The Adherence Counsellor will Provide initial and continuous adherence counselling to Adult,paediatric/Adolescent and PMTCT clients as guided by national guidelines and national/program standard operating procedures in select high volume facilities. He or She will work to support patients who will have defaulted treatment or failed treatment to improve their adherence. Where need be, the adherence officer will be required to support testing of new patients.
Responsibilities
- Under the
direct supervision of the CCC/MCH in Charge, the Adherence Counsellor will
work to provide and improve overall client access to comprehensive and
current medical treatment and information.
- Provide initial
and continuous adherence counselling and support for clients.
- Provide
individualized client treatment education and coordinate treatment
information related seminars.
- Facilitate
communication between other treatment providers and the client.
- Provide medical
and psychosocial support for the ART/PMTCT/TB/HIV clients
- Deliver the PWP
messages to clients
- Mentor and
supervise any support staff or volunteers in the facility and community
who participate in adherence messaging to clients
- Work in liaison
with mentor mothers to foster adherence in PMTCT clients
- Initiate and
maintain Adolescent and Paediatric ART specific adherence sessions
- Follow up
clients who have defaulted or failed treatment with a focus on giving
appropriate messaging on adherence
- Organize talk
sessions for patients on adherence (where applicable)
- Refer difficult
cases for review in a counsellor network
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Diploma in
Nursing, clinical Psychology, Counselling or Social work from a recognized
institution. A degree in the aforementioned fields is an added advantage
- At least 2
years related experience in adherence counselling and ART community
systems
- NASCOP Training
in HTS testing is an added advantage.
- Supervisory
experience in an MOH set up is preferred
- Knowledge of
Current ART guidelines is required
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
- Supervisory
Skills
- Basic
counselling skills
- Problem solving
skills
- Team Work and
Team building skills
- Excellent
interpersonal skills
- Remarkable
communication skills, both oral and written
- Analytical
skills
- Ability to
maintain confidentiality
- Good planning
and organizational skills
- Ability to
multi-task
- Result Oriented
focus; and
- Emotional
intelligence
How to Apply
