Summary
Date Posted: Monday, October 09 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Job Purpose:
Support the respective district health teams in strengthening capacity of healthcare facility teams to improve quality of HIV and TB services through onsite trainings, support supervision, clinical and QI mentoring/coaching.

Specific duties and responsibilities:
• Lead in routine assessment and identification of capacity building and service delivery needs for ensuring quality services across the continuum of the HIV and TB response.
• Participate in capacity enhancement activities including organizing tailored site mentorships to address performance and quality gaps, in accordance with project, cluster and district-specific weekly, monthly, and quarterly implementation plans.
• Participate in support supervision, mentoring and coaching activities using the Quality Improvement approach in line with the national quality improvement framework.
• Participate in data quality assessment and data quality improvement initiatives.
• Participate in performance review mechanisms at regional, cluster, district, and facility level.
• Lead the implementation of the cluster-led mentorships in collaboration with the respective program advisors.
• Support Supply chain Officers, district, and facility teams in the appropriate management of commodities for supporting service delivery along the 95:95:95 cascades for HIV and TB services.
• Support implementation of the Differentiated Service delivery models for HIV Care and treatment in the districts/health facilities under their jurisdiction.
• Coordinate with supervisor and respective program component Advisors to supervise and guide the PMTCT officers, quality improvement Officer, supply chain Officers and care and treatment interns in their day- to-day project activities.
• Closely work with the Cluster M&E Officer to ensure that weekly, monthly, and quarterly results are reported as per project reporting guidelines, including ensuring quality of HIV and TB data.
• Closely work with the District Program Officers (DPOs) and the district mentors to mentor and/or coach health workers in the various aspects of HIV and TB management to ensure quality of HIV and TB services and achievement of set targets.

Key Personal Competencies:
• Bachelor’s degree in medicine (MBChB), and additional training and experience in HIV/AIDS and TB clinical management.
• Additional post-graduate training will be of added advantage.
• At least 3 years of experience working with HIV/AIDS and TB clinical service delivery support programs.
• Knowledge in clinical HIV/AIDS and TB management, including the current national guidelines for HIV prevention, care and treatment and TB management.



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure

Interested and qualified candidates should apply via the email below 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 20th October 2023 at 5:00pm.


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