Job Title: Study Counsellor
Organization: Baylor
College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
College of Medicine Children’s Foundation
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Report to: Counsellor
Manager
Manager
About US:
Baylor College of Medicine
Children’s Foundation – Uganda (Baylor -Uganda) is a private not for profit NGO
that provides: HIV/AIDS care, treatment and prevention services; maternal child
health services; Health Professional training and Clinical Research.
Children’s Foundation – Uganda (Baylor -Uganda) is a private not for profit NGO
that provides: HIV/AIDS care, treatment and prevention services; maternal child
health services; Health Professional training and Clinical Research.
Job Summary: The Study
Counsellor will primarily be responsible for providing counselling services to
Baylor’s Clients and their care givers as well as provide technical support
during systems strengthening in Baylor supported clients & Clinical
Counselling related attachments.
Counsellor will primarily be responsible for providing counselling services to
Baylor’s Clients and their care givers as well as provide technical support
during systems strengthening in Baylor supported clients & Clinical
Counselling related attachments.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conduct
research/fundable proposals and present researched counselling best
practices, - Manages
the coordination and activities of all counselling for the study - Provides
appropriate HIV counseling - Provides
test results for participants if needed, - Actively
participates in study-specific intensive counselling training and
practices - Carries
out informed consent process and interviews participants - Performs
informed consent process - Completes
CRFs and source documents - The
jobholder also identifies participants with adherence challenges - Prepares
clients - and
caregivers for HIV testing, acceptance of test results and antiretroviral
therapy for exposed infants, then give information in regard to HIV/AIDs
care and treatment services available, - Conduct
post-test counselling, assess their readiness for antiretroviral therapy
then build their capacity in regard to ‘positive living for HIV infected
clients - Prepare
eligible clients and their families for HAART then monitor and support on
drug adherence issues - The
jobholder will record clients information and maintain clients’ records - Build
the capacity of counselling stakeholders - Offer
timely psychosocial support counseling - Carry
out general health education sessions and psychosocial support counselling
during meetings for peer support groups, teen mothers and care takers - Prepare
periodic reports on counselling activities as per the counselling BSC.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the Baylor Uganda Study Counsellor job opportunity
should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Counselling or any Degree - Post
Graduate formal training of HIV/AIDS from a recognised Institution - Three
years of experience in HIV/AIDS Counselling in a busy Clinical or hospital
based setting - Two
(2) years’ experience in training & Counselling, medical background
would be an added advantage - At
least two years’ experience in a reputable clinical or hospital based
setting and health research institution.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and
interested candidates should send their applications to the address below
including a detailed CV demonstrating possession of the job requirements,
current position, names and addresses of three referees i.e. email and phone
addresses, copies of professional/academic documents, email address, and day
time telephone contact. The applicant must have at most a credit 6 in Math and
English.
interested candidates should send their applications to the address below
including a detailed CV demonstrating possession of the job requirements,
current position, names and addresses of three referees i.e. email and phone
addresses, copies of professional/academic documents, email address, and day
time telephone contact. The applicant must have at most a credit 6 in Math and
English.
Send applications via E-mail
to: [email protected].
to: [email protected].
The Human Resources Manager,
Baylor College of Medicine
Children’s Foundation-Uganda,
Children’s Foundation-Uganda,
Block 5 Mulago Hospital,
P.O. Box 72052, Clock Tower,
Kampala. Uganda
Kampala. Uganda
Deadline: 17th January 2018
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