Our organization is a leading of treatment, care and support for people living with HIV/Aids with headquarter in Abuja and regional offices in Lagos, Benin, Jos, Kano and the Federal Capital Territory, we require competent and result-oriented candidates to fill these position below:
Network Coordination & Clinical Associate, created by growth and expansion of our services across the country.
JOB DESCRIPTION: NETWORK COORDINATOR
OVERVIEW: The Network Coordinator works alongside other clinical & community services providers to coordinate all care and support service initiatives. She/he will be responsible for assisting facility based network coordinators with developing, streamlining and strengthening linkage and feedback mechanisms between the various referral units within the facility and catchment communities. She/he will provide technical assistance to sites to ensure that all adult and pediatric clients’ and “OVC” family unit needs are provided access to community based (wrap around) care & services. The Network Coordinator will work closely with the Clinical Associates at assigned sites as well as other regional focal persons to ensure timely trouble shooting of bottlenecks and effective comprehensive program implementation. She/he will work closely with the mobile operations unit, FBO/CBO and NGO coordinators to implement functional referral/linkage system at hubs and satellite spokes for prospective & existing clients. To ensure the highest standard of access to Care, Treatment & Support services for all patients in care, the Network Coordinator meet will actively initiate personal relationships with the above managers to establish a feed back process for all facilities participating in clinic flow and patient access to care activities, community network creation, advocacy, community resource identification and service evaluation activities.
QUALIFICATIONS: The Care and community Network Coordinator should have the following qualifications:
- Must be a Registered Nurse and registered Midwife with an HND in Public Health
- Must have an up to date practicing license with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria
ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
- Must be of senior manager cadre.
- Must have at least 10 years working experience within both clinical and community (of which minimum of 5 years managing/supervising an HIV community based program).
- Knowledge about care and support needs of PLHAs and PABAs
- Experience with establishing networks to facilitate access to wrap around services for PLHAs
- Must be able to communicate effectively in English and the prevalent local dialect of the community.
- Knowledgeable on HIV/Aids fundamentals. Counseling experience.
- Experience with clinical management of HIV, OIs and other related conditions, as well as community education, advocacy and mobilization skills.
- Ability to work as a team-member as well function independently on the job whenever necessary.
- Must be flexible and deal with both the changing needs of the health facility and patients in the community.
- Must be someone who is committed to upholding of HIV patients at all times.
- Should be reliable, proactive and visionary.
- Must be creative in program design/planning and implement towards achieving set goals
DESIRABLE
- Social Work degree and experience are advantageous.
- Local knowledge of Specified region/ environs and services.
RESPONSIBILITY: Provide Technical assistance for sites to:
- Assess existing internal and external linkages and implement concrete strategies for strengthening them
- Work with the Social Worker to conduct community and resource mapping to identify additional health, nutritional and social resources.
- Expand current community network directory for site’s given catchment area
- Create linkage points with other groups, e.g Community PLHA Support groups, TB/DOTS programs and primary health centers etc
- Maintain close communication and coordination between HIV/TB DOTS referrals for other health needs and documentation
- Establish a data base of contact information of service providers for clinic use
- Ensure all pediatric clients, their siblings and other Orphans & Vulnerable Children (OVC) are assessed for C&S needs and promptly linked to community service providers for wrap around are.
- Act as liaison for community resources for patients
- Supervise and oversee the day to day organization of the community based teams and networks within the hub and catchment areas
- Draw up weekly/monthly activity plan for the community based team in collaboration with the HBC Coordinator
- Initiate active/functional linkage for 2-way client referrals for wrap around services.
- Work with the clinic team to identify patient care strategies that optimizes service delivery in a time efficient manner
- Initiate and coordinate regular (monthly) meetings with network of existing and prospective NGOs, CBOs, FBOs, to encourage feedback on services and referral issues
- Ensure timely client level documentation and program level reporting of all referral
- Developing an action plan for the site-based team and provide feedback to IHVN & Hospital teams to inform strategic planning decision.
- Participate in clinic team meetings as well as outreach activities and support group activities
- Mobilize community and support groups, by working with the religious, opinion and community leaders, volunteers, in order to gain support for community activities & linkages.
- Work with HBC coordinator in organizing monthly meetings with the Community Advisory Board (CAB) and community based team
- Identify training needs for all C&S, NGO, CBO staff and communicate staff training staff training needs to facility team leaders as well as IHVN team.
- Help teams target counseling activities for patients/family members within the community and follow-up activities on various topics.
- Establish a workable referral network system and ensuring smooth linkages within the facility, between facilities, clinic, and community networks for seamless patient referrals.
- Ensure timely & effective defaulter tracking, documentation and appropriate referral of patients. Conducting periodic appraisal of staff performance and staffing needs.
- Provide Technical Assistance for efficient community service provision
- Participate in other activities as assigned by Regional manager and central technical leads.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Application in Microsoft word format to the Personnel officer, on or before 3rd August, 2009. Through this email address: careers@ihvnigeria.org
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