The Registered Clinical Officer (RCO) is responsible for providing clinical HIV/AIDS services to clients in health facilities including both paediatric and adult HIV care and treatment, TB/HIV and PMTCT. S/He will be responsible for working closely with other service providers to ensure that the quality of care and support is sustained as defined by the MOH service quality standards.
Responsibilities
- Provide
quality clinical HIV services to clients at the CCC/ART/MCH as per the
national guidelines and standards.
- Support
other service providers in the health facility by recommending treatment
and care for the patients with opportunistic infections, initiation of
antiretroviral treatment (ART) in accordance with the MOH guidelines.
- Mentor
other service providers in CCC/MCH/TB attending to HIV-infected adults,
children and pregnant or breastfeeding women.
- Liaise
with other project staff working in the community to address issues of
defaulter tracing, HIV prevention and social determinants of health to
mitigate the impact of those infected and affected by HIV.
- Strengthen
linkages and referrals within and between health facilities.
- Ensure
quality of care for all patients seeking services.
- Ensure
the documentation of appropriate services rendered to patients is done in
the relevant service registers and electronic medical records (EMR).
- Support
HIV/TB and HIV/MNCH service integration
- Strengthen
data reviews and use for decision making
- Offer
an integrated package of clinical services as may be deemed fit from time
to time
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Diploma
or Degree in Clinical Medicine from a recognized institution.
- MUST
be registered by the Clinical Officers Council and have a valid practice
Licence
- Minimum
of 2 years’ experience with direct involvement in patient care especially
in HIV Prevention, Care & Treatment/PMTCT, and TB/ HIV collaborative
services
- Demonstrated
training and competencies by NACSOP and other stakeholders in HIV
Prevention, Care & Treatment/PMTCT will have added advantage.
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
- Detailed
understanding, knowledge and experience in HIV Care and Treatment.
- 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.
- Ability
to multi-task.
- Results
Oriented.
How to
Apply
