One Stop Shop Doctor at Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme Ltd/Gte (ECEWS)

Position Summary

• The Doctor should provide general care to the KP clients.

The key roles of the Doctor include:

• Work with program team to develop and/or review Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the provision of ART services to Key Populations
• Provide ART services to Key Populations in line with current World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and national guidelines both at the OSS and through mobile ART.
• Oversee clinical HIV treatment protocols in each clinical department to reflect the needs of the target population and ensure consistency of treatment services throughout the OSS.
• Ensure a seamless delivery of service for clients from intake through discharge at the OSS.
• Review and assess client treatment protocols and plans, including shortand long-term goals.
• Review clinical records to evaluate the necessary level of client care
• Effectively manage and supervise other clinicians, health service providers, volunteers and case managers at the OSS as well as mobile ART teams
• Advise project team on national and state policies, procedures and licensing requirements and ensure compliance with all requirements and/or mandatory inspections
• Prepare formal evaluation of employee performance as scheduled and required.
• Supervise weekly/monthly clinical staff meetings.
• Identify and advise project management on training needs of all clinical staff to ensure a high degree of HIV treatment and care knowledge throughout the OSS.
• Work with clinical and support staff to maintain a high degree of professionalism and excellent customer service.
• Integrate OSS and mobile ART services with other project activities to enhance the achievement of project outcomes.
• Provide support to the Strategic Information (SI) unit to manage data collection for service delivery to Key Populations in project communities using nationally approved tools.
• Ensure timely submission of quality reports to the FHI360Head Quarters through the SRs on monthly and quarterly basis or as required.
• Support for data analysis, interpretation and use at the OSS. Use of data at facility level for decision making towards improve service delivery at the OSS.
• Liaise with SFH to use data for decision making on how to best tailor services according to the needs of the KPs.
• Support the development of budgets and work plans for clinical services in the OSS.
• Provide support for prompt retirement of cash expenditure and advances.
• Preparation of program reports.
• Proactively seek out and report relevant opportunities, success stories, linkages or challenges that may promote clinical services for the project.
• Carry out any assignment as may be decided by FHI360 and the supporting SR.

Requirements

• Advanced Medical Degree (MD preferred)
• Robust clinical experience in HIV/AIDS care and antiretroviral treatment (3years + preferable)
• Computer literacy in Microsoft applications and other software
• Excellent grasp of clinical issues and current literature in HIV/AIDS treatment
• Ability to work independently with strong problem-solving skills including the ability to foresee problems and initiate appropriate action.
• At least 3 years of clinical experience in management of infectious disease, and of management of clinical services;
• Experience in developing country health care programs
• Experience in training
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English.