities in collaboration with clinical and adherence psychosocial support and community linkages teams.
• To facilitate integration between TB and HIV services including infection control within HIV care and treatment clinics, TB screening and identification of TB suspects for diagnostic work up and treatment initiation, and isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT)
• To ensure that THPS-supported clinical care activities at multiple delivery sites conform to the Tanzanian national guidelines.
• To develop with other Advisors and Technical Director the care and treatment related materials, including job aides, protocols, algorithms and other necessary tools.
• To assist the Kigoma Regional Manager to develop Annual regional work plan and to review its implementation.
• To assist the Kigoma Regional Manager in the development of monthly and quarterly reports.
• To coordinate implementation of clinical HIV/AIDS technical support from THPS in Tanzania
• To coordinate and supervise quality improvement (QI) initiatives in the region
• To perform any other duties as may be assigned by supervisor
Qualification Required:
Bsc in Medicine
How to apply:
Interested applicants should apply through THPS website (www.thps.or.tz) using vacancy link located under career opportunities or by simply click the link at the end of this advert, attaching their application cover letter one page maximum and CV four pages maximum by October 12th 2018 with a subject line for example: TB / HIV Technical Advisor. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting online. THPS is an equal opportunity employer; women and people living with HIV/AIDS are
encouraged to apply.
