Right To Care
Clinical Officer x4
Full Time
Ilonda Mission/Chozi RHC/Chibansa RHC/Lukulu RHC, Zambia
Closes: March 28, 2023
Right to Care Zambia
Treating Health Seriously
Location: Ilondola Mission/Chozi RHC/Chibansa RHC/Lukulu RHC
No. of Vacancies: 04
Contract Duration: up to 30th Sept 2024
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Reporting To: District Technical Officer
Contact Email: vacancy26@righttocare.org
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Grade 12 Certificate
Diploma in Clinical Medical Sciences with a reputable institution with 3 years working experience
Trained in advanced ART Management
Trained in PMTCT and EID services
Trained in HIV Counselling, testing and ART Adherence
Trained in HIV Paediatric treatment, support, and care services.
Experience working in ART management at facility and Community levels respectively, with broad understanding of the collaborative aspect of
community vs Facility leverages
Trained in PHC and ART health care systems and community-based health programming for HIV
Training certificate in Male Circumcision Surgical Skills
Training certificate in Cervical Cancer screening and management
Member of Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ)
Desirable Qualifications and Experience:
Prior experience working in HIV Management/Control
4 years’ experience as a Clinical Officer General in a Community health/Hospital setting
Understanding of Lab baselines and investigations such as VL cascade etc.
Knowledge on various ART related documentation such as TPT, DSD models, SVS, MMSD, HIVST, PrEP, PEP etc
Health care service delivery background
TECHNICAL AND BEHAVIOUR COMPETENCIES
Customer Orientation
Good Interpersonal skills
Good time management skills and ability to determine priorities
Professional Ethics
Counselling skills
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Implement targeted, high yield testing strategies
Initiate 95 percent of those who newly test positive through rapid initiation protocols at the facility and in the community
Monitor VL suppression rates, scale up VL testing services, including increasing testing capacity, demand creation, specimen transport,
and result utilization
Provision of Nutrition Assessment & Counselling (NACS) to the eligible clients to improve adherence, retention and viral load suppression.
Provide age-band targeted VMMC to avert new infections and reduce the spread of HIV
Implement PrEP among high-risk key and priority populations.
Provide Cervical Cancer screening to all the eligible women in the facilities
Implement differentiated service delivery (DSD) models to improve adherence, retention, and ultimately viral suppression
Conduct quality control projects and improvement every month to improve quality care to clients
Ensure data quality control quantitative through timely input of data
Submission of reports on respective organisation platforms requiring your monitoring and reporting input
APPICATION PROCEDURE
Applications in the form of a cover letter and CV must be submitted to vacancy26@righttocare.org
All applicants are required to complete an online competency assessment accessible using this link – https://ascend.assessio.com/#/start/right-to-care-clinical-officer—mission-facilitie
Only applicants that complete the two steps above will be considered.
To apply for this job email your details to vacancy26@righttocare.org