Job Title: Quality and Accreditation Associate
Organisation: Cardno USAID/Uganda Private Health Support
Program
Program
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Service Delivery Capacity Team Leader
About Us:
The USAID/Uganda
Private Health Support Program aims to strengthen, organize and mobilize the
private health sector to provide Ugandans with the option of high-quality
services. The Program’s key objectives are: 1) expanded availability of health
services by private service providers; 2) increased affordability of private
health services and products; and 3) improved quality of private health sector
facilities and services.
Private Health Support Program aims to strengthen, organize and mobilize the
private health sector to provide Ugandans with the option of high-quality
services. The Program’s key objectives are: 1) expanded availability of health
services by private service providers; 2) increased affordability of private
health services and products; and 3) improved quality of private health sector
facilities and services.
Job Summary: The Quality and Accreditation Associate for
the USAID Uganda Private Health Support Program will have the responsibility of
strengthening quality of services among partner facilities.
the USAID Uganda Private Health Support Program will have the responsibility of
strengthening quality of services among partner facilities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Support
private health facilities to offer Quality services:
private health facilities to offer Quality services:
- Proactively coordinate with program partners to train private
practitioners on national quality of care standards - Manage the Implementation of Continuous Professional Development for
private sector staffs - He/She will work with private health facilities to ensure provision
of healthcare services that meet national standards. These services
include safe male circumcision (SMC), MCH, FP, TB, PMTCT-Option B+,
nutrition, services targeting adolescents and young adults, malaria, ART
and OVC services. - Provide on-going support supervision and mentorship for both the
private facilities and the Program’s grantees to ensure standard provision
of services.
2. Develop a
voluntary accreditation program:
voluntary accreditation program:
- Work closely with program partners to finalize quality of care
standards based on National Clinical Standards and design the peer
accreditation program for private sector facilities. - Ensure that facilities adhere to accreditation standards
3. Expand the
Private Public Partnership Laboratory Network:
Private Public Partnership Laboratory Network:
- Create an inventory of regional reference laboratory services and
assess current capacities, explore payment options within the public
regional reference laboratory through PPP mechanisms - Build and strengthen linkages between smaller laboratories and
regional hubs or the National Private Reference laboratory to allow sample
transportation for laboratory tests for critical intervention areas;
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The suitable candidate would need to possess a graduate degree in
Medicine, public health or related clinical field - At least five years’ relevant work experience, including in
developing accreditation - Demonstrated experience in clinical practice in resource-
constrained settings for one or more of the following areas: SMC, MCH, FP,
TB, Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT-Option B+),
nutrition and ART - Additional qualifications in capacity building areas (training,
quality improvement, systems strengthening) is desired - Past experience working with private health sector facilities in
Uganda - Significant experience in Technical Advisor roles for health
services improvement - Possess the ability to carry out facility specific assessments and
draw plans for program interventions’ success - Possess a willingness to travel extensively within the Program’s 44
partner districts in Uganda.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
and interested candidates should endeavor to send their applications to the Finance
Management Specialist,
and interested candidates should endeavor to send their applications to the Finance
Management Specialist,
USAID /Uganda
Private Health Support,
Private Health Support,
PLOT 6B Nakasero
Hill Road, Kampala, Uganda.
Hill Road, Kampala, Uganda.
Or via email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Deadline: 27th March 2014
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