Job Title: HTS Counsellor
Report
to: CTC/RCH in-charge and HJFMRI Lead
Terms
of Employment: One-year contract
Salary: TGHS B
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 that has 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.
Job
Title: HTS Counsellor
Report
to: CTC/RCH in-charge and HJFMRI Lead
Terms
of Employment: One-year contract
Salary: TGHS B
Major
function of the position
Under
the direct supervision of CTC/RCH in-charge, the HTS Counsellor will engage and
mainly conduct HIV testing services, Linkage of clients to ART and retaining
them into Care and Treatment 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, the HTS Counsellor will be stationed at the facility
where s/he is assigned to by district authority/Partner. The incumbent will
provide HTS Testing services at all points, ART and counselling services to all
clients attending the clinic and will be responsible for documentation of all
activities and services provided to clients.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
· Conduct integrated HTS
services at different points of the facility as well as in the community
through Index Case Testing.
· Support the clinicians and
Expert clients at OPD only when highly needed, to 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
facilities.
· Coordinate and provide routine
and extensive adherence counselling to clients prior to ART initiation and
throughout the continuum of care.
· Conduct index testing
services and follow up of elicited contacts for HTS.
· Provide assisted partner
notification services for all index clients.
· Collaboration with facility
staff to ensure Linkage case management model is well understood and its implementation
as a routine service to all new identified clients
· Together with lay counselors
(expert patients and HIV positive CBHSPs), provision of post-test counseling
for HIV positives identified.
· Super vision and coordination
of lay counselors to ensure all positives identified are attached, followed,
and enrolled into ART.
· Offer first adherence counselling
services to newly positive clients before referral to care and treatment and
Counseling on the importance of early enrollment in care and ART.
· Assess and document all referrals,
make follow-up and report on referral outcomes.
· In collaboration with OPD in
charge ensure HIV screening tool for PITC is administered to all clients
attending at OPD and other entry points to allow HIV testing.
· 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 pediatric population
attending the facility are screened for optimized PITC using children specific
screening tool.
· Ensure all positive children
are started on optimized ART and 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.
· 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 are 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.
· 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.
· Telephone support
and appointment reminders
among clients with cell phones;
and Provision of counseling on HIV-status disclosure and partner/family testing
and on barriers to care.
· Prepare and submit daily,
weekly, monthly, and quarterly report to respective authority.
· Perform other duties as requested by your supervisor.
Qualifications:
●
Diploma in Nursing
from a recognized institution and must be registered with the
relevant professional body in Tanzania.
●
2 years’ experience providing HIV/AIDS clinical
care in Tanzania or previous
experience working in HIV/AIDS care
and treatment.
●
Fluency in English
and Swahili.
●
Willingness to stay at the
working station 100%
Key personal
competences:
●
Self-motivated and able to demonstrate high initiative.
●
Committed
●
A
team player
● Good interpersonal skills
To apply please fill
in the Google form in the link below and submit your application to the email
below:
1.
Google form link: https://forms.gle/oUjYjWbFjL2PB8nf6
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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