1. Job
Title: CTC Clinician (MD)
Report to: CTC/RCH
in-charge and HJFMRI Lead
Terms of Employment:
One-year contract
Salary: TGHS E
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES - MBEYA
Join us in our efforts
to strengthen and institutionalize monitoring and evaluation systems in SHL for
efficient and effective HIV and AIDS resource mobilization.
About
HJFMRI
The HJF Medical Research International, Inc Tanzania (HJFMRI-T) is a collaborative effort that supports PEPFAR-funded HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment activities in the Southern Highlands and within the Tanzania People’s Defense Forces (TPDF) 21 facilities. HJF Medical Research International, Inc Tanzania (HJFMRI-T) is alocalnon-profit thathas supported these efforts since 2004 through the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) as a Donor. PEPFAR activities are conducted in close collaboration with the Tanzania Ministry of Health and the President’s Office of the Regional Administration and Local Government (PORALG) through the Regional Administrative Secretary.
HJF Medical Research International, Inc. Tanzania (HJFMRI-T) supports the government in providing care and treatment to people affected by HIV/AIDS and has been actively involved in HIV and AIDS programming, providing resources, personnel, and services to the Southern Highlands Zone regions namely Mbeya, Rukwa, Katavi and Songwe. The program also supports TPDF to implement a comprehensive HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment program in 21 Military sites throughout the country.
All HJFMRI partners
supported staff who are recruited to fill different positions follow the normal
Government of Tanzania procedures for the recruitment like Advertising and
Interviews, except for lay carders such as Expert Clients and Mom to Mom who go
through a different procedure set by the Ministry of Health.
1. Job
Title: CTC Clinician (MD)
Report to: CTC/RCH
in-charge and HJFMRI Lead
Terms of Employment:
One-year contract
Salary: TGHS E
Major
function of the position
Under the direct
supervision of CTC/RCH in-charge, the CTC clinician will engage and provide HIV
and AIDS prevention, treatment and support services to clients receiving care
at respective facilities in the supported districts. The incumbent will ensure
provision of HIV and AIDS services are in line with protocol and HIV management
guidelines for Tanzania. To fully provide the intended services, CTC clinician
will be stationed at the facility where s/he is assigned to by district
authority. The incumbent will provide services across the cascade of HIV
continuum care and will be responsible for documentation of all activities and
services provided to clients.
Specific
Duties and Responsibilities:
●
Attend
clients attending CTC/RCH to ensure service are provided in accordance with HIV
continuum of care.
●
In
collaboration with CTC/RCH in charge ensure all clients attending at OPD and
other entries are offered HIV counseling and testing.
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Perform HIV testing services (HTS) using screening tool at OPD setting by Screening of OPD clients to identify eligible clients for HIV testing and Provision of HIV testing services to all eligible patients at health facility.
●
Conduct
index testing services and follow up of elicited contacts for counselling and
testing services.
●
Provide assisted
partner notification services for all indexclients.
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Collaboration with facility staff to ensure Linkage case management model is well understood and its implementation as a routine service to all new
identifiedclients.
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Supervisionandcoordinationoflaycounselorstoensureallpositivesidentifiedareattached, followed, and enrolled into ART.
●
Ensure all
clients identified to be HIV positive are linked to care and started on ART on the same day
(Same day ART initiation)
●
Ensure all clients on treatment are categorized according to their stability to allow application of Differentiated Care Model for stable
and unstable clients.
● Ensure pediatric population attending the facility are screened for optimized PITC using children specific screening tool
●
Ensure
all positive children are started on optimized ARTand those who are on old
regimen to change the regimen to TLD.
●
Ensure
HIV disclosure and adherence to pediatric population is done at the facility
gradually to improve retention and viral suppression.
●
Coordinate
and participate during children Saturday clinics and teen clubs as way of
improving adherence and viral suppression.
●
In
collaboration with CTC/RCH in charge ensure there is pediatric job aids,
posters and working tools.
●
In
collaboration with CTC/RCH in charge ensure there is demand creation for HIV
viral load sample collection and samples are collected on daily basis and
documented properly.
●
In
collaboration with CTC/RCH in charge ensure all clients are screened for TB and
initiation of IPT to eligible clients is done on daily basis and documentation
is done properly.
●
Ensure
HIV positive women are screened for Cervical Cancer and those found to be
positive are started on treatment.
●
Document
all the services provided in the available registers according to HIV continuum
of care.
●
Work
closely with CTC/RCH in charge to coordinate service provision, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation of care and treatment services, RCH/PMTCT activities,
early infant diagnosis (EID) and TB/HIV collaborative activities.
●
Prepare
and submit daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to respective authority.
● Perform other duties as requested by your supervisor.
Qualifications:
●
Bachelor’s
degree in medicine from a recognized institution and must be registered with
the relevant professional body in Tanzania.
●
2
years’ experience providing HIV/AIDS clinical carein Tanzania or previous
experience workingin HIV/AIDS care and treatment.
●
Fluency
in English and Kiswahili.
●
Basic
Competency with Computer Applications [Word, Excel, PowerPoint]
● Willingness to stay at the working station 100%
Key personal competences:
·
Self-motivated and able to
demonstrate high initiative.
·
Committed and a team player.
·
Respect professionalism and
medical conduct with good interpersonal skills
· Clinical acumen in managing patients
To apply please fill in the Google form in the link below and
submit your application to the email below:
1. Google form link:
2. Email address for an
application: partnersapplications2023@gmail.com
All applications
submitted should have a cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV) and copies of
academic certificates. Please write your full name and the position you are
applying for in the email subject.
The application
deadline is on 12th September 2025
Successful candidates
will be required to bring their original certificates during interviews.
Job descriptions and required qualifications for the advertised positions are below:
GENERAL APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS:
a) “Testimonials”, “Provisional Results” “Statement of Results” will not
be considered.
b) Applicants who are retired or have been terminated from the public
service should not apply.
c) Applicants who studied outside of Tanzania should bring the
confirmation of their qualifications from
the authorized body.
d) Legal actions will be taken against all applicants who will submit forged/falsified information/documents.
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