Technical Officer – Clinical Mentor

Technical Officer – Clinical Mentor
Location: Gold Star Kenya, Nyanza/Western
Requisition ID: GSKenya-TOCM-054
Job Summary:
 

Provides training, on-site technical supportive supervision, mentorship, coaching and regular updates to Gold Star Network (GSN) service providers in the area of integrated HIV and TB prevention, care and treatment, including male circumcision. 

Responsible for working closely with service providers that Gold Star (GS) Kenya engages with to ensure that the quality of prevention, care and treatment is sustained across the program as defined by the Ministry of Health (MOH) quality standards and national guidelines.
 

Basic Function:

• Provides training, supportive supervision, mentorship, on-site coaching and updates to GSN service providers to ensure patients receive quality HIV and TB prevention, care and treatment services according to the national quality standards and national guidelines.
• Supports GSN service providers by recommending relevant prevention, care and treatment for the patients with opportunistic infections and recommend initiation of ART treatment in accordance with MOH recommended guidelines.
• Offers mentorship to GSN service providers attending to HIV-infected individuals.
• Coordinates and provides needed support to ensure GSN providers with high patient workloads and poor performing sites in terms of initiating patients on treatment are mentored and the necessary skills and confidence are transferred to the clinicians.
• Supports providers to institute systems for inter- and intra-facility referrals.
• Ensures quality of care is attained for patients seeking the services.
• Ensures documentation of appropriate services rendered to the patients is done in the relevant service registers.
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Requirements:
 

MD/MB ChB registered with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board with 3-5 years work experience and at least 2 years of experience working in a health facility offering HIV comprehensive care and treatment, demonstrable knowledge of HIV and TB service delivery and the various interventions being offered to prevent and control the morbidity and mortality arising from the infections will be an added advantage
 

Gold Star Kenya has a competitive compensation package and is an equal opportunity employer.
 

Interested candidates are encouraged apply via email to: gskenya-hr@goldstarkenya.org. 

Please specify source in your application and quote the Reference # provided on the subject line while sending your application, CV/resume including salary requirements, to be received not later than February 11, 2013.

Kindly note that only shortlisted persons will be contacted.