Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, September 25, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Reports to YAPS Supervisors and ART Incharge
Work Station Hoima RRH (1) Arua RRH (3)

Duties and Responsibilities
• Organizing and conducting health education talks to AYP and care takers
• Providing pre-test and post-test counselling support to AYP
• Conducting HTS.
• Receiving newly diagnosed HIV positive adolescents
• Provide health education
• File running during Adolescent clinics
• Supporting in triage and taking anthropometric measurements
• Registration of clients in linkage/Pre-ART register to get patient ID number
• Appointment monitoring- identify those due for viral load testing and line-list them.
• Mobilizing AYP due for VL testing
• Adherence monitoring and support
• Adherence counselling and support
• Intensive adherence counselling and support
• Assist in formation of support groups and help in running them at the facility level.

Key Outputs
• Lost adolescents and children that are followed up
• Adolescents in schools who are refilled with ARVs
• Adolescents offered HTS
• Adolescents supported to keep their appointment
• adolescent girls and young women reached and offered HIV prevention services
• Proper documentation in the relevant register
• Monthly report detailing activities that have been done

Key Performance Indicators
• Number of lost adolescents and children that are followed up
• Number of adolescents in schools who are refilled with ARVs
• Number of adolescents offered HTS
• Number of adolescents that have kept their appointment
• Number of adolescent girls and young women reached and offered HIV prevention services
• Proper documentation in the relevant register
• Monthly report detailing activities that have been done

Training and Qualifications and skills
• Aged 18-22 years.
• Be HIV positive.
• Be disclosed to, and aware of HIV status.
• Willing to disclose to others.
• Public disclosure an added advantage, but not mandatory.
• Demonstrated commitment and passion in helping peers.
• May be in or out of school.
• If In-school, tertiary level with a flexible program to allow for their engagement.
• Available to offer services for 3 days in the week.
• Be able to read and write (English) with a minimum of primary leaving certificate.
• Resident within the Health Facility catchment area.
• Should be stable in care. should have been in care for at least 12 months; ≥ 12 in care; good adherence; suppressed viral load within the last 6 months.
• Be able to freely express themselves,
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to interact productively with other fellow peers
• Self-motivated, innovative and capable of meeting deadlines
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work in team in a respectful way.
• Willingness to work and live in rural areas is required.


Education Requirement: No Requirements

Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Job application procedure

Handwritten applications should be Delivered to the Reception Desk, Ground Floor, Wing A-AIDS Control Program Offices, Lourdel Towers, Plot 1, Lourdel Road Kampala, MOH HeadquartersKampala between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Health Plot 6, Lourdel Road, Wandegeya
Tel. +256414-697366/0414-697367/0414-664469
Please include your telephone number and email contacts on the application. Applicants should attach the following:
• Recent passport-size photograph.
• Copy of the National Identity Card.
• Detailed curriculum Vitae.
• Certified copies of the academic certificates and transcripts.
• Two recommendation letters from two of the most recent supervisors/employers.
• A photocopy of your appointment letter for your most recent position.

Deadline for receiving applications is: Friday October 7, 2022; 5:00Pm
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The list of shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the MOH Noticeboard Salary and Benefits The position has attractive salary and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience


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