Full Time
Posted 5 months ago
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Adherence Counsellor
Locations: Ebonyi
Employment Type: Full-time
Position Overview
- Provide psychosocial and continuous support as well as treatment preparation to clients in the health facility.
- Provide counselling services including risk reduction counseling, harm reduction counseling, post-GBV counseling, or contraceptive/family planning counseling as required.
- Identify and address challenges/barriers to adherence.
- Organize and facilitate support group sessions for HIV infected and affected clients including groups with special needs e.g. discordant couples, youth/adolescent, and children.
- Address aspects of behavior change in relation to HIV and ART
- Support clients to voluntarily disclose their HIV status.
- Facilitate the delivery of relevant information to clients enrolled in OSS
- Participate in home visits as appropriate to execute plan of care for clients.
- Ensure client records are well maintained and compile periodic reports as necessary.
- Ensure proper referral of clients where necessary including following up and reporting on the outcomes as necessary.
- Coordinates patient tracking activities supported by the community Case Managers including documentation and reporting of defaulter tracing activities.
- Receiving clients to the clinic
- Provide HTS services (pre-and post-test counselling, HIV testing)
- Follow-up with clients on referrals
- Distribute condoms, lubricant, needles/syringes, and other commodities.
- Maintaining client record.
- Depending on clinical training and skills, triage clinical cases, provide selected contraceptive/FP services, wound dressing, and other minor OSS care.
Required Qualifications
- HND, B.Sc, or BA from any tertiary institution.
- Literate in both English language and local dialect.
- Preferably expert on clients and/or social workers and retired health workers who have relevant knowledge and skills.
- Resident in the communities/LGA where the community outreach team is based is an added advantage.
- Basic Knowledge of HIV and AIDS epidemiology and complications.
- Proficient HIV Testing and Counseling Skills.
- Knowledge of National HIV Testing Algorithm.
- Team player with good interpersonal relationships and tolerance to socio-cultural differences.
- Efficient and effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills
- Ability to multi-task effectively and adhere to timelines.
- Ability to follow instructions provided in verbal or written format.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.
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Send a detailed resume and a one-page cover letter as one (1) MS Word document explaining suitability for the position to the Human Resources Unit by email to: [email protected]Application must explicitly state your full names, the position of interest with preferred location as the subject of the email.
Deadline: December 31, 2023
Job Features
Job Category | Adherence Counsellor |