Clinical Services Associate - Pediatrics & Adolescents (Gombe) at an Indigenous Non-profit and Non-governmental Organization

We are an indigenous non-profit and non-governmental organization with Head Office in Abuja and field offices in several locations in Nigeria. We are in search of highly skilled, dynamic, committed, bright individuals with good work ethics and high level of integrity; to work with our highly experienced team. If your energy for our vision of saving lives, along with technical skills match our need to keep delivering a Program that continues to strengthen the health system in Nigeria, then apply.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Clinical Services Associate - Pediatrics & Adolescents

Job Code: CSU0046
Location: Gombe

Job Purpose

• The incumbent will provide support for managing health programs that maximize development results and impact.
• He/she will provide technical support to supported facilities in establishing protocols for HIV/AIDS treatment and allied health services that are consistent with national guidelines.
• Incumbent will have experience in adolescent and young people care, pediatrics treatment and demonstrable skills to provide technical support for multidisciplinary HIV/AIDS care and treatment, working with organization clinicians and health facility-based site teams to implement care and treatment services especially in adult.
• The job holder will build capacity of facility personnel to better implement their role in the technical planning, management and evaluation of clinical issues related to a functional adolescent program.
• Develop and implement a pediatrics transition program from infected children through adolescence to adult to improve pediatrics retention, positive adjustment and better quality of life.
• Review of program data to identify hotspots to optimize HCT in adolescent and young women to increase yield.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides technical support to supported facilities in establishing protocols for adolescent and young people HIV/AIDS treatment and related services that are consistent with national guidelines.
• Supports the capacity building of facility personnel to better implement their role in the technical planning, management and evaluation of clinical issues related to functional adolescent programs.
• Provides on-going mentoring and supervision to clinicians; serve as a resource for service delivery evaluation.
• Ensures provision of qualitative care for adolescent and young women across all supported sites
• Work with state team to expand Youth wellness center and adolescence care package.
• Partnership with Vocational Training Institutes/Community Based organizations on skills acquisition for young people attending centers for site sustainability.
• Develops and implement a pediatrics transition program from infected children through adolescence to adult to improve pediatrics retention, positive adjustment and better quality of life.
• Supports the expansion of adolescent friendly differentiated care model
• Reviews program data to identify hotspots to optimize HCT in adolescent and young women to increase yield.Supports the implementation of pediatrics transition program from infected children through adolescence to adult to improve pediatrics retention, positive adjustment and better quality of life.
• Supports the implementation of quality improvement program using various strategies
• Carries out other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Associate Director, Clinical Services.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine, Public Health or a related field; or a Master’s or equivalent in public health or related fields residency in internal medicine
• At least 2 years’ post NYSC experience in developing country health care programs or program support function
• Knowledge of the policies, regulations, reporting formats, and cultures of principal donors, including USAID, EC, DFID, CDC/PEPFAR, and others
• Good clinical experience in care and treatment of HIV/AIDS patients
• Demonstrated experience in non-profit sector in a program management role
• Supervisory and management skills
• Analytical Thinking & Conceptualization
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and make reasoned judgments in a timely fashion. Committing to a course of action without undue delay or prevarication
• Experience of dealing with difficult and sensitive situations in a diplomatic and professional manner.

Application Closing Date
6th May, 2022.