District Care & Treatment Officer (West Nile Health Project)

at Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)
Location Kampala, Uganda
Date Posted April 16, 2024
Category Health Care / Medical
Management
Job Type Full-time
Currency UGX

Description

JOB DETAILS:
General Summary
The position holder will provide technical assistance to ensure timely and quality attainment and sustenance of HIV epidemic control interventions in supported districts.

Key Responsibilities
• Design, monitor and report on key activities related to HIV/AIDS/TB treatment scale up.
• Support mentoring activities for HCWs in relation to HIV/AIDS/TB care and treatment.
• Support roll out of National HIV treatment guidelines and related guidelines in HIV/TB care.
• Provide on call/distance TA support for the handling of complicated HIV/AIDS/TB cases.
• Support Quality Assurance of HIV//TB services at facilities and recommend corrective action.
• Provide technical assistance in planning related to HIV/AIDS/TB care and treatment
• Provide team lead roles for the field office technical supervisory teams.

Academic Qualification
• A Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and surgery.
• Postgraduate training in project planning and management will be an added advantage
• Specialized training in HIV/AIDS management will be an added advantage
• Active Registration with the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council required

Specific Experience
• At least 2-3 years of HIV/AIDS/TB clinical experience.
• Experience in providing technical Assistance to large scale HIV HSS interventions within MoH structures and systems
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS/TB management.
• Good working knowledge of HIV/AIDS/TB programs, strategies, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV/AIDS programs.
• Excellent communication& interpersonal skills plus the ability to work effectively in a team.
• Knowledge of USG programming policies and regulation

Person Specification
• At least 2-3 years of HIV/AIDS/TB clinical experience.
• Experience in providing technical Assistance to large scale HIV HSS interventions within MoH structures and systems.
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS/TB management.
• Good working knowledge of HIV/AIDS/TB programs, strategies, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV/AIDS programs.
• Excellent communication& interpersonal skills plus the ability to work effectively in a team.
• Knowledge of USG programming policies and regulations

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