4 Entry Level Midwife Mentor Non-profit Jobs – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

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Organisation: Infectious
Diseases Institute (IDI)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: EMTCT
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.
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.”
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).
Key Duties and
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:
  • 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:
The Manager Human Resources,
Infectious Diseases Institute,
P.O. Box 22418, Kampala. Uganda
Deadline:  31st May 2017

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