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# Job Description


Job Summary

Position Field Interviewers 3 posts

Reports To Project Leader

Work Station Ifakara

Apply By June 11 th 2021

Institute Overview

Ifakara Health Institute IHI is a leading research organization in
Africa with a strong track record in developing, testing and validating
innovations for health. Driven by a core strategic mandate for research,
training and services, the Institute’s work now spans a wide spectrum,
covering biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-
systems research and policy translation.


Position Summary

Ifakara is looking for three 3 qualified and experienced individuals to take
the position of Field Interviewer and work as Community Health Workers
CHWs in the Heart and Lung Clinic and the St. Francis Referral Hospital
SFRH in Ifakara. The Field Interviewer plans and promotes the community
outreach programs, facilitates patient flow between Clinic and the SFRH and
participate in data collection in community outreach. The Heart and Lung
Clinic is a monitoring tool for understanding regarding the diagnosis,
treatment, mortality, prognosis and control of PPCM in rural sub-Saharan
Africa. The study will be implemented to describe the disease spectrum and
treatment of the patient attending the cohort. The study will be carried out
in Kilombero, Ulanga and Malinyi districts, to provide epidemiological and
clinical baseline data for improving healthcare and public health .

Duties and Responsibilities

-->Facilitates and harmonize patient flow between clinic and the rest of the SFRH.
-->Participate in data collection and community outreach programs.
-->Triage study patients, sorting of patients according to the urgency of their need for care.
-->Learn basic Heart and Lung disease continuum of care need for a community health worker CHWs.
-->Transfer Knowledge to other CHWs within Kilombero valley.
-->Support and implement research services in the Heart and Lung clinic in collaboration with the hospital, governmental authorities and National programs for chronic diseases.
-->Familiarization and implement the Heart and Lung study protocol.
-->Collaboration with responsible collaborators of St. Francis Referral Hospital within the existing research platform of the Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort KIULARCO and District authorities of health programs and with stakeholders such as Boresha Afya.
-->Contribution in planning, coordination, and performance of research activities/studies organized by IHI and other partners.
-->Perform and coordinate research activities at the clinic supervised by Project leader and Principal

investigator.

-->Any additional task by the Project Leader.

Qualification and Experience

-->Form IV or form VI, preferably with Certificate in community health worker, Community based health training in any medical discipline .
-->Experience in clinical care for heart and lung disease, HIV and TB.

Skills and Competencies

-->Willingness to learn and perform Spirometry, 24-hour ECG and 24-hour Blood pressure measurement.
-->Clinical research and manuscript writing.
-->Fluent in English and Swahili.
-->Ability to transfer knowledge.
-->Interest in preventive cardiovascular and respiratory medicine.
-->High motivation for research activities.
-->Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style.
-->Professional attitude to work and clear work ethics.
-->Result-oriented.
-->Ability to work under stress.
-->Adhere to IHI core values Transparency, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Initiative.

Remuneration

An attractive and competitive remuneration package will be offered to
successful candidates as per IHI salary scales.


Equal Opportunity

IHI is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit intentional biases or
discrimination and harassment of any kind at the work place and during
recruitment. All employment decisions are based solely on job requirements and
individual qualifications, and our recruitment process is governed by the
labour laws of Tanzania.



Apply Online today










Email recruitment@ihi.or.tz

All candidates who meet the above job requirements should send their
application letters together with their detailed curriculum vitae CVs
showing contact addresses including email, telephone/cell phone numbers and
copies of academic and professional certificates to the email address below.

The **deadline** for this application is **1700hrs on Friday 11 th
June,2021. ** All e-mail application subject lines should include **Field
Interviewer – Heart and Lung Clinic and SFRH.**

Human Resources Manager

IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE

#5 Ifakara Street Plot 463 Mikocheni

P.O. Box 78,373

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Email **recruitment@ihi.or.tz**

**Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview.**



Jobs in Ifakara Tanzania Ifakara Health Institute Jobs in Ifakara Field Interviewers (3) Jobs in Ifakara at Ifakara Health Institute Field Interviewers (3) Employment opportunities Ifakara Health Institute


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