Project Description.
This is a five-year joint project between Afya Pwani and Pwani University which is funded by USAID. The project integrates two main sub purposes of Afya Pwani project namely increasing access and utilization of quality HIV services and increasing access and utilization of focused Maternal Neonatal and Child Health and Family Planning (MNCH/FP) services among the adolescents and youths. This project aims to strengthen access and utilization of HIV and reproductive health services among the adolescents and youths in Kilifi County. The main targets are adolescents and youths in the University and the surrounding communities in Kilifi. To achieve our targets, the project seeks to recruit qualified candidates for the following two positions:
REF: PU/ADV/1/5/2018
REQUIREMENTS
Academic Qualification
Applicants must have Bachelor’s Science degree in Nursing from a recognized institution
In addition, the Candidates should have:
A valid registration license with the Nursing Council of Kenya.
A Certificate in Voluntary Testing and Counseling from a recognized institution.
Training in Sexual and Reproductive Health related courses e.g. Family Planning with HTS counseling skills.
Experience
Candidates must have a minimum of two (2) years post qualification experience as a Nursing Officers or equivalent position in a busy Government/private institution; with proven integrity, independence, innovativeness, dedication to duty, confidentiality, and compliance to deadlines.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Project Director, the Nursing officer will be involved in service delivery and supervision of all the activities under the PU-Afyapwani project. She/he will be responsible for proving and coordinating MNCH and HIV counseling and testing services under the project
The duties and responsibilities for the Job incumbent will include but not be limited to:
Providing pre and post – voluntary HIV confidential counseling and testing, to all clients willing to have the HIV test done.
Performing the rapid HIV testing on all clients that have consented to testing.
Encouraging and supporting clients that test positive; helping them to cope with the new diagnosis and linking them to treatment.
Participating in index client HIV testing and partner notification initiatives and campaigns.
Acting as (by facilitating) a linkage between HIV diagnoses, care, support and treatment.
Collaborating with other health care professionals (doctors, nurses, social workers, community health care workers, home-based caregivers, psychologists.) in maintaining treatment protocol.
Providing direct and comprehensive primary, preventive and psychosocial care to clients.
Teaching and counseling clients & their families on disease prevention and staying healthy.
Assisting clients with adherence to counseling.
Providing ongoing psychosocial counseling to clients attending the clinic.
Maintaining filing system for all clients records including laboratory results and medical records.
Maintaining client confidentiality at all times. .
Providing training to clients ready for ARV treatment and provide them with the clinical and laboratory goals of ARV’s.
Identify, trace and counsel clients who are defaulting treatment
Providing youth friendly MNCH/FP services to clients.
Working with the Monitoring and Evaluation officer in preparing reports on services rendered for submission to donor.
Skills and abilities
Candidates must have the following skills and abilities:
HTS counseling skills
Sensitive to client population and issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.
Strong interpersonal skills
Ability to facilitate training
Ability to plan, organize, and manage work on an independent basis
Knowledge in applying quality assurance principles, legal aspects and standards governing nursing practice.
Flexibility and creativity to come up with new strategies in improving the lives of clients
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondences.
Ability to work with youths and adolescents.
TERMS OF SERVICE
Appointment to this position is on a six (6) months renewable performance based contract depending on continued donor funding.
Benefits for the above position include
A monthly consolidated salary of KShs.84, 872/- with other statutory benefits.
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