District Care & Treat Officer at Infectious Diseases Institute, Adjumani, Uganda

Job Description

The position holder will provide technical assistance to ensure timely and quality attainment and sustenance of HIV epidemic control interventions in supported districts.

Key Responsibilities
Design, monitor and report on key activities related to HIV/AIDS/TB treatment scale up.
Support mentoring activities for HCWs in relation to HIV/AIDS/TB care and treatment.
Support roll out of National HIV treatment guidelines and other related guidelines in HIV/TB care.
Provide on call/distance TA support for the handling of complicated HIV/AIDS/TB cases.
Support Quality Assurance of HIV/AIDS/TB services at facilities and recommend corrective action.
Provide technical assistance in planning related to HIV/AIDS/TB care and treatment
Provide team lead roles for the field office technical supervisory teams.
Coordinate implementation of all district EMTCT/ EID activities related to the project
Provide oversight for the mentorship of project and health facility teams in EMTCT/ EID services in line with MoH policies and procedures.
Work with the relevant district personnel to ensure provision of an integrated information package for improving care for HIV positive pregnant and lactating mothers.
Support community demand and community based activities for HIV positive pregnant and lactating mothers in the supported areas to improve identification, uptake and retention.
Strengthen documentation and records management of pediatric, HIV positive pregnant and lactating mother’s data using appropriate tools and online system.
Any other duties as may be reasonably assigned from time to time.
Adhere to all Institutional Occupational Health, Safety, Environment and Safeguarding (OHSE) policies, procedures, and guidelines and participate in all mandatory activities.

Person Specification

 At least 2-3 years of HIV/AIDS/TB clinical experience.
Experience in providing technical Assistance to large scale HIV HSS interventions within MoH structures and systems.
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS/TB management.
Good working knowledge of HIV/AIDS/TB programs, strategies, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV/AIDS programs.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work effectively in a team.
Knowledge of USG programming policies and regulations, MoH and district procedures and practices.