Ref: CHS/HR/STP/TOCT/01/2023
Overall Job Function
Reporting to the HIV Adult Treatment Lead, the incumbent will be a key member of the CHS program staff involved in the planning and execution of HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment services in Siaya County, including PMTCT, GBV and TB/HIV treatment. The Technical Officer will be responsible for on-site mentoring and implementing HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment activities.
Key Responsibilities
Provide technical support to health workers in all aspects of planning and implementation of HIV services (care and treatment, TB/HIV, and PMTCT & GBV) to ensure that patients receive the full complement of prevention, treatment and care in accordance with MoH guidelines.
Build the skills and knowledge of the targeted clinical staff on HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, TB, GBV and PMTCT through on-job training, mentorship, case reviews and CMEs
Provide ongoing supervision of CHS-supported HIV prevention, care and treatment activities in assigned sites, including scheduled joint supportive supervision with County and Sub-County level MoH staff
Assist in program monitoring and evaluation with reporting through national HMIS tools and other tools in use by CHS and its funding partners
Routinely monitor program quality through QI approaches as well as elements of operations research, including identification and documentation of ‘best practices to ensure high-quality HIV/AIDS service provision
Support scale-up and sustenance of aPNS in Viremia clinics at CCC and PMTCT setups
Oversee follow-up care of PMTCT clients and HIV-exposed infants in CHS supported facilities
Timely preparation and submission of activity budgets, work plans, reports and other technical papers
Assist in program monitoring, evaluation, and use of data to inform program planning and continuous improvement as well as research as needed.
Support in the design and implementation of GBV interventions, mentorship on GBV, documentation and report writing on GBV.
Track and ensure real-time documentation of patient information in the EMR by Clinicians/Nurses in sites implementing EMR Point of Care.
Person Specification
A Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medicine, Nursing, Public health or other health-related courses will be preferred.
A Master’s degree in a relevant health-related field will be an added advantage.
At least five years’ experience in implementing HIV programming.
Training in HIV/AIDS, TB comprehensive care and support.
Trainer of trainers in HIV management.
Training on GBV, minimum package of care for survivors.
Training on Kenya EMR and the ability to use EMR for reporting.
Advanced training in antiretroviral management is an added advantage
Good knowledge of practical delivery of HIV/AIDS clinical care and ART, including patient-centered management and family support
Excellent management abilities within a multi-disciplinary team, support, training and mentoring
Good use of MS Office packages and office automation solutions.
Interested applicants are invited to email their applications and detailed CVs with contact details to vacancies@chskenya.org clearly quoting the position and reference number as indicated in the subject line. Applications close on Monday, 27 February 2023. CVs will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Apply via :
vacancies@chskenya.org
