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Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN)
CLOSEDSenior Program Officer, M&E
Kano, Nigeria
Closing: Jul 15, 2024
9 days remainingPublished: Jul 2, 2024 (5 days ago)
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Education and experience
Academic training:
- Must possess a Degree in Medical Sciences (MBBS or equivalent).
- Postgraduate qualification/Masters level training in Public Health, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or Obstetrics will be an advantage.
- Must be registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and have evidence of current practising license.
Experience:
- At least 3-5 years experience with clinical HIV and AIDS care, including the provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART)
- Must have at least two years’ experience with program planning, assessment, and implementation of HIV clinical care programs.
- Experience in the provision of HIV clinical training
- Previous experience in HIV-related operational research is an advantage.
- Good knowledge of current trends and normative guidance (national and international) in HIV clinical care and service delivery
- Experience in coordinating multi-disciplinary HIV clinical teams for effective service delivery.
- Willingness to travel to clinics and hospitals in assigned geographical areas within the State.
Responsibilities
Education and experience
Academic training:
- Must possess a Degree in Medical Sciences (MBBS or equivalent).
- Postgraduate qualification/Masters level training in Public Health, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or Obstetrics will be an advantage.
- Must be registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and have evidence of current practising license.
Experience:
- At least 3-5 years experience with clinical HIV and AIDS care, including the provision of antiretroviral therapy (ART)
- Must have at least two years’ experience with program planning, assessment, and implementation of HIV clinical care programs.
- Experience in the provision of HIV clinical training
- Previous experience in HIV-related operational research is an advantage.
- Good knowledge of current trends and normative guidance (national and international) in HIV clinical care and service delivery
- Experience in coordinating multi-disciplinary HIV clinical teams for effective service delivery.
- Willingness to travel to clinics and hospitals in assigned geographical areas within the State.
- Under the supervision of the Director of Public Health, the State clinical mentor will provide mentorship to healthcare workers in assigned facilities.
- S/He is expected to build the capacity of frontline Healthcare workers to provide quality HIV clinical services as part of a comprehensive package of care in both public and private facilities and communities.
- The candidate must be domiciled in the FCT and be conversant with the terrain.
Duties
- Provide on-site clinical training to healthcare workers on HIV treatment according to the national guidelines, including adult and pediatric ART and treating tuberculosis and other opportunistic diseases.
- Provide training through clinical consultation, assisting local healthcare workers in identifying key bottlenecks affecting patients’ access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and helping them with direct patient care as needed.
- Provide continuous medical education (CME), which may include didactic training sessions for health professionals, as needed. All training will be in accordance with the national guidelines.
- Provide health worker capacity-building sessions using various methodologies (including project ECHO and low bandwidth video conferencing).
- Assist, as requested, with facilitating sessions on the weekly ECHO videoconferencing sessions with health workers from various sites in the states.
- Develop standard operating procedures for HIV clinical care at the health facility in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and other stakeholders. This may include troubleshooting problems with the patient flow, tracking defaulters, or clarifying referral pathways by developing appropriate algorithms.
- Submit a monthly report on training and technical assistance activities, as well as findings and recommendations for strengthening services in the health facility and compliance with the national treatment guidelines.
- Perform other duties related to clinical mentoring as assigned.
Required competencies
Core requirements:
- Demonstrated coaching and mentoring ability.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with people of different backgrounds.
- Ability to apply problem-solving skills to ongoing challenges.
- Strong organizing, planning, and prioritizing skills
- Sensitivity to different cultural working environments
- Ability to analyze and interpret data and write reports.
- Capacity to operate as a team player in large, diverse teams and individually.
- Self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
- Proficiency in computers and software/applications such as presentation software, spreadsheets, and video conferencing.
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