Latest Vacancies at Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS)

POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Set up, arrange or remove decorations, tables, chairs, ladders or scaffolding to prepare facilities for meetings.
• Clean and restore building interiors damaged by fire, smoke, or water using commercial cleaning equipment
• Move heavy furniture, equipment or supplies
• Clean equipment such as glassware or metal instruments, using solvents, brushes, rags or power cleaning equipment
• Clean windows, glass partitions or mirrors using soapy water or other cleaners.
• Clean building floors by sweeping, mopping and scrubbing
• Follow procedures for the use of chemical cleaners and power equipment to prevent damage to floors and fixtures
• Gather and empty trash
• Empty specialist waste bins and containers and remove to appropriate processing point in accordance with guidance and instructions provided.
• Also other duties within the scope of the job title.

Required Qualifications:

• Have an experience in cleaning. Previous cleaning experience of either a Laboratory, clinic or hospital will be an added advantage.
• The candidate should be flexible and ready to learn.
• The candidate must be able to understand and follow verbal and written instructions when undertaking routine cleaning duties.
• Work flexibly and prioritize tasks as required
• Have self-organization skills.
• Able to contribute effectively as part of a team to support others in ensuring satisfactory completion of tasks.

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POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Support clients to access all OSS services including HIV care, treatment and support services, STI screening and PrEP.
• Support community-level ARV refill along the differentiated model of care.
• Elicit and document PNS of all HIV positive index KPs
• Ensures HTS are provided for all eligible contacts of index clients
• Ensures enrolment and initiation of ART for all positive contacts of index clients
• In liaison with the adherence counselor, ensures regular monitoring of treatment adherence, community   tracking of defaulters / lost to follow up clients and facilitate their return to care.
• Provides treatment education, adherence counseling and peer support to assigned clients at health facilities and community following the adherence support schedule.
• Facilitates active referrals of clients to treatment through escort services.
• Reports and refer clients with adverse drug reaction appropriately.
• In liaison with the adherence counsellor, maintains a log of all assigned clients contacts (descriptive addresses and phone numbers) and keeps comprehensive records of clinic appointments and interventions carried out to support them on retention.
• Supports documentation of interventions in adherence services, monitoring and tracking tools for general and priority population.
• Sensitize clients on the differentiated refills for stable clients.
• Maintain confidentiality, respect privacy, and preserve the clients’ routine and independence as much as possible.

Required Qualifications:

• Basic Knowledge of HIV and AIDS
• Team player with good interpersonal relationships and tolerance to socio-cultural differences.
• Efficient and effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task effectively and adhere to timelines.
• Literate in both English language and local dialect.
• Must be a KP member.
• Must be based in advertised locations.
• Must have experience in similar positions (1-2years)

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POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Support real time documentation on the EMR (DHIS, LAMIS, NOMIS, NGQUAL, and PITT).
• Ensure daily update of all Databases.
• Provide update on the information in the Database to the Clinician as at when needed
• Work with other project staff and stakeholders in the state to ensure that monitoring and evaluation activities are carried out appropriately to meet the donor and project’s M&E needs.
• Support in the promotion of uniform and standard procedures for data management in all service delivery points.
• Ensure all registers at the OSS and CBOs are completely and properly updated
• Ensure that there are no stock outs of data collection tools across all supported facilities.
• Assist with data collation, collection and reporting.
• Support in the transmission of data from the service delivery points to the central Data base.
• Make presentations to stakeholders at both technical and non-technical sessions on program achievements and deliverables in the state.
• Provide continuous technical assistance on data management to project implementing sites.
• Assist with regular maintenance of project databases
• Conduct routine monitoring visits to project sites, including the conduct of data verification and validation and data quality assessments (DQAs).
• Prepare the state quarterly project reports
• Support in populating the State level data validation template
• Any other duty that may be assigned by the Clinician.
• To support the use of data in improving learning and programming.

Required Qualifications:

• Must have at the minimum an OND, HND or BSc in computer science/computer engineering, health technology, statistics or other related fields.
• Two (2) year work experience in a medical records setting or a combination of education, training
• Knowledge of both orders Electronic Medical Records and paper-based patients’ records management.
• Knowledge of health program activities, guidelines and processes.
• Good Knowledge of computer with ability to operate various Microsoft word-processing software, spreadsheets, and database programs.
• Team player with good interpersonal relationships and tolerance to socio-cultural differences.
• Efficient and effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task effectively and adhere to timelines.
• Ability to follow instructions provided in verbal or written format.

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POSITION OVERVIEW:

He/she is the first point of contact with the KPs or any other person entering the OSS. He/ She must be a KP community member and must:

• Greet all the entrant into the OSS
• Register clients according to established protocols
• Assist Clients to complete all necessary forms and documentation
• Ensure Clients information is accurate.
• inform Clients of medical office procedures and policy
• In liaison with the record unit maintain and manage client records
• Move Clients through appointments as scheduled
• Answer incoming calls and deal with inquiries
• Transfer calls as required and Schedule Clients appointments
• Deal with incoming and outgoing post
• Complete other clerical duties as assigned
• Maintain stock of forms and office supplies
• Ensure reception area is well maintained, neat and clean
• Safeguard Clients privacy and confidentiality
• Ensure timely courier of retirement to ECEWS HQ

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Nursing/Midwifery or Bachelor degree in science, economics or related field and an Experience in HIV/AIDS Key Population program is an added advantage
• Excellent command of English and preferably have experience in drafting documents such as proposals, reports, project plans and memos (additional language skills are an asset)
• Demonstrable project management and organizational skills appropriate for a highly multi-tasked environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and through telephone and e-mail
• Excellent interpersonal communication and teamwork skills
• Familiarity with standard Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Previous responsibility managing project budgets will be an asset
• Must be a KP community member
• Being a Nurse will be an added advantage.

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POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Provide psychosocial and continuous support as well as treatment preparation to clients in the health facility.
• Provide counselling services including risk reduction counseling, harm reduction counseling, post-GBV counseling, or contraceptive/family planning counseling as required.
• Identify and address challenges/barriers to adherence.
• Organize and facilitate support group sessions for HIV infected and affected clients including groups with special needs e.g. discordant couples, youth/adolescent, and children.
• Address aspects of behavior change in relation to HIV and ART
• Support clients to voluntarily disclose their HIV status.
• Facilitate the delivery of relevant information to clients enrolled in OSS
• Participate in home visits as appropriate to execute plan of care for clients.
• Ensure client records are well maintained and compile periodic reports as necessary.
• Ensure proper referral of clients where necessary including following up and reporting on the outcomes as necessary.
• Coordinates patient tracking activities supported by the community Case Managers including documentation and reporting of defaulter tracing activities.
• Receiving clients to the clinic
• Provide HTS services (pre-and post-test counselling, HIV testing)
• Follow-up with clients on referrals
• Distribute condoms, lubricant, needles/syringes, and other commodities.
• Maintaining client record.
• Depending on clinical training and skills, triage clinical cases, provide selected contraceptive/FP services, wound dressing, and other minor OSS care.

Required Qualifications:

• HND, BSC, and BA from any tertiary institution.
• Literate in both English language and local dialect.
• Preferably expert on clients and/or social workers and retired health workers who have relevant knowledge and skills.
• Resident in the communities/LGA where the community outreach team is based is an added advantage.
• Basic Knowledge of HIV and AIDS epidemiology and complications.
• Proficient HIV Testing and Counseling Skills.
• Knowledge of National HIV Testing Algorithm.
• Team player with good interpersonal relationships and tolerance to socio-cultural differences.
• Efficient and effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively and adhere to timelines.
• Ability to follow instructions provided in verbal or written format.

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POSITION OVERVIEW:

The main aim of the mental health program is to support the OSS in scaling up the mental health services in ECEWS GF GC7 Project. Ensuring the provision of comprehensive, quality services to Key and vulnerable populations in the OSS Centre. The incumbent will provide Clinical Psychology support through the performance of the following duties: 

• Work within a multidisciplinary team in the OSS center according to the case management, bio-psychosocial approach;
• Conduct screening and assessment of beneficiaries and develop individualized treatment and rehabilitation plans according to their needs;
• Provide psycho-education to beneficiaries and their families;
• Provide psychological support and counseling services to beneficiaries and their families;
• Provide family support when needed;
• Facilitate group therapy and support group sessions in coordination with the multidisciplinary team;
• Conduct home visits to provide further psycho-social support when needed;
• Organize community, rehabilitation and awareness activities for beneficiaries and their families in coordination with the multidisciplinary team;
• Attend and contribute to the weekly clinical supervision meeting;
• Ensure the complete and updated filing of beneficiary information, including follow-up visits and referrals.
• Assist in performing other tasks as requested. 

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BSc in Psychology (MA degree is preferred). 
• At least 6 months experience working within a multidisciplinary team. 
• Experience in working with people with mental health issues as an added advantage
• Fluent in English (speaking, reading, writing).

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POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Performing laboratory tests to produce reliable and precise data to support provision of the continuum of HIV treatment services
• Preparing Dried Tube Specimen (DTS) panels for IQC and EQA (Proficiency testing) to support HTS on the project
• Carrying out routine tasks accurately and following strict methodologies to carry out analyses
• Preparing specimens and samples
• Maintaining and operating standard laboratory equipment
• Maintaining personal expertise in clinical laboratory practice and innovative technology and equipment
• Ensuring the laboratory is well-stocked with relevant consumables
• Following and ensuring strict safety procedures and safety checks within and around the laboratory
• Working with the project team to develop and implement quality assurance systems to improve the quality of diagnostics and facilitate treatment and monitoring of HIV
• Supporting the development of project work plans and budgets to incorporate the procurement of equipment and supplies for laboratory services
• Supporting the use of emerging and appropriate technology for cost-effective service delivery
• Supporting the design and implementation of innovative strategies for delivering needs-based training and mentoring for clinic staff in relevant areas
• Supporting implementation and monitoring of biosafety and biosecurity in clinical service delivery, including the development of SOPs, guidelines and job aids          
• Produce computerized records to interpret and archive laboratory results to be presented to clinic staff and project team for informed decision making
• Provide support to the Strategic Information (SI) unit to support research (qualitative and quantitative) surveys on service delivery outcomes for HIV prevention, care and treatment.
• Ensure timely submission of quality reports to the PR/SR on monthly and quarterly basis or as required.
• Proactively seek out and report relevant opportunities, success stories, linkages or challenges that may promote laboratory services for the project.
• Participate in Laboratory Technical Working Groups and represent the project at relevant fora
• Carry out any assignment as may be decided by the Clinical Supervisor, PR/SR

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences or other relevant field with prior relevant field with prior experience in Lab. Sciences and HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation.
• At least 2 years’ experience in related programming in developing countries.
• Experience in Medical Laboratory Sciences.
• Experience in HIV/AIDS monitoring.
• Proficiency in MS Access, SPSS, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point and other Office packages.
• Proficiency in the use of email and internet.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

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POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Provide comprehensive triage (in-clinic and/or mobile) and clinical assessment service to clients resulting in safe and appropriate clinical decisions that reflect their healthcare needs.
• Facilitate the triage process using clinical knowledge and appropriate interpersonal skills, demonstrating empathy, and understanding.
• Initiate appropriate nursing interventions (e.g. first aid and emergency interventions) to improve client outcomes and secure the safety of clients and clinic staff
• Make recommendations for care utilizing approved SOPs and protocols.
• Ensure continuous reassessment and management of clients who remain in the waiting room commensurate with their condition and time frames determined by the assigned care category.
• Schedule client appointments for routine or follow up care and treatment.
• Where referrals for other healthcare services are necessary, support arrangements for the appropriate service via the appropriate referral system.
• Provide accurate healthcare information and self-care/health improvement advice to meet the holistic and therapeutic requirements of the client.
• Provide appropriate education to clients regarding medical terms and procedures.
• Act as the client advocate during the assessment process, identifying potential risk factors for clients (including GBV and other welfare issues) for referrals to the appropriate service following agreed processes.
• Deal professionally and sensitively with highly personal, delicate, confidential, and sometimes complex issues.
• Create new medical records including clients’ demographic information and other relevant parameters.
• Maintain master client index by completing assigned sections of daily audit trail; correct and communicate problems according to established procedures.
• Document accurate and concise clinical summary that outlines reasons for visit, decisions reached, relevant client history and follow up appointments with timescale given to client.
• Monitor and report weekly enrolment.
• Maintain records availability by processing files into the department; using file mark-off procedures; facilitating file location activities.
• Retrieve medical records by following file-out procedures.
• Deliver files to assigned areas of the hospital by following established routing procedures including computerized/automated file sharing.
• Maintain accurate computerized and paper triaged assessment records.
• Maintains quality results by following data SOP.
• Maintain client confidence by keeping client records information confidential.
• Serve and protect the clinic by adhering to professional standards, clinic policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements.
• Track file-out procedures and document reasons files cannot be retrieved for statistical and follow-up purposes.
• Keep health care providers informed by communicating availability or unavailability of the record.
• Maintain continuity of work operations by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs
• Support the monitoring and reporting of medication errors, suspected adverse reactions to medicines, and other medication-related events.
• Actively participate in identifying Health and Safety risk issues
• Participate in quality improvement through ongoing involvement in internal and external clinic quality assurance processes.
• Participate in research processes to audit and evaluate triage practices.
• Provide support to the Strategic Information (SI) unit to conduct research (qualitative and quantitative) surveys on service delivery outcomes for HIV prevention, care and treatment.
• Ensure timely submission of quality reports to the Head Quarters on monthly and quarterly basis or as required.
• Support the development of budgets and work plans, as appropriate, for clinical services in the state.
• Support the accountability process in compliance with GF financial rules and regulations.
• Carry out any assignment as may be decided by the PR/SR

Required Qualifications:

• Degree in Nursing/Midwifery and A degree in Public Health is an added advantage.
• Robust clinical experience in HIV/AIDS care and treatment
• Experience in providing Key Population services and or comprehensive Reproductive Health services (2years + preferable)
• Excellent grasp of clinical issues and current literature in HIV/AIDS and SRH
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• KP Experience will be an added advantage.

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POSITION OVERVIEW:

• Dispense Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) and other medication in line with approved regimens and standards
• Dispensing ARVs in appropriate packaging with clear instructions
• Providing medication-related counseling, including reinforcing adherence and advising on potential   side effects and drug interactions
• Providing drug information to health service providers and clients on request
• Identifying and supporting follow-up of clients who do not return for refills of their ARVs
• Working with providers and clients to identify, manage, and report adverse drug reactions and drug interactions
• Contributing to decision making on treatment and care for individual clients
• Ensure Good Pharmaceutical Practice (GPP) and standards
• Calculate drug storage needs for ART start-up and expansion
• Monitor ARV and other drug (STIs, OIs, etc.) stock levels at the community level and communicate with the project team for re-stocking
• Contribute to forecasting /quantification of health commodities and monitoring of drug distributions
• Oversee drug logistics i.e. stock-taking, proper drug storage, drug stock out and monitor the effectiveness of the pull system
• Assess the functionality of existing pharmaceutical management systems and develop implementation plans that prioritize and address gaps
• Oversee quality assurance systems at the community level by close monitoring of prescription patterns, ensuring proper documentation, side effects monitoring (pharmacovigilance) and reducing dispensing errors
• Identify needs for information resources—for example, ART guidelines and drug information for medication counselling
• Implement monitoring and reporting of medication errors, suspected adverse reactions to medicines, and other medication-related events
• Monitoring ART prescriptions for appropriateness and discrepancies
• Monitoring adherence to ARVs; working with clients and other health service providers to address difficulties
• Address emerging problems as client numbers increase
• Contribute to the development of data collection tools for KPs (HTS, ART and Prevention for Positives)
• Monitor and report weekly enrolment
• Provide support to the Strategic Information (SI) unit to conduct research (qualitative and quantitative) surveys on service delivery outcomes for HIV prevention, care and treatment.
• Ensure timely submission of quality reports to the PR/SR on monthly and quarterly basis or as required
• Support the development of budgets and work plans, as appropriate, for clinical services at the community level.
• Proactively seek out and report relevant opportunities, success stories, linkages or challenges that may promote clinical services for the project.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or other relevant field with prior relevant field with prior experience in supply chain management and HIV/AIDS monitoring and evaluation.
• At least 3 years’ experience in related programming in developing countries.
• Experience in Pharmacy Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in HIV/AIDS monitoring.
• Proficiency in MS Access, SPSS, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Power Point and other Office packages.
• Proficiency in the use of email and internet.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

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POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Doctor – OSS Clinician will provide general care to the KP clients and collaborate with the CBOs to ensure achievement of goals.

The key roles of the Doctor include:

• Working 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 short- and long-term goals.
• Review clinical records to evaluate the necessary level of client care.
• Effectively manage and supervise other clinical team members, 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.
• Supervise weekly/monthly clinical staff meetings, 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 appropriate Quarters through the SR 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 ECEWS 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 assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• 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 working with the Key Populations
• Experience in developing country health care programs
• Experience in training and good Excellent interpersonal skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English.