HIV Diagnostic Assistant – Pakachere Institute of Health and Development Communication

in Health Care and Nutrition
Full Time
Lilongwe
July 18, 2024
Application deadline closed.

Job Description

Pakachere Institute of Health and Development Communication is one of the leading local health and development communication NGO in Malawi. Pakachere exists to empower Malawians, particularly the vulnerable, to choose and sustain healthy behaviours, through service delivery, evidence-based health and development communication, community mobilization, advocacy and networking. Pakachere invites suitably qualified candidates to fill the following position:

Position: HIV Diagnostic Assistant (1)
Reporting to: Drop-in Centre Manager
Key relationship: District Coordinator, Health Promoters, Peer Educator, Peer Navigator
Salary: Competitive consummate with experience and professional attainment
Working hours : 40 hours a week
Contract: Full time, 1 year contract – renewable
Location: Lilongwe
Grade: E4

Purpose of Job

Reporting to the Drop-in Centre Manager (DIC Manager), the HTS Counsellor will be responsible for providing HIV testing and counselling services to key populations at Drop-in Centre and outreach clinics as per national guidelines. S/he will also support viral load testing services for PLHIV who are due for the service.

Key responsibilities

  • Provide client centred risk reduction counselling.
  • Provide health talks on HIV Prevention and testing to FSW at hotspot and drop in centre level
  • Keep client records and data confidential and safe
  • Support outreach workers to follow up on all FSW who tested positive to be linked to care and treatment; follow up those who test negative with prevention packages including repeat testing when required.
  • Submit reports to DIC manager monthly and as per need basis
  • Assist in the maintenance of an accurate inventory for the HIV rapid test kits used for testing services.
  • Assist in re-ordering kits for the testing program in a timely manner to ensure they are always available.
  • Conduct Q,Cs
    Abide by organization and donor policies regarding confidentiality of client information.
  • Support outreach clinics at hotspot level and ensure linkages and referrals to appropriate services including ART, PMTCT etc.
  • Develop monthly work plans in line with the DIC work plan and ensure effective implementation

Qualifications and Experience

  • Hold a relevant Post-Secondary Education
  • Certification requirements for HTS Counsellor
  • One-year practical experience working as an HTS Counsellor in a busy environment.
  • Possess excellent communication skills (writing, spelling, listening and speaking)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft word processing
  • Basic competence in data entry
  • Bi-lingual Chichewa/English preferred
  • Basic knowledge & terminology about HIV/AIDS disease.
  • Understanding of basic concepts of HIV related To HIV testing services and knowledge of prevention and treatment services.
  • Successfully completed HTS training required by Ministry of Health

Applications should contain a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and copies of academic certificates and be sent to the following address to be received on or before 5:00 pm Monday, 05th August 2024.

Applications must be sent to:

The Human Resource Manager
Pakachere Institute of Health and Development Communication,
Smythe Road, Opposite the Story Workshop, Old Goal Malawi Office Sunnyside,
P.O Box 30248,
Blantyre 3, Malawi
Email: pakacherevacancies@gmail.com

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