Background

Makerere University Joint AIDS Program (MJAP) is a private-not-for-profit Company under Makerere University. MJAP works to build partnerships and strengthen health systems to optimally respond to HIV/AIDS, TB, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and other diseases of public health importance in Africa.

MJAP is currently implementing a sub-award from Reach Out Mbuya (ROM) under the Kampala Region HIV Mechanism, funded by President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), aimed at accelerating HIV epidemic control.

Job Summary

To Provides comprehensive clinical care to HIV-infected patients through assessment, diagnosis, treatment, ART management, monitoring, referrals, documentation, and mentorship of clinical staff in accordance with MOH guidelines and MJAP protocols

Qualifications and job requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in MBChB from a recognized institution.

• Valid practicing license

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a busy clinical setting, experience in an HIV clinical setting is an added advantage

• Strong leadership, analytical and organizational skills; demonstrated ability to work both independently and within a team, assess priorities, and manage multiple activities with attention to detail.

• Obtain and document detailed medical history, perform appropriate physical examinations and carry out initial as well as ongoing evaluation of HIV-infected patients.
• Prescribe medications to patients including emergency care to the very sick patients.
• Select, recommend and initiate most appropriate antiretroviral therapy (ART) to all eligible patients according to MOH guidelines and MJAP patient care protocols.
• Monitor toxicities; follow up on adherence and treatment response.
• Request and interpret the necessary laboratory tests and radiological investigations for diagnosis as well as for monitoring and follow-up of patients on ART.
• Evaluate and manage patients for opportunistic infections and non-infectious comorbidities
• Provide continuous on job mentorship to nurses, counselors and nursing assistants at the clinic.
• Prepare and present challenging cases at the CME sessions as well as reviewing of different medical journals at the journal club according to the scheduled timetable.
• Document all patient’s information in the files, open MRS, RX solutions.
• Consult and refer appropriately for proper management of patients.
• Attend to all patients in the clinic, urgent care, admitted patients, TBHIV patients and follow up those admitted elsewhere.

• Leadership
• Analytical skills
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work within a team
• Ability to assess priorities
• Ability to manage multiple activities with attention to detail

• Bachelor’s Degree in MBChB from a recognized institution.
• Valid practicing license
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a busy clinical setting
• Experience in an HIV clinical setting is an added advantage