Nurse Counsellor ( 10 Positions)

Position Title: Nurse Counsellor [ Masaka, Jinja, Mbale, Tororo, Busia]

No of positions: 10

Reports to: Surveillance Officer

Job Summary

Coordinate and supervise activities of the nurse counselling department

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Reports to the Surveillance Officer
• Coordinate and supervise activities of the nurse counselling department.
• Ensure that nurse counsellors’ rooms have all required supplies in sufficient quantities.
• Obtaining informed consent
• Conducting quantitative structured interviews using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI)
• Conducting qualitative semi-structured interviews in collaboration with Behavioural Scientists and other investigators
• Providing routine HIV and STI counselling and provision of results
• Provide treatment of STI in accordance to accepted policy
• Collects biological specimens as dictated by the protocol
• Assists in the practical aspects of the survey conduct including clinic flow and patient assistance
• Participates in the management of filing system of participant records and results
• The Nurse Counsellor shall be responsible for any other duty as may be assigned by the Project manager and/or Principal Investigator.

Education Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing Science or diploma, Registered or Comprehensive nurse

Experience, skills, and other requirements

• Excellent in drawing and processing of blood samples
• Certificate in HIV counselling from recognized institute
• At least one year working experience
• Computer literate
• Administrative and good organizational skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Self-driven and team player
• Ability to speak Luganda, Lusoga, Gishu, Japhadola, Ateso and Samya fluently

Nurse Counsellors Application link: https://forms.gle/wj8jbfWpMXwzfrH97