Georgetown Global Health Officer, HTS and Linkage - Jobs in Nigeria

Georgetown Global Health Officer, HTS and Linkage - Jobs in Nigeria

The Georgetown Global Health Nigeria (GGHN) is the operational arm and an affiliate of Georgetown University Centre for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI) in Nigeria. GGHN is a Non–profit, Non-Governmental Organization in Nigeria that promotes best practices in health care delivery and research using local and internationally adapted models to strengthen health systems.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Officer, HTS and Linkage

Locations: Jigawa and Kano

Job Overview

HTS and linkage officer will closely with the state program implementation team to strengthen linkage services to ART, PrEP, and other prevention services in facilities.

In line with national guidelines, they will enhance referral between facilities and communities and innovative strategies to strengthen referral between facility and communities based on HTS points.

Work Interactions and conditions:

This job requires data review and analysis with high expectations for timeliness and accuracy.

Responsibilities

Strengthen linkages between community and facilities

Link newly diagnosed HIV positive people to a facility for ART initiation

Ensure quality improvement processes to strengthen approaches to linkage

Strengthen good working relationships with other implementing partners and stakeholders

Work with facilities to strengthen systems that will facilitate tracing of defaulters in conjunction with community health workers and enhance linkage into care of patients

Serve as point of contact between the community and facility

Work with Department of Health (DOH) facility staff and other PEPFER IP to address barriers of Antiretroviral (ART) initiation

Daily review of HTS register to ensure that clients are tracked for ART initiation

Ensure that facilities conduct data collection, collation, and verification regarding linkage

Coordinate community and facility-based HTS in the assigned state

Document patients who have transferred out of the facility

Participate in facility scheduled (e.g bi-weekly and monthly) review meetings

Participate in the data analysis of facility targets, indicators, cascade, etc

Mode of Evaluation:

Monthly activity program report

Site activity report

Training report

Concept paper for innovation on prevention services.

Requirements and Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in public health, health sciences or related health, medical or social sciences; Master’s in Public health preferred.

Experience: 2+ years of experience in HIV and TB screening, counseling, testing, and linkage

Specialized knowledge: knowledgeable in HIV/AIDS, TB, and STI or National HTS guidelines

Experience as a community health facilitator or other HIV and TB program implementation (notably linkage to care and retention of clients in care) is desirable

Skills: Proficient in excel, word processing. Strong written and oral communications skills

Abilities: Strategic and analytical thinking skills, Problem-solving, multi-tasking, and prioritizing

Interpersonal/Individual Competencies: the ability to build and maintain relations with multiple stakeholders, strong work ethic, decisiveness, and personal integrity.

Application Closing Date

29th August, 2022.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: kd.cghpi@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.


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