Linkage & Retention Assistant - Masindi Hospital
Closing: Apr 15, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Apr 11, 2024 (19 days ago)
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The position is an important service based
in the clinic setting and will working with a multidisciplinary team to ensure routine
linkage and retention operations or activities are implemented as per the standard
operating documents/guidelines. The holders of these positions will perform among others the following duties.
Requirements
• Minimum of Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Psychology, Guidance & Counselling, Social Work & Social Administration, Social Sciences, Nursing, or a related relevant field.
• Training in HIV and AIDS care and management
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working with HIV clients in public health institutions, community services or medical setting.
• Must have experience working with people living with HIV and AIDS, and or other chronic illness, substance users, and persons with mental diagnoses.
• Holds a valid driver’s license. Classes A.
To be considered for this recruitment, please address your email application (Cover Letter and CV ONLY) to: [email protected] mentioning clearly Position and Location in the subject line. The email should not be larger than 2 MB. Any larger email will not be considered.
Deadline: Monday 15April 2024 at 5:00pm
Responsibilities
The position is an important service based
in the clinic setting and will working with a multidisciplinary team to ensure routine
linkage and retention operations or activities are implemented as per the standard
operating documents/guidelines. The holders of these positions will perform among others the following duties.
Requirements
• Minimum of Diploma in any of the following disciplines: Psychology, Guidance & Counselling, Social Work & Social Administration, Social Sciences, Nursing, or a related relevant field.
• Training in HIV and AIDS care and management
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working with HIV clients in public health institutions, community services or medical setting.
• Must have experience working with people living with HIV and AIDS, and or other chronic illness, substance users, and persons with mental diagnoses.
• Holds a valid driver’s license. Classes A.
To be considered for this recruitment, please address your email application (Cover Letter and CV ONLY) to: [email protected] mentioning clearly Position and Location in the subject line. The email should not be larger than 2 MB. Any larger email will not be considered.
Deadline: Monday 15April 2024 at 5:00pm
• Work closely with the HIV care/treatment and HIV testing teams to reach
• out to HIV positive clients encourage them to come into care and monitor their linkage and engagement in medical care.
• He/ She will make phone calls, arrange home visits and work with community structures to reach newly diagnosed HIV positive clients that haven’t been linked to care and treatment.
• He/ she will make notes and regularly update the appropriate linkage and retention tools when they contact the client.
• Work with the clinic team to identify, follow-up and support clients that miss clinic appointments and those that disengage from care.
• In conjunction with Community Tracers, conduct community follow up of clients that cannot be reached on phone.
• Reach out to partners of clients that recently test HIV positive and invite them to the clinic for HIV counselling and testing services.
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