Job Summary
The Clinical Care Team Lead is responsible for working with the Hoima Regional referral hospital management to ensure that HIV/TB service delivery is implemented at the hospital per the work plan, MOH and Baylor Uganda policies.
Overall Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with hospital management to support performance management of project supported staff providing HIV/TB Services.
- Work with hospital heads of departments to ensure project supported staff have clear work targets and that evaluations and appraisals are completed on time.
- Ensure that time worked by all staff is recorded on time sheets and correctly endorsed by the designated supervisors to support staff facilitations.
- Build and maintain an effective performing team at the regional hospital. Obtain weekly management supervision checklist. Support the hospital director to ensure this is completed and submitted in time.
- Provide technical assistance for HIV/TB care and lead the clinical team in the provision of services in line with national guidelines.
- Ensure presence of clinical staff to provide uninterrupted services at the HIV/TB clinic (collaborate with hospital supervisors to establish monthly duty rosters).
- Conduct weekly clinical meetings and keep a record of meeting minutes with action points and follow-on actions
- Conduct monthly and quarterly data reviews to analyse data, identify gaps and identify suitable interventions.
- Prepare and submit reports and presentations as due in collaboration with the M&E team and other members of the clinical team.
- Coordinate HIV clinic QI activities and provide support for the hospital QI focal person.
- Provide technical support for HIV preventive services including HIV Counselling and Testing.
- Work collaboratively with the HIV service delivery team to ensure functional linkages within the hospital
- Liaise with the Hospital Laboratory In-Charge and Baylor Uganda laboratory team to ensure laboratory equipment are maintained and repaired in line with available schedules.
- Support the Hub Coordinator in Laboratory hub rider scheduling, and ensuring the back-up rider is engaged when needed
- Support the Hub Coordinator in ensuring the hub motorbike is maintained and the repair schedules are adhered to, to minimize down-time.
- Work with the hub coordinator to plan for the Bi-annual laboratory hub review meetings in liaison with project laboratory technical supervisory team
- Work in liaison with hospital management to ensure the laboratory hub functions optimally.
- Work in liaison with the Hoima cluster office to perform the administrative role on behalf of the project at the hospital.
- Ensure timely submission of documentation to requisition and account for project funds.
Required Qualification, Experience and Competencies:
- § MBChB and registration with the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council§ Personal competencies in team building and good communication skills.§ Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- § Experience as a supervisor in clinic or hospital-based services
- § Dynamic, Persuasive & convincing, self- motivated and able to demonstrate high initiative.
- § MMed and/or MPH or related public health policy and/or management course
- 3 Years Relevant Experience
NOTE:
Applications should include a cover letter, CV, daytime telephone contact, three traceable professional references and certified UNEB certificates as well as certified University Transcripts
You must have at least a credit 6 in MATHEMATICS and ENGLISH at Ordinary Level (UCE). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.