JOB DETAILS:
Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) emerged from the Mulago - Mbarara Teaching Hospitals Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) which was established in November 2004 under the then Makerere University Faculty of Medicine. Over the last 20 years, we have broadened our work beyond the support of provision of comprehensive HIV and TB services to include capacity strengthening for health care workers across Uganda and conduct research to inform policies for HIV/TB and other HIV comorbidities in the country

Project Overview
MJAP is implementing a sub-award grant from the Reach-Out Mbuya (ROM), for accelerating HIV/AIDS Epidemic Control in the Kampala region with funding from the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
MJAP is looking for competent, passionate, and committed individuals to fill the following positions to be hired on rolling basis:
Position: Medical Officer (1 position)
Reporting to: Medical Officer Team Lead
Supervises: None
Duty Station: Mulago
Duration: 11 months fixed term contract
Job Summary: To offer specialized care and treatment to HIV infected patients according to MOH guidelines and MJAP policies

Roles and Responsibilities
• Obtain and document detailed medical history, perform appropriate physical examinations and carry out initial as well as ongoing evaluation of HIV-infected patients.
• Prescribe medications to patients including emergency care to the very sick patients.

• Select, recommend and initiate most appropriate antiretroviral therapy (ART) to all eligible patients according to MOH guidelines and MJAP patient care protocols
• Monitor toxicities; follow up on adherence and treatment response

• Request and interpret the necessary laboratory tests and radiological investigations for diagnosis as well as for monitoring and follow-up of patients on ART.

• Evaluate and manage patients for opportunistic infections and non-infectious comorbidities
• Provide continuous on job mentorship to clinical officers, nurses, counselors and nursing assistants at the clinic.

• Prepare and present challenging cases at the CME sessions as well as reviewing of different medical journals at the journal club according to the scheduled timetable.
• Identify performance gaps and come up with ideas on how to address them.

Functional competencies:
• Team and communication skills (both oral and written) and with strong management and analytical skills.
• Must be dynamic, flexible, Persuasive and convincing, self- motivated and able to demonstrate high initiative.

• Research and Report writing skills in desirable reporting formats