Pitc Counselor at Mombasa County Public Service Board

Duties and responsibilities

This position will provide psycho-social support to clients in medical facilities in relation to identifying clients’ needs, prepare them for testing, provide HIV testing services, and offer posttest counselling. It will also link those who test positive to treatment, do treatment preparation counselling and offer enhanced adherence counselling and support.

Duties and responsibilities at this level will entail;

• Offer HTC (Target testing) to clients in accordance to the new testing algorithm and new testing guidelines (2015)
• Line list and follow up Index clients at the facility and community levels for testing of sexual partners and other family members Offer health talks at OPD to mobilize clients for HTC services
• Offer HTC services during outreaches including door to door testing Offer treatment preparation counselling for newly diagnosed HIV positive clients starting ART.
• Provide enhanced adherence support including home visits for HIV positive clients.
• Fill in daily RTK tracking forms and the FCDRR at the end of the month and submit them to the laboratory technologist to facilitate refill of RTKs
• Liaise with other technical areas (HIV, TB, MNCH, RH, FP social determinants of health) to ensure integration of PITC and CITC services into the different technical areas

Requirements for appointment

• Certificate in HTC from NASCOP and the HTS new algorithm training.
• A diploma in a related course will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 2 years working experience in HIV counseling and testing
• Experience with Government of Kenya guidelines, standards, tools and best practices with good knowledge of PEPFAR programs.