HIV Testing Services (HTS) Supervisor at Amref Kenya

Job Purpose

The HTS supervisor will be responsible for implementation, coordination and supervision of quality HIV Testing and Counseling (HTC) services support services in the HIV Care and Treatment program with the aim of ensuring HTS Counselors and health facilities supervised meet their set targets across the HTC cascades. The HTS supervisor will report to the Sub-County AIDS and STI Coordinator (SCASCO) and will work in close guidance of both USAID Imarisha Jamii HTS Program Officer and the SCASCO.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality HTC services are provided as per the National Algorithm across all points of service in allocated sites by conducting observed sessions.
• Ensure all HTS providers undergo counsellor supportive supervision on a monthly basis at facility level.
• Ensure all counsellors undergo group counselling supporting sessions on a quarterly basis at the facility level.
• Ensure testing efficiency in all supported sites through risk assessment
• Ensure 100% HTS optimization in all supported sites
• Ensure optimal PNS implementation of 95% testing of contacts, contact ratio at a minimum of 1:3 ratio in all PNs populations in all supported sites.
• Support the HTC counselors and health facilities to achieve their HTC targets across the HTC Cascade through observed sessions to identify gaps, preceptorship and monthly mentorship and supervision.
• Ensure monthly forecasting, quantification and reporting of Rapid Test Kits (RTKs) is done according to the guidelines and raise a 1-month Early Warning alert for expected RTK shortage.
• Ensure each HTC service point meets the national quality assurance standards (NASCOP Certified HTC
• Provider, Joint support supervisions with the SCMLT, technical assistance to the HTC Counselor providers and handle counselors’ burn out issues).
• Support and spearhead promotion of HTC services and innovations aimed at increasing access to HTC service provision e.g., testing partners and children of index clients, Pediatric testing days and OVC testing
• Training Needs Assessment and participation in EQA activities (proficiency testing) of supervisees documented and available at facility level.
• Work in close collaboration with the SCASCO and the USAID Imarisha Jamii HTS Program Officer to ensure continuity of services by organizing monthly HTC counselors’ meetings and managing HTC counselor leave days.
• Support for the M&E framework (Maintenance of HTC registers, wall charts, Data entry, reports, timeliness and accuracy)
• Convene Monthly counselor supervisors meeting and review counselor performances and linkage and provide psychosocial support to HTC counselors
• Conduct any other duty as may be prescribed by the supervisor.
• Ensure linkage of 100% of all identified patients.
• Ensure referral of patients to appropriate services including VMMC, PREP,
• PEP, GBV among others

Qualifications and Experience

• A NASCOP HTS Certificate
• A diploma in a health-related course or Diploma in Counseling Psychology, a degree will be an added advantage
• Certificate in Counselor Supervision
• Minimum of THREE years of working experience in offering HIV Testing Services.
• Having worked in Turkana County is an added advantage