The Joint Clinical Research Center (JCRC) is hiring 10 Counselors in implementing USAID Local Partner Health Services -Kigezi Region (LPS) a five-year Project (2020-2025) funded by PEPFAR through USAID that aims to increase availability, accessibility and utilization of quality integrated HIV/TB services in Kigezi Sub- region in Southwestern Uganda. This will be by reaching and sustaining the HIV epidemic control through attaining and sustaining the 95:95:95 UNAIDS target in the 6 districts of Kigezi sub region.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide targeted HIV screening & testing services, quality Pre-ART/ adherence and IACS counseling for newly enrolled and established clients in care.
- Work closely with health workers and expert clients to provide or mobilize clients for TB, PrEP in MCH, cancer cervix, NCDs literacy, screening & treatment services.
- Offer quality and client centered psychosocial support to caregivers of children, adolescents & adult PLHIV in care clients and their families.
- Work with community health workers to support client linkages to ART/TB Treatment, retention & completion of treatment and adherence for sustained viral load suppression.
- Work with facility health workers to sustain a good appointment and follow up system at the facility and the community to ensure TB patients/HIV client continuity in care
- Conduct integrated community outreaches for non-suppressed clients as entry for index clients testing, home based IAC, TPT, TB/HIV treatment refills, client follow up
- Conduct Household/social contacts TB conduct tracing and Community TB Screening at mapped hotspots.
- Engage and refer/link clients to other health, social and para legal services to ensure continuum of care and maintain accurate up to date daily activity logs and reports.
- Optimize use of the audit tool working with data clerk/HIA to plan for community activities, collect quality community data, monitor and report on priority HIV testing, adult & pediatric Care & Treatment, PMTCT/EID and TB services.
- Any other duties may be assigned to your supervisor for the wellbeing of the patient/clients.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- HIV/AIDS Counselling Certificate or diploma in Counselling and Guidance
- Medical training in nursing or midwifery will be an added advantage
- Experience and willingness to work in rural health facilities
- Knowledge and understanding of most current MOH HIV/TB guidelines and donor priorities
- Must have knowledge and understanding of the local language
How to Apply:
All applications should be addressed to The Manager Human Resource & Development Joint Clinical Research Centre via jobs@jcrc.org.ug.
Applicants are STRICTLY advised to apply with a cover letter and CV combined in one PDF document not exceeding six pages, quoting clearly the Position in the subject line e.g. Project Manager-Clinical Research.
Label the PDF document with your full name.
Deadline: 11th May 2025
