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Full Time |
Akwa Ibom |
Posted 2 years ago |
Job Title: Senior Technical Advisor – Prevention Care & Treatment
Location: Akwa Ibom
Job Description
- S/He will provide technical leadership and support related to clinical management of HIV/AIDS strategies and approaches in implementation of the programs.
- S/He will work with relevant stakeholders to coordinate the design and implementation of facility-based programs in relation to clinical management of HIV/AIDS, including the use of Anti-retroviral treatment, TB HIV services integration, PMTCT, care and support.
- S/He will work with relevant staff and partners to coordinate the design and implementation of community-based programs in relation to community HTS and PMTCT including optimizing HIV case finding and linkage to care at supported health facilities.
- S/He will liaise with other partners implementing community programs (OVC/KP) in order to optimize community-facility linkage of clients identified to be HIV positive and retention to care and treatment,
- S/He will support the provision of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and ART in line with National and Global best practices and guideline.
- S/He will also oversee the implementation of integrated HIV, TB and other medical services at the facility level and community level, provide technical assistance in non-ART clinical care including the management of opportunistic infections (OI) and Palliative care for PLHIV,
- S/He will contribute to the development of program strategies, work plans and budgets and represent ECEWS to donors and government officials on issues of HIV/AIDS treatment, care and support at the State and National level.
- Provides technical leadership, direction and management of adult care & treatment and support HIV quality improvement interventions.
- S/he will coordinate services needed to implement high quality prevention services including, Cervical Cancer Screening, PrEP, HIV Self Testing and HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
- Provide oversight and supervisory roles to the appropriate Technical Staff, develop guidelines, tools and recommendations related to the implementation, evaluation of clinical management of HIV/AIDS, and represent ECEWS to Donors and government officials on issues of clinical management of HIV/AIDS.
- Update training materials for HIV/AIDS care, support, and treatment, including antiretroviral therapy (ART), prevention and management of HIV/Tuberculosis (TB) co-infection, HIV/HCV/HBV co-infection, drug interactions, Differentiated Service Delivery, Decentralized Drug Distribution, Differentiated Model of Care. Viral Load Suppression, Coverage, Enhance Adherence Counselling, integration of ART with other services NCDs – HTN, DM, and Sexual Transmitted Infections (STI) for people living with HIV (PLHIV).
Minimum Recruitment Standard
- MB.BS / MD / PhD or similar Degree with 7 to 9 years relevant experience with at least 7 years progressive experience working in the health or development field in Nigeria
- Possession of an MPH or post graduate degree in a related field is required
- Proven experience in project development, planning and facilitating technical training
- Familiarity with Nigerian public sector health system and NGOs and CBOs is highly desirable.
- Clinical management and training experience and ability to understand full range of issues around the clinical management of HIV/AIDS, including provision of ART
- Knowledge of Nigerian clinical setting, including government and non-government settings
- Proven ability in supervising staff
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested and qualified candidates should send CV to:[email protected] using the Job Titles as the subject of the email.
Job Features
Job Category | Management Advisor |