Plot 254, 3rd
floor, Coco Plaza Building , Toure Drive, Masaki, Dar es Salaam
Tanzania, East Africa P.O Box 32605 Dar es Salaam, Tel
+255-22-2923107/+255 689 103 046 Fax+255 22 2923108. e – mailceo@thps.or.tz
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THPS
is an indigenous NGO established under nongovernmental organisation act
No 24 of 2002 as part of partnership framework implementation plan
between the USG and the Government of Tanzania which calls for an
uninterrupted transition of PEPFAR funded HIV and AIDS programs into
local entities. 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 Tanzania's
through establishment and strengthening of comprehensive family focused
HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Treatment services in Pwani, Kigoma
regions and Zanzibar. This is a continuation of the PEPFAR funded
broader US Government HIV/AIDS initiatives through Centre for Disease
Control Tanzania (CDC) in Tanzania.
As CDC prime awardee; THPS is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill in the Clinical Advisor – HIV Care & Treatment, and Clinical Program Officer – HIV Care & Treatmentpositions in Kigoma region.Below are the job descriptions:
POSITION TITLE: Clinical Advisor - HIV Care and Treatment
REPORTS TO: Regional Manager Kigoma
LOCATION: Kigoma Regional Office with frequent field travel of up to 75%
OVERALL JOB FUNCTION:
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.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- 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 Directorthe 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
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- MD; Master’s degree (MPH or equivalent); Public health training is desirable.
- At least 5 years’ experience in working in HIV care and treatment
- 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
- Ability to work independently
- Excellent English and Swahili oral/written communication
- Excellent interpersonal and management skills.
POSITION TITLE: Clinical Program Officer HIV Care and Treatment
REPORTS TO: Regional Manager Kigoma
LOCATION: Kigoma Regional Office with frequent field travel of up to 75%
OVERALL JOB FUNCTION:
To
provide support to the regional team in the provision of quality,
comprehensive HIV care and treatment services across THPS supported
health facilities in Kigoma region. S/he will ensure effective
enrollment, linkage to treatment follow-up and retention and viral
suppression of all HIV identified children, adolescents and adults. S/He
will work with other staff in the key intervention areas of PMTCT/EID,
Cervical Cancer Prevention, TB/HIV, Adherence Psychosocial Support and
Community Linkages, Pharmacy and Laboratory support services to enhance
performance of the overall regional program.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To promote HIV counseling and testing at high yielding entry points of the health facilities to increase identification of PLHIV and their enrollment and linkage to care &treatment services in the era of Test and Start policy
- To provide technical assistance to healthcare providers at THPS supported health facilitieson HIV/AIDS clinical management and uptake of interventions especially HIV viral load monitoring
- To strengthen retention strategies and minimize loss to follow up for clients newly initiated on antiretroviral treatment including children, adolescents and adults
- To facilitate integration of TB and HIV services including intensified case finding, infection control plans development and implementation, and isoniazid preventive therapy for eligible clients.
- To ensure that THPS-supported clinical care activities at multiple delivery sites conform to the Tanzania national guidelines.
- To support proper documentation of service delivery in appropriate national monitoring tools including CTC 2 cards and registers
- To work with Senior Clinical Advisor in the development of monthly and quarterly reports.
- To perform any other duties as may be assigned by supervisor
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- Medical Doctor degree from an accredited university
- Completed one year internship
- English and Swahili oral/written communication
- Good communication skills.
How to apply:
Interested applicants should apply through THPS website(www.thps.or.tz)
using vacancy link located under career opportunities,attaching their
application cover letter one page maximum and CV four pages maximum by November 25th 2016with a subject line for example: Clinical Advisor HIV Care & Treatment Kigoma or Clinical Program Officer HIV Care & Treatment Kigoma. Only short listed applicants will be contacted. Please do not attach any certificates when submitting online.