15 No Experience Screening Linkage & Retention Facilitator Job Opportunities – Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Job Title:  Screening Linkage & Retention Facilitators (15 No Experience O’Level  Job Opportunities)

Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Duty Station:  Uganda

Job Code: SLRFX008

About US:

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an independently governed institute within the College of Health Sciences at Makerere University and has the mission “To strengthen health systems in Africa, with a strong emphasis on infectious diseases, through research and capacity development.” IDI has operations across Uganda as well as in a number of other African countries and has a staffing of over 1,000 managing multiple projects in research, clinical services, public health and training.

Job Summary: The Client Linkage and Retention Facilitators will support HTC activities through linkage and Peer counselling of HIV positive clients at the facility where they will be placed. Their major roles include; health education, linkage of HIV positive clients to care, follows up of clients and preparing monthly reports.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support targeted risk-based HIV testing at different care entry points of the facility
• Support formation of family Support Groups or Peer support groups (adolescents and discordant couples).
• Support health workers to prepare for client visits
• Support Linkage and retention of HIV positive clients identified at all care points including outreaches, TB care point, teenage centers, VCT/PICT to receive HIV care.
• Provide support in the management of non-suppressed clients.
• Follow up of clients who miss visits by more than a week using telephone or home visits if they live within your area of residence.
• Link up with the other community resources to follow up clients e.g. through VHT or community based organizations.
• Support documentation and reporting of activities.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor
• Any other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate must hold an ordinary level certificate
• Basic training in HIV/AIDS
• Possess basic Peer Counselling skills
• Fluent in English and local language
• Living with in the health facility catchment

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.

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Deadline: 30^th October 2022