Job Summary:
The Clinical Officer is responsible for providing comprehensive TB/HIV cares services to Children, adolescents, adults, HIV exposed infants and their mothers and HIV Positive pregnant women attending the mother-baby-care points according to MoH HIV treatment guidelines.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Identify clients for targeted HIV testing and referring them to laboratory for testing.
Order for baseline investigations for the newly identified HIV Positive clients.
Enroll the newly identified HIV Positive clients on ART.
Diagnose opportunistic infection and other illnesses in HIV patients according to the care and treatment guidelines.
Assess diagnose and prescribe medication for treatment of other illnesses including opportunistic infections.
Review and monitor the patient’s response to treatment including documentation of drug adverse effects
Order for monitoring laboratory investigations for clients on ART including CD4 and viral loads.
Review monitory lab investigations to inform improvements in client’s management.
Early detection and control of TB infection among HIV patients.
Identifying patients for referrals and linkages to other care and treatment provision centres.
Provide PMTC & EID services to HIV positive mothers and their infants respectively.
Provide HIV prevention services including SGBV [post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) services to survivors, perpetrators and victims]; Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), HIV self-testing [HIVST], KP/PP services.
Fill primary data capture tools including client cards for ART, TB and HIV prevention services.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant for the EGPAF Clinical Officer job must hold a Diploma in Clinical Medicine or Community Health from a recognized institution.
Additional training in current management of HIV/AIDS prevention, care Treatment services
Two years of professional experience in a busy clinical setting.
In-service training in management of HIV/AIDS complications.
Registered under the Allied Health Professional’s Council with a valid practicing license.
Good counselling and health education skills with good interpersonal and communication skills.
Good negotiation skills.
Emotional control.
Empathy
Confidentiality.
Integrity

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their applications to this address;

The Senior Human Resources Manager, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), Plot 18A Kyadondo Road, Nakasero, P.O. Box 21127, Kampala, Uganda
E-mail to: UgandaRecruitment@pedaids.org
Deadline: 28th June 2019