4 US CDC Midwife Mentor Non-profit Job Vacancies - Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Organisation: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI)

Funding Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Reports to: Team Leader-Technical Supervisory Teams

The

Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is an international non-profit organization

which is a partnership of infectious diseases and public health specialists.

The overall objective of the IDI is to strengthen health systems with strong

emphasis on Infectious Diseases, through Research and Capacity Development. IDI

has five operational areas through which it works to achieve its mission:

Prevention, Care and Treatment; Training, Research and Laboratory services

(provided through a partnership with the Makerere University – John Hopkins

University Core Lab) and Outreach.

Infectious

Diseases Institute (IDI) received funding from Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC)/PEPFAR to implement a comprehensive HIV/AIDS services in the

mid-western Uganda Districts of Kiboga, Kibaale, Kyankwanzi, Hoima, Masindi,

Buliisa and Kiryandongo. The project is called “Accelerating Comprehensive

HIV/AIDS Service Delivery through Health System Capacity Building and Technical

Assistance of District Health Teams and Health Facilities in Western and West

Nile Regions in the Republic of Uganda under PEPFAR.”

Job Summary: The Midwife Mentor will oversee mentorship and

supervise district frontline health workers in both technical aspects of

maternal and child health (MCH), elimination of mother to child transmission of

HIV (EMTCT) and in professionalism health care delivery. Their major roles

include coordinating trainings, providing mentorship, supporting documentation

and reporting related to MCH and EMTCT.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Providing mentorship to front line health
  
  workers within the district health facilities in delivery of elimination
  
  of mother to child transmission of HIV services (Option B+), Early Infant
  
  Diagnosis care and related Maternal and Child Care in the districts.


• Offer technical support in the implementation
  
  and use of MoH guidelines in line and ensure compliance with MoH policies


• Support professional continuous medical
  
  education sessions at the health facilities in line with EMTCT and related
  
  MCH areas


• Coordinates required trainings for the
  
  district staff in relation to implementation of EMTCT


• Facilitate continuous quality improvement
  
  activities to improve EMTCT within the district health facilities.


• Actively participate in QA/QC for services in
  
  project-supported facilities in the districts.


• Ensure that all heath facilities make and
  
  submit required reports in time and also generate reports for the program
  
  reporting


• Ensure the health workers obtain the updated
  
  and required tools to support care


• Coordinate and support follow up of clients
  
  to improve retention in care for Option B+ patients and their exposed infants.


• Support the integration of maternal care
  
  within EID care points to support client centered care


• Coordinate technical support supervision for
  
  Health facilities in the district.


• Perform any other duties as reasonably
  
  assigned by the Team Leader-Technical Supervisory Teams.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Infectious Diseases
  
  Institute (IDI) Midwife Mentor vacancy should preferably have complemented
  
  registered training in Midwifery from a recognized education institution


• Additional training in elimination of mother
  
  to child transmission Option B+


• At least three years’ experience in a busy
  
  clinical setting preferably in the district health system setting


• Working knowledge and understanding of
  
  maternal and child health issues especially goal oriented ANC


• Knowledge of good nursing procedures and
  
  practices


• Good report writing skills and basic
  
  knowledge of Microsoft word, excel and power point packages.


• Keen attention to detail, especially regarding
  
  data accuracy.


• Team player and management skills.


• Excellent communication skills


• Fluency of the local languages within the
  
  supported districts is desirable.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their application cover

letters with a detailed CV, naming at least two professional referees to:

The

Human Resources Manager,

Infectious

Diseases Institute,

P.O.

Box 22418, Kampala, Uganda

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for

interviews.

Deadline: 4^th March, 2016 by 5:00 PM