Job Title: Regional Clinical Advisor Duty Station: Dire Dawa (Dire Dawa), Harari (Harar) Number: 2 Line Manager Regional Director Direct Reports None
Job Summary
The Clinical Advisor will provide technical assistance to the Regional Health Bureau to enable it to support the implementation of high quality comprehensive Adult HIV care and treatment services.
Duties and Responsibilities Under the supervision by the Regional Director, the Clinical Advisor will have the following responsibilities:
Provide technical assistance to the Regional Health Bureau on the overall, clinical aspect of HIV program implementation;
Provide technical support to the Regional Health Bureau on the implementation of multidisciplinary meeting and monthly performance meeting;
Support the Regional Health Bureau in the planning, coordinating, implementing and monitoring of clinical system mentorship, catchment area meeting, case review sessions, review meeting and supportive supervision;
Assist in identifying challenges in the implementation of CoAg related activities and develop action items and discuss with assigned focal person of the regional health bureau;
Participate in the Regional Health Bureau supportive supervision and review meeting and develop action item on the identified gaps
In collaboration with CTD provide technical support to the Regional Health Bureau by identifying needs to develop or/ and revise CSM SOPs, CSM documentation and reporting tools and CAM documentation and reporting tools
In collaboration with CTD provide technical support to RHB to develop or/and revise and distribute Provider support tools (PST) and clients education materials (IEC);
Provide technical assistance to the Regional Health Bureau on development or revision of CSM network and CAM mapping of catchment health facilities.
Assist the Regional Health Bureau focal person in performing training need assessment and planning of trainings;
Support the Regional Health Bureau in strengthening monitoring and evaluation and information system, facilitation of community linkages, patient flow analysis, improvement of adherence support system, development or improvement of referral system, etc.
Support Regional Health Bureau in using service quality assessment indicators, development of assessment tools and SOP and setting quality bench marks
Support Regional Health Bureau to strengthen blood bank and reliable safety program
Work with pharmacy advisor on the implementation of HIV services at the facility level
Actively participate in documentation of experiences, lessons learned, case studies and other technical documents;
Prepare the CU-ICAP regional offices monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual work plans and reports; and
Perform any other related duties assigned by the Regional Director
Job Requirement
Required qualification and experience
MD with five years’ experience in HIV/AIDS care delivery and program management
Ability to establish and maintain excellent work relationship
Strong interpersonal communication skills
Proficiency in written and spoken English.
Basic computer knowledge with ability to use the MS office application