District Care & Treatment Officer (West Nile Health Project)

JOB DETAILS: General Summary The position holder will provide technical assistance to ensure timely and quality attainment and sustenance of HIV epidemic control interventions in supported districts.

Key Responsibilities • Design, monitor and report on key activities related to HIV/AIDS/TB treatment scale up.

• Support mentoring activities for HCWs in relation to HIV/AIDS/TB care and treatment.

• Support roll out of National HIV treatment guidelines and related guidelines in HIV/TB care.

• Provide on call/distance TA support for the handling of complicated HIV/AIDS/TB cases.

• Support Quality Assurance of HIV//TB services at facilities and recommend corrective action.

• Provide technical assistance in planning related to HIV/AIDS/TB care and treatment • Provide team lead roles for the field office technical supervisory teams.

Academic Qualification • A Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and surgery.

• Postgraduate training in project planning and management will be an added advantage • Specialized training in HIV/AIDS management will be an added advantage • Active Registration with the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council required Specific Experience • At least 2-3 years of HIV/AIDS/TB clinical experience.

• Experience in providing technical Assistance to large scale HIV HSS interventions within MoH structures and systems • Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS/TB management.

• Good working knowledge of HIV/AIDS/TB programs, strategies, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV/AIDS programs.

• Excellent communication& interpersonal skills plus the ability to work effectively in a team.

• Knowledge of USG programming policies and regulation Person Specification • At least 2-3 years of HIV/AIDS/TB clinical experience.

• Experience in providing technical Assistance to large scale HIV HSS interventions within MoH structures and systems.

• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in HIV/AIDS/TB management.

• Good working knowledge of HIV/AIDS/TB programs, strategies, processes and techniques used to plan, develop, implement and evaluate results of HIV/AIDS programs.

• Excellent communication& interpersonal skills plus the ability to work effectively in a team.

• Knowledge of USG programming policies and regulations