District EMTCT Services Officer NGO Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Job Title: District EMTCT Services Officer
Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Field Office Team Lead
Vacancy Code: DEMTCTX01
About US:
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists. The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI has five operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services (provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins University Core Lab) and Outreach.
Job Summary: The District EMTCT services officer will spearhead mentorship and supervise the district frontline health workers in both technical aspects of maternal and child health (MCH), elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV (EMTCT) and in professionalism health care delivery. Their major roles include coordinating trainings, providing mentorship, supporting documentation and reporting related to MCH and
EMTCT performance indicators..
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Providing mentorship to front line health workers within the district health facilities in delivery of elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV services (Option B+), early infant diagnosis (EID) care and related Maternal and child care in the districts.
- Support implementation and use of MoH guidelines and ensure compliance with MoH policies.
- She/he coordinates required trainings for the district staff in relation to implementation of EMTCT.
- Support continuous professional medical education at the health facilities in line with EMTCT and related MCH areas.
- Facilitate continuous quality improvement activities to improve EMTCT within the district health facilities.
- Participate in QA/QC for services in project-supported facilities in the districts.
- Ensure that all heath facilities make and submit required reports in time and also generate reports for the program reporting.
- Ensure the health workers obtain the updated and required tools to support care.
- Coordinate and support follow up of clients to improve retention in care for Option B+ patients and their exposed infants.
- Support integration of maternal care within EID care points to support client centered care.
- Coordinate technical support supervision for Health facilities in the district.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should have completed registered training in Midwifery, Clinical Medicine or Nursing from a recognized education institution.
- Training in elimination of mother to child transmission Option B+ or comprehensive HIV management.
- At least three years of work experience in a busy clinical setting preferably in the district health system setting.
- Knowledge, understanding and application of maternal and child health issues especially in the EMTCT and EID care continuum.
- Knowledge of good nursing procedures and practices.
- Report writing skills and basic knowledge of Microsoft word, excel and power point packages.
- Attention to detail, especially regarding data accuracy.
- Team player and management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should E-mail their updated CVs, which should include details of email address (if any), present position, current remuneration, Certificate/testimonials and address of three (3) Referees plus telephone contact to the following address. Please make sure that your application letter , CV and certificates are attached as one document and indicate the Vacancy code as the subject for your email
The Senior Human Resource Manager,
Infectious Diseases Institute — IDI Knowledge Centre,
Makerere University Main Campus College of Health Sciences, Makerere University,
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala, Uganda.
Email to: hr@idi.co.ug
Deadline: 6th June 2019
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