Job Title: TB Specialist
Organisation: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Program Support
Manager
Manager
About US:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is a US-based global company dedicated to
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
improving the quality of health care, social services, and health education
worldwide. With a non-profit affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS),
URC manages projects in over 45 countries, including the United States.
About PEPFAR Project:
University Research Co., LLC (URC) is implementing regional project activities in the Soroti Region-TASO Consortium through a PEPFAR project aimed at Accelerating Epidemic control in Soroti Region. The Project supports delivery of quality HIV prevention, care
& treatment, and laboratory services at selected public & private not
for profit health facilities.
& treatment, and laboratory services at selected public & private not
for profit health facilities.
Job Summary: The TB
Specialist is responsible for coordinate and monitor the implementation of all
project components of TB care at supported facilities including TB/HIV,
Childhood TB management, drug resistant TB surveillance and management, TB
Infection control, DOT strengthening, TB recording and reporting and the
application of continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches to improve TB
care.
Specialist is responsible for coordinate and monitor the implementation of all
project components of TB care at supported facilities including TB/HIV,
Childhood TB management, drug resistant TB surveillance and management, TB
Infection control, DOT strengthening, TB recording and reporting and the
application of continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches to improve TB
care.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Co-ordinate provider skills strengthening
activities for all components of TB services at the project supported
hospitals - Offer technical support in the development
of TB infection control plans and capacity for infection control at
supported health facilities. - Establish and maintain a TB QI
collaborative database - Provide technical support, supervise, and
facilitate the hospital TB care teams to effectively implement and report
activities (including routine on-site and virtual support through
telephone, e-mail, etc.) - Develop TB M&E capacity for the
hospital TB care teams in collaboration with the District and Zonal TB and
Leprosy Supervisors - Prepare and submit quarterly and annual TB
activity progress reports - Regularly monitor the implementation of
planned activities through periodic consultations, progress review
meetings, reports review, and field visits; providing feedback for
improving performance - Carry out TB operational research
activities involving the project supported hospitals - Identify and document best practices
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant must hold an MBChB with
three years’ experience in managing HIV programs in Uganda, preferably in
the area of TB services or a Diploma in Clinical medicine with at least
five years experience in managing HIV programs in Uganda, preferably
supporting TB services - Knowledge of the current policy,
programming and practice trends in the field of TB. - Excellent written and oral communication
and interpersonal skills - Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Outlook)
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send their cover letters,
certificate of good conduct, curriculum vitae to:
certificate of good conduct, curriculum vitae to:
Human Resource Coordinator,
University Research Co., LLC – Centre for Human Services
Plot 7, Ntinda View Crescent, Naguru Kampala,
Uganda
E-mail to: [email protected]
Deadline: 8th September 2017 by
12:00 pm
12:00 pm
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