Clinical Specialist (Dr) / Facility Cluster Lead at Georgetown Global Health Nigeria (GGHN)

Job Overview

• The Clinical Specialist will provide direct patient care to clients in Azare Bauchi or Kano state or Bauchi State. These include physical examination, diagnosing and treating, ordering tests, preventive health care, patient education, surgical assisting, and writing medical orders and prescriptions.

Responsibilities

• Supports the STA Care & Treatment in the design, implementation, and monitoring of the HIV/AIDS care and treatment component of the project
• Support in the achievement of technical and operational deliverables
• Support the provision of clinical quality assurance for delivery of HAT services across project components
• Engage with project partners to provide clinical guidance on HIV/AIDS/TB case management
• Ensure that HIV prevention and treatment activities are culturally appropriate and are carried out with community involvement, using participatory methods
• Conduct post-training follow-up of the trained service providers to provide onsite individualized mentoring support to reinforce skills learned at the initial training.
• Conduct regular supportive supervision visits to facilities to identify gaps in program focus areas service delivery and to rectify them with the help of staff and health officials at facility, and state level to improve the quality of care.
• In collaboration with the M&E Specialist, facilitate collection of data at baseline and periodic intervals and help to collate, analyze, and interpret the data collected. Help facility staff make decisions for quality improvement based on the data.
• Keep up to date on clinical approaches and programmatic priorities.
• Provide technical assistance to local partner organizations for HAT service delivery, training, quality of care improvement, and other interventions as defined by the project

Requirements and Qualifications

• Medical Degree (MB.BS/MBChB/MD)
• Possession of MPH is required
• Minimum of 3 years progressive clinical experience in HAT service delivery in PEPFAR funded program

Abilities:

• Good clinical acumen in HIV/AIDS/TB case management with technical experience in HIV prevention, counseling, and testing, and PMTCT
• Familiarity with standard care and treatment guidelines and PEPFAR indicators
• Ability to mentor clinical facility staff on care and treatment approaches

Skills:

• Excellent oral and report writing and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to write high quality scientific/management documents
• Excellent collaboration and partnering skills in a teamwork environment
• Proficient use of Microsoft office for documenting and reporting
• Proficient use of data management and analytic tools