Job Title: Midwife Mentor (4 Entry Level Careers)
Organisation: Infectious
Diseases Institute (IDI)
Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: EMTCT
Coordinator
Coordinator
About US:
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit
organization which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health
specialists. The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems
with strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity
Development. IDI has five operational areas through which it works to achieve
its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory
services (provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John
Hopkins University Core Lab) and Outreach.
organization which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health
specialists. The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems
with strong emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity
Development. IDI has five operational areas through which it works to achieve
its mission: Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory
services (provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John
Hopkins University Core Lab) and Outreach.
About CDC / PEPFAR Project:
IDI received funding from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)/PEPFAR, IDI is implementing comprehensive HIV/AIDS services in the
Kampala region of Uganda under the project: “Accelerating epidemic control in
Kampala region of Uganda through scale up of evidence based and high impact
interventions towards achievement of UNAIDS 90:90:90 targets.”
(CDC)/PEPFAR, IDI is implementing comprehensive HIV/AIDS services in the
Kampala region of Uganda under the project: “Accelerating epidemic control in
Kampala region of Uganda through scale up of evidence based and high impact
interventions towards achievement of UNAIDS 90:90:90 targets.”
Job Summary: The Midwife
Mentor will be responsible for building frontline health workers’ capacity to
establish technical competencies in delivery of high quality maternal and child
health (MCH) services and to strengthen interventions towards elimination of
mother-to-child transmission of HIV (EMTCT).
Mentor will be responsible for building frontline health workers’ capacity to
establish technical competencies in delivery of high quality maternal and child
health (MCH) services and to strengthen interventions towards elimination of
mother-to-child transmission of HIV (EMTCT).
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- The
jobholder will support mentorship and training efforts to build capacity
of facility teams to deliver high quality MCH and EMTCT services. - Provide
clinical care to HIV-positive mothers and their HIV-exposed infants while
attending IDI-supported health facilities in line with standard treatment
guidelines. - Oversee
efforts in the identification and linkage of new PLHIV through
optimization of facility-based HTC and EID activities, and through
implementation of partner services at MCH service points. - Support
establishment and functionalization of psycho-social support groups
including young mothers’ clubs, Sero-discordant couple clubs, and
family support groups to strengthen adherence to HIV/AIDS treatment and to
promote uptake of preventive service packages. - Guide
client education and facility sensitization efforts to continuously build
EMTCT knowledge among patients attending IDI-supported health facilities. - Actively
participate in team-based referral and management of complex EMTCT clients
through liaison with immediate team members, senior care specialists and
tertiary treatment centers. - Support performance monitoring initiatives
through Option B+ dashboard indicator tracking and routine data use
activities at IDI-supported health facilities to guide implementation of
key project activities related to EMTCT. - Participate
in identification, implementation and documentation of continuous
quality improvement activities along the HIV continuum of response and the
EMTCT cascade. - Participate
in facility and community efforts to improve linkage, retention and viral
suppression rates among HIV clients in MCH settings. - Support
facility teams in compilation and submission of accurate facility HMIS
reports (including weekly SMS reports) and programmatic reports according
to project, donor and Ministry of Health timelines. - Perform
any other duties as may reasonably be assigned from time to time.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Infectious
Diseases Institute (IDI) Midwife Mentor job opportunity should preferably
hold a Diploma in Midwifery - Full
and active registration with the Uganda Nurses and Midwives’ council. - Additional
training in clinical management of HIV/AIDS and opportunistic
infections - Previous
experience and up-to-date knowledge of national HIV/AIDS management
protocols - Excellent
communication, organization and management skills - Understands
client confidentiality and exhibits high level of ethical conduct - Possess
basic computer literacy skills including word processing, excel, internet
and power point.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested persons may apply through e-mail
or hand-deliver their application letter with a detailed CV, copies of academic
credentials with at least two referees to:
or hand-deliver their application letter with a detailed CV, copies of academic
credentials with at least two referees to:
The Manager Human Resources,
Infectious Diseases Institute,
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 31st May 2017
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