Registered Clinical Officer Job at Centre for Health Solutions

Centre for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS), in partnership with the County Government of Nyeri, is seeking to employ the services of motivated and proactive individuals to fill the following vacancy in the Ministry of Health (MoH)/CHS Tegemeza Plus Project, which supports and strengthens HIV/AIDS services in Nyeri County.

Position: Registered Clinical Officer (1 position)

Location: Nyeri County

Overall Function:

The Clinical Officer is responsible for providing HIV/TB and related treatment service at supported sites as a member of the clinical team. The Clinical Officer will ensure that optimal standard of care is achieved in line with National guidelines, client satisfaction and good clinical outcomes.

Registered Clinical Officer Job Responsibilities:

• Management and coordination of HIV/TB Clinic activities
• Assist and work together with other Clinic team members in support of all the CCC activities.
• Ensure proper patient management of HIV/TB is done in line with National guidelines
• Provide adherence counselling and implementation of clinical aspects of Positive Health Dignity and Prevention program (PHDP) to clients attending the clinic
• Ensuring that the optimal standard of care is achieved by establishing and maintaining the use of nationally approved clinical guidelines and protocols and with the help of the care manager, updating ones’ knowledge of HIV/AIDs management using evidence-based practice
• Counsel clients on compliance to treatment
• Provide information, education and communication to clients and their families in the clinic through support groups, health talks and educational materials
• Ensures the maintenance of patient confidentiality.
• Ensure integration of HIV services in OPD, MCH, inpatient and other outpatient clinics.
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTs) to discuss complicated cases.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives to improve service delivery and patient-level outcomes
• Participation and contribution to the capacity building of clinical and other staff through CMEs, mentorship, sensitization and updates
• Mentor and supervise other health care professionals to assist in the provision of HIV care.
• Ensure complete documentation in various HIV care related tools as recommended
• Provide regular feedback to care staff/ facility management on work-related concerns
• Conduct any other duty as may be prescribed by the supervisor

Qualifications for the Registered Clinical Officer Job

For appointment to the post of Clinical Officer, a candidate must;

• Have a Basic Diploma in Clinical Medicine & Surgery from Kenya Medical Training College or any recognizes institution
• Have a valid License from the Clinical Officers Council of Kenya
• At least 2 years’ work experience in busy Comprehensive Care Clinic (CCC) or MCH
• Experience working with MOH/County systems and personnel will be an added advantage
• Experience working in PEPFAR funded projects is an added advantage
• Should be self-motivated
• Should have good interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written)
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision

How to Apply

Successful candidates will be supervised by a representative from the respective County Department of Health in conjunction with the CHS.

Applications should include the following

• Cover letter and current CV with names and telephone contacts of at least three (3) referees
• Copies of academic and professional certificates
• Photocopy of ID
• Testimonials/ Recommendation

Interested applicants who meet the minimum criteria are invited to email their applications to vacancies@chskenya.org clearly indicating the job title as the subject line by 5.00PM on or before Thursday, June 21, 2018.

Centre for Health Solutions-Kenya is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification