HIV Testing Services (Hts) Counsellors at Centre for Health Solutions - Kenya (CHS)

Overall Function:

The HTS Counselor is responsible for providing HIV Testing Services to patients and clients seeking services in their respective health facilities using provider-initiated testing and counselling, voluntary counselling and testing, targeted family and partner testing/Partner notification services and other novel HTS approaches.

Key responsibilities:

• Create awareness and provide education about the existence of HIV testing services
• Lead in the mobilization of clients for HTS
• Provide pre/post-test HIV counselling ensuring that clients understand risk factors, prevention methods and other relevant issues
• Provide confidential HIV testing to clients, as per national HTS guidelines
• Provide on-going counselling and make relevant referrals for on-going support
• Ensure quality of HTS services at all times
• Document and maintain accurate HTS records including referrals and report on referral outcomes
• Compile and submit HTS reports on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to the supervisor
• Timely request for all the necessary consumables for undertaking HTS activities
• Participate in HTS QA activities like PT, counselling supervision etc.
• Ensure HTS Optimization in the facility
• Perform any other duties as directed by the supervisor

Qualifications and Requirements

• Have a certificate in guidance and counselling, health-related or social science field. A diploma holder will have an added advantage
• Be certified by NASCOP as an HTS Counselor
• Work experience as an HTS Counselor in a health setting is an added advantage
• Should be self-motivated
• Should have good interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision

Successful candidates will be supervised by their respective hospital/facility health management team (HMT) from the Ministry of Health in conjunction with the CHS Program team.