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• 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.

• 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.

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