Clinician

CTC & RCH Clinic in HJFMRI

Job Title: Clinician at CTC and RCH.

 Reports To:Hospital In-Charge.

Location: CTC & RCH clinic in HJFMRI supported HIV services at Igogwe Hospital, Mbeya Region.

        

Employment Status:  Contract (Renewable)

SUMMARY: 

Igogwe hospital is a Voluntary Agency Hospital operating under the Catholic Diocese of Mbeya. It provides health services (preventive, curative and rehabilitative) at the level of district hospital. The hospital is looking for the potential candidate who will provide quality clinical services in CTC as well as RCH and effectively work with the team to provide routine services while adhering to the national guidelines for HIV management.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

·         Organize HIV related clinical services at the CTC and RCH.

·         Ensure HIV Quality Improvement Team meets and deliberate on the most important issues identified at the site level.

·         Represent hospital In-charge to the Technical forums addressing HIV AIDS as called by the partners, CHMT and RHMT.

·         Collaborate with Hospital In-charge to continuously identify service delivery gaps and communicate with relevant authorities to address them. This may include hospital management team, CHMT, or HJFMRI.

·         Ensure service delivery data are captured well on the source documents as well on CTC 2 Database.

·         Collaborate with intra-facility focal from various service areas such as Pharmacy, Laboratory, Social services and Administration to ensure proper HIV services are delivered at the CTC and RCH.

·         Work with CTC Nurse, RCH In-charges and HBC focal to monitor the activities carried out by the Expert Clients and Mum to Mum.

·         Coordinate facility based multi-disciplinary team meetings; invite the approved participants, ensures the meeting proceedings are documented and actions agreed are followed up.

·         Responsible for generating quality HIV related CTC and PMTCT reports. (Monthly, Quarterly, SAPR and APR)

·         Ensure identification of patients suspicious of failing first line ART and work with the CTC team to develop individualized treatment plan.

·         Ensure constant availability and use of all HIV service delivery guidelines, protocols and SOPs.

·         Develop a plan for Chart reviews to identify gaps and areas of service delivery improvements.

·         Provide clinical care to pre-ART and ART eligible patients including clinical assessments, ordering investigations, use the results for proper treatment.

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

·         Advanced Diploma or Diploma in clinical medicine from a recognized Institution.

·         At least 2 years of experience in providing HIV/AIDS clinical care in Tanzania.

·         Computer literacy.

·         Proven interpersonal skills in working effectively as a member of a team and independently

·         Strong ability to organize services and development of work plans.

·         Proven verbal and written communication skills including a demonstrated ability to write technical documents and give state-of-the-art presentations. Fluent in English and Swahili.

·         Willingness to work overtime, and on few weekends.

How to apply:

Qualified candidates should send their Application letter, Current Curriculum Vitae with a list of three referees and Certificates as a one document to the following email address: 

Apply Online Through
E: igogwehospital@yahoo.com

Note: Application with more than one attachment will not be considered and the deadline for receiving Applications is 22nd August 2017.