Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 17 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Project summary
• The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) and Development Aid from People to People in Zambia (DAPP Zambia) as sub-grantee will support the Zambia Defense Force Medical Services (DFMS) to reach sustainable control of the HIV epidemic through the lens of strategic global policies and targets.
• The program goal is to support the Zambian Defense Force (DFZ) to reach sustainable control of the HIV epidemic in the military by building the technical capacity of the DFMS health systems to implement a person-centered HIV prevention, care and treatment program aligned with national guidelines and PEPFAR’s Vision 2025.

Location
• Any of the following districts: Chipata, Katete, Lundazi, Kabwe, Kaoma, Mkushi, Kasama, Mansa, Mbala, Mpika, Kafue, Chilanga, Choma, chongwe, Livingstone, Lusaka, Kalumbila, Kitwe, Mufulira, Ndola or Solwezi
• Reports to HSS Nurse. The Incumbent will work collaboratively with defense health facility staff to improve health systems at facility level and provide direct service delivery to DoD/DHAPP supported sites. These include improving client flow for optimal service delivery, strengthening appointment systems and results return, provision of direct care in HIV prevention,
• testing, treatment and care, STIs and TB services (including initiation, retention in and adherence to antiretroviral therapy) across the DHAPP supported facilities.

Main duties
• The incumbent may act as facility coordinator, ensuring smooth execution of ART duties in all departments, this includes ensuring HIV retest for negative PBFW, cohort monitoring and completion, scale up PrEP delivery for eligible clients in MCH, etc.
• Participates in day-to-day running of the HIV/AIDS clinics at supported health facilities including daily enrollment of all newly identified HIV positive clients including pregnant and Breastfeeding women, children, adolescents and adults.
• Works with health facility staff and project seconded staff or volunteers to strengthen targeted HIV eligibility screening at all facility entry points and testing children, adolescents and adults eligible for the HIV test.
• Performs daily review of all HTS services data tools both at facility and from outreaches to track all new HIV positive clients in collaboration with community linkages structures and ensure their enrollment into care and on ART to completion.
• Supports implementation of the Differentiated Service delivery models for HIV Care and treatment in the districts/health facilities under his/her jurisdiction
• Leads in routine assessment and identification of capacity building and service delivery needs for ensuring quality services across the continuum of the HIV response.
• Participates in capacity enhancement activities including organizing tailored site mentorships to address performance and quality gaps, in accordance with project, cluster and district- specific weekly, monthly and quarterly implementation plans.
• Participates in support supervision, mentoring and coaching activities using the Quality Improvement approach in line with the national quality improvement framework.
• Closely works with the facility to ensure that weekly, monthly and quarterly results are reported as per MoH, project and donor reporting guidelines, including ensuring quality of HIV data.
• Ensures the project’s facility HIV/AIDS support for activities is well coordinated and demonstrate results towards set targets.
• In collaboration with supported facility staff, monitors and supports attainment of HIV Care enrolment, Care & Treatment Performance targets for Pregnant and breastfeeding women, and Pediatric, adolescents and adults population as per the national guidelines.
• Works with other facilities, and project staff to plan and implement quality improvement activities to improve HIV testing outputs, enrollment into care and on ART, clinical and laboratory services monitoring aimed at improved delivery of high quality HIV continuum of services for pregnant and breastfeeding woman, children, adolescents and adults.
• Supports facility in targeted network in forecasting, quantifying and requisitioning adequate commodities to support the HIV care and treatment continuum including ARVs, HIV test kits, viral load kits and advance HIV disease management commodities.
• Participates in performance review mechanisms at facility or network level.

Main duties
• Registered Nurse with experience in clinical services delivery (HIV nurse prescriber will be an added advantage)
• Additional training in HIV/AIDS clinical management
• Knowledge in HIV/AIDS clinical management, including the current national guidelines for
• HIV prevention, care and treatment.
• At least 2 years’ experience in managing HIV/AIDS services in clinical settings.
• Willingness to work in rural settings

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education:

Job application procedure
• Priority will be given to residents of respective districts. Suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. However, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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