Background

The Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) is an indigenous medical organization that was established in 1991 as a limited liability not-for-profit Joint-venture between the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Defense and Makerere University Medical School (now Makerere University College of Health Sciences). JCRC is located on plot 101 Lubowa Hill Off Entebbe Road P.O. Box 10005 Kampala. Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC) seeks to recruit competent, dynamic, motivated and innovative candidates for the following positions;

Job Purpose

The Community and PSS Officer will work with the project facility leadership, health workers & Community teams to provide lifesaving HIV/TB community and PSS services to all eligible PLHIV and TB patients in care at supported sites within the project setting and surrounding communities.

Specific duties and responsibilities.

• Work with the site teams in the planning and implementation of integrated community interventions for provision of quality HIV Testing, Care & Treatment, PMTCT/EID, and TB services.
• Work with the on-site community health workers to implement interventions geared towards targeted HIV case finding and linkages to ART for children, adolescents, and adults.
• Work with the on-site community health workers to sustain a robust appointment keeping & Return to Care systems, Client literacy, Contact Tracing, Community TB screening and treatment continuity for all TB and PLHIV on treatment at supported DTUs.
• Work with the on-site Community health workers in the implementation of integrated facility and Community PSS interventions (ICSD)
• Coordinate & work with the site teams in the skilling of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in the project communities
• Participate in the provision of HIV, TB, Opportunistic infection & other disease screening services at facility and Community level.
• Develop customized concepts, costed plans, and develop reports as per stipulated timelines.
• Participate in routine community data collection, data analysis, performance review and data use to inform quality improvement initiatives for community services and Psychosocial Support.
• Work with Community Health Workers (peers, YAPs, GANC) to ensure provision of Psychosocial support for Adults, CALHIV, PMTCT and TB services.
• Documentation of promising practices & success stories in provision of HIV/TB community & PSS services
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Person Specifications

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or Community Development or Community Health or Nursing.
• Possession of a postgraduate degree in Public Health, Sociology or Community Health would be an added advantage.
• At least three years’ experience in recent work with HIV/TB program at district, facility and community level.
• Excellent written and verbal communication or people skills.
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills.
• Computer proficiency in word, excel and power point.

• Work with the site teams in the planning and implementation of integrated community interventions for provision of quality HIV Testing, Care & Treatment, PMTCT/EID, and TB services.
• Work with the on-site community health workers to implement interventions geared towards targeted HIV case finding and linkages to ART for children, adolescents, and adults.
• Work with the on-site community health workers to sustain a robust appointment keeping & Return to Care systems, Client literacy, Contact Tracing, Community TB screening and treatment continuity for all TB and PLHIV on treatment at supported DTUs.
• Work with the on-site Community health workers in the implementation of integrated facility and Community PSS interventions (ICSD)
• Coordinate & work with the site teams in the skilling of Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) in the project communities
• Participate in the provision of HIV, TB, Opportunistic infection & other disease screening services at facility and Community level.
• Develop customized concepts, costed plans, and develop reports as per stipulated timelines.
• Participate in routine community data collection, data analysis, performance review and data use to inform quality improvement initiatives for community services and Psychosocial Support.
• Work with Community Health Workers (peers, YAPs, GANC) to ensure provision of Psychosocial support for Adults, CALHIV, PMTCT and TB services.
• Documentation of promising practices & success stories in provision of HIV/TB community & PSS services
• Perform any other duties assigned by the supervisor.

• Excellent written and verbal communication or people skills.
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills.
• Computer proficiency in word, excel and power point.

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or Community Development or Community Health or Nursing.
• Possession of a postgraduate degree in Public Health, Sociology or Community Health would be an added advantage.