Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
General Summary
Providing nursing and psychological care, treatment and follow-up of patients, according to clinicians’ prescriptions, protocols applied in service and universal hygiene standards/precautions, in order to ensure the quality and continuity of care for People who use drugs in the MAT clinic. This position requires a person with who is empathetic, has a non-judgmental attitude, exhibits team work, has behavioral flexibility, and good at stress management.

Key Responsibilities
• Carry out care and treatments according to medical prescriptions, and assisting during consultations, and other medical procedures.
• Assess patients for any emergency conditions and providing emergency first-aid services with support from clinicians.
• Assess patients for MAT readiness and notify clinicians on critical medical issues
• Assist clinicians in dose monitoring of clients undergoing MAT induction and stabilization
• Actively promote the availability of counseling services and carry out individual or in-group counseling, basic psycho educational sessions, to patients and their families, in order to alleviate their psychosocial difficulties
• Referring patients to other healthcare professionals where appropriate

Person Specification
• Diploma in psychiatric Nursing
• Should be registered with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives Council
• Experience in working with People who use/inject drugs
• Experience in providing therapeutic treatments to clients who experience a wide variety of symptoms of emotional, social, vocational, educational and health-related nature


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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