Technical Officer I, HIV Care and Treatment at FHI360 NGO

Reports To: Senior Technical Officer, HIV Care and Treatment

POSITION SUMMARY:

As a member of the clinical team in the HIV Service Delivery Support Activity Project, offers general support to the goals and objectives of the project and specifically result area one team.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide mentorship, coaching and updates to service providers at the CCC/MCH/TB clinics to offer patients quality care and treatment services according to the national guidelines and standards in select facilities.
• Supporting accelerated HIV care and treatment efforts directed towards increasing enrolment of HIV infected children and adolescents
• Ensure that project-supported clinical care activities at ART/PMTCT/TB sites conform to Kenya National HIV care and treatment guidelines and the project standards.
• Support the CCC/ART patients by offering Clinical services, clinically stage the patients using the WHO classification and recommend relevant investigations for patients to prepare them for ART treatment initiation for 40% of the time
• Support the service providers by recommending relevant treatment and care for the patients with opportunistic infections and recommend initiation of ART treatment in accordance with the MOH recommended guidelines.
• Liaise with other project staff working in the facility and community to address all issues across the 3 90s and issues of defaulter tracing, HIV prevention and addressing other social determinants of health to mitigate the impact of those affected and infected by HIV.
• Support facilities to institute differentiated service delivery models, and systems for inter and intra facility referrals.
• Ensure the documentation of appropriate services rendered to the patients is done in the relevant service registers.
• Ensure quality of care is attained for patients seeking the services.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, ABILITIES, EXPERTISE AND COMPLEXITY:

• Knowledge of HIV and AIDS, reproductive health, family planning, public health.
• Ability to provide a wide range of clinical services and capable of effectively transference of skills, effective communication.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with initiative to manage high volume work load.
• Ability to lead and work in teams to accomplish given tasks.

MINUMUM REQUIREMENT STANDARDS:

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine with Post-Basic Comprehensive HIV Management Training with at least 5-7 years’ practical continuous relevant clinical experience or BS/BA degree in related field with 3-5 years’ relevant experience.
• Trained in current HIV management, care and treatment and additional training as a TOT or in both pediatric, adolescent and adult rational ART use is an added advantage.
• Experience in working in a health facility offering HIV Comprehensive care and treatment.
• Demonstrable knowledge of HIV knowledge and the various interventions being offered to prevent and control the morbidity and mortality arising from the infection will be an added advantage.
• Ability to provide a wide range of clinical services, capable of effective communication and transference of skills.
• Excellent report writing and computer software skills for word processing.