8 District HIV Care & Treatment Officer Job Placements – Rakai Health Sciences Program (RHSP)

Organisation: Rakai Health
Sciences Program (RHSP)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: District HIV
Care & Treatment Manager
About US:
Rakai Health Sciences Program is a collaborative Bio-medical research
and service delivery organization. It strives to improve the quality of life of
the local population through a combination of community based research,
curative services and prevention strategies in the District of Rakai, South
Western Uganda. It is based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute – Entebbe
and Kalisizo in Rakai District.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Work closely with District health team to
    provide support supervision and hands on mentorship in the areas of PMTC,
    TB/HIV, Pediatric and adult HIV treatment to ensure quality HIV care and
    treatment to communities and families.
  • Work in liaison with sub-regional care and
    treatment managers to identify service provision gaps and recommend
    appropriate actions.
  • Keenly monitor implementation of services
    and ensure delivery of quality services.
  • Prepare periodic performance reports
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the District HIV
    Care & Treatment Officer job placement should preferably hold a
    Diploma in clinical medicine or comprehensive nursing.
  • A minimum of three years’ experience in
    implementation of comprehensive HIV care and treatment program in a DLP
    setting.
  • Previous exposure and experience in
    provision of CQI is an added advantage
  • Prior experience in health worker capacity
    building through trainings and mentorships is mandatory
  • Dynamic thinking and innovative
  • Excellent oral and written communication
    skills
  • Pleasant, social, flexible, with good
    interpersonal skills and a spirit of team building/work
  • Self-motivated, able to work under minimum
    supervision and well organized
  • Ability to handle multiple tasks
    simultaneously
  • Able and willing to work and reside in the
    rural setting.
  • Age: 23-40 years
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should send their
application letter, valid academic documents and detailed resume (CV) with
three recognizable referees to:
The Human Resource Manager,
Rakai Health Sciences Program,
P.O. Box 279, Kalisizo, Rakai, Uganda
OR
Send by E-mail to: jobs@rhsp.org
Deadline: 28th April
2017

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