Senior Technical Advisor/ Medical Officer – Adult Care and Retention at Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops

KCCB-ACTS/12/2023/8 

JOB PURPOSE

• The Senior Technical Advisor-Care and Treatment will work with the KCCB ACTS Deputy Program Director-Clinical Services in providing technical assistance for activities intended to strengthen the capacity of supported health facilities, project technical teams, and other stakeholders to effectively deliver integrated and quality care & treatment services including Pediatric, TB/HIV, PMTCT, VMMC, Adolescent and Adult HIV Care & Treatment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead in development and oversight of program weekly, monthly and quarterly Adult HIV and TB work plans.
• Working in collaboration with Deputy Program Director-Clinical Services, support health facility and program teams in development of integrated HIV/TB facility interventions and work plans and oversee their implementation.
• Collaborate with S/CHMT, project technical staff and supported health facilities to strengthen the CD4, VL lab and sputum samples networks in supported sites, ensuring timely collection of relevant lab samples for diagnosis and for monitoring treatment outcomes.
• Provide support in implementation of continuous quality improvement projects to improve quality of services in supported sites.
• Work in collaboration with S/CHMT and other project technical teams to conduct targeted site supervision visits to KCCB ACTS supported health facilities for technical assistance, capacity building and mentorship of HCWs.
• In coordination with county teams and HSS Lead, identify training needs and support implementation of relevant training modules targeting medical staff and other HIV providers.
• Supervise and support technical advisors/component leads in their routine weekly site supportive supervision along with County and sub county HMT members to ensure quality service delivery.
• Take lead in monitoring the progress in linkage of newly identified PLHIV to care & treatment, ART initiation, OI management, viral load suppression, and retention and cohort outcomes for adults, adolescents and children.
• Provide support in adult Advanced HIV Disease management, Cervical cancer services and differentiated service delivery models in accordance to the national guidelines.
• Work closely with the M&E team to support in monitoring achievement of program targets.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience & Skills : –

• A bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery (MBChB) or its equivalent.
• Diploma/degree in Project management is an additional advantage.
• 5 years’ experience with and technical knowledge of current HIV/AIDS issues and trends.
• Analytical
• Interpersonal
• Problem solving
• Conceptual
• Presentation
• Negotiation
• Proposal/report writing

Other Personal Attributes: –

• Integrity
• Self-driven
• Innovative
• Intelligent
• Detail oriented
• Adaptable
• Resilient
• Result oriented.
• Team player/leader