Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Role Definition: To provide quality, comprehensive nursing care and treatment to HIV/AIDS infected patients in line with program clinical guidelines and procedures.

Roles and Responsibilities.
1. Explain the benefits of ART/ARVs to all HIV positive clients, their dosage, possible side effects and how to manage the mild side effects and major side effects as per MJAP and MOH guidelines
2. Conduct health education talks to clients on how they can live positively with HIV; through information giving on ART, prophylactic, other medications, HIV prevention.
3. Monitor client’s adherence to medication and counsel them on the need for 100% adherence to medication and clinic schedules in accordance to the MJAP policy.
4. Conduct both initial and ongoing counselling adherence counselling
5. Explain to clients the need for laboratory tests, frequency and later explains the results e.g. viral load and interpret the meaning of each as per the MOH policy.
6. Assess psychosocial needs; client might be facing with a view of helping him/her to solve these needs and if possible link them to other service providers.
7. Document learning experiences from each client to be used in knowledge creation and sharing in order to improve counselling services as per the MJAP guideline.
8. Implement high yield HIV case identification strategies e.g APN, SNS in identification of new HIV positive patients in care
9. Counsel patients on differentiated services delivery models and recommend eligible ones for initiation and retention into the various models.
10. Offer technical assistance to MJAP supported facilities to improve HIV care and treatment indicators
11. Any other duties as assigned to you by your supervisor

Qualifications & job specifications:
• Diploma in Nursing or related discipline
• Must be registered with the Nurses council
• The position holder will have training in ART Counselling
• At least 2 years’ experience in a busy clinical setting
• Special knowledge in the management of HIV/AIDS and its related complications, confidentiality, team player, ability to empathize and be patient, nursing & counseling skills


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the email below clearly indicating position applied
for in the subject line and submit their cover letters, a detailed curriculum vita and copies of relevant
academic documents to: recruitment@mjap.mak.ac.ug  addressed to; The Human Resource Manager,
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP), not later than 21st October 2022 by 5:00pm.

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