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Job Title:   Clinician

Organisation: The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda)

Duty Station: Tororo, Uganda

About US:

The AIDS Support Organization (TASO Uganda), is an organisation contributing to a process of preventing HIV infection, restoring hope and improving the quality of life of persons, families and communities affected by HIV infection and disease.

Job Summary:   The Clinician will provide medical care and health education to TASO clients and staff.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess and manage pain basing on the analgesic ladder
• Carry out proper investigation and take history of patients’ illnesses Screen and manage STIs / clinical sessions
• Carry out medical examinations and investigations
• Make follow up on patients attended to and appropriate referrals Prescribe drugs for the different diagnosis in a rational way
• Provide quality medical care with bias to palliative care
• Ensure that all medical registers are updated i.e., TB, ART, FP, EMTCT, PreP, VMMC etc. Monitor TB patients at the center and communities.
• Carry out hospital visits and home care
• Promote QI project in the department
• Follow standards and guidelines for ART delivery and support in the community
• Organize and mobilization of community members for HCT services
• Monitor and document adverse reaction
• Review sessions clinically and carry out phlebotomy samples for CD4 chemistry 16. Conduct/ attend case conferencing and CMEs
• Carry out HCT pre-test, post-test and HBHCT
• Manage STIs in key populations and follow them up to start on ART
• Provide information to clients aimed at reducing their vulnerability to AIDS and other HIV-related diseases and infection through health education/ talks
• Conduct AIDS awareness and sensitization in communities and facility
• Provide psychiatry services to clients to address mental health issues and Non-
• communicable diseases.
• Write, submit abstracts and participate in conferences
• Attend monthly and quarterly meetings
• Participate in developing and implementing departmental work plans and budgets

Key Outputs

• Clinical services that meet national, international and TASO standards received by clients and staff provided
• Drugs and other medical supplies administered appropriately to clients and staff
• Set Standards and procedures offered for clinical services adhered to
• ART facility/community activities managed and supported
• Necessary information to clients and staff provided
• Information during the planning and budgeting period provided

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Community Health OR Clinical Psychiatry. Registration with Allied Health Professional Council is a MUST
• Training in Paediatric and Adolescent Management
• Training in Voluntary Male Medical Circumcision (VMMC). He/she must attach a practicing certificate as a VMMC surgeon
• At least three (3) years’ experience in Clinical work, two of which should be in the management of a Paediatric and Adolescent clinic.
• Special Knowledge: HIV Management and Management of Non-communicable diseases.
• Ability to communicate medical facts to non-medical personnel
• Motorcycle riding is a Must. The applicant must attach a copy of a valid riding permit (Class Ability to speak the local dialects is desirable.
• Ability to carry out operational research.
• Other Qualities/Attributes: Integrity, Emotional control, Confidentiality, Openness, Team player
• Ability to work under mental and physical stress and Innovativeness.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates who meet all the above requirements are invited to submit their resume, copies of certified academic certificates, testimonials, and three referees, two of whom should be the present employer immediate supervisor or last employer if unemployed, or any other if it is the first employment being applied for. None of the referees should be a relative, friend, or business associate. All referees’ designations should be stated and contact details included i.e. physical address, telephone/ mobile numbers, and email contacts.

All interested Candidates MUST fully fill out the TASO Online Job Application Form, scan and save all the relevant documents as one document (labelled with the candidate’s full names), and forward only online applications with the relevant credentials to the link below.

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Note:

• Also, note that only applications received online shall be considered.
• While TASO appreciates all interested applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. In case you do not hear from TASO Uganda One (01) month after the closing date, please consider yourself unsuccessful.
• Please note that any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Deadline: 13^th March 2024

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