Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 24 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The Tanga City Council in Collaboration with Tanzania Health Promotion Support (THPS) will implement PEPFAR / CDC supported AFYA HATUA (Sustain Treatment, Enrolment and HIV Prevention- STEP) project in Tanga CC aiming to deliver client centered, comprehensive facility and community-based HIV prevention, care, and treatment services for populations of this district hence contribute to the country’s epidemic control.

Tanga CC is currently seeking highly experienced, committed and motivated Tanzanians to fill in vacant positions for AFYA HATUA project as shown below.

Position title: Clinical trackers. (8 Positions)
Reports to: CTC In Charge.

Overall Job Function: Oversee all activities related to adherence, retention, psychosocial support to ART and PMTCT clients in the facility including adolescents and children. This include but not limited to appointment reminders, tracking of miss appointments and updating relevant. Also develop and maintain linkage between ART facilities and community-based adherence and retention systems.

Key Responsibilities:
• Provision of technical assistance to Peer Educators and Community Volunteers on adherence and retention issues.
• Identify patients who missed their clinic visit schedule timely and conduct telephone tracking
• Insure effective use of National and program appointment and tracking systems (appointment and tracking registers, PE 3 forms, 3 boxes approach, wateja Marafiki, remainder SMS and follow up calls)
• Prepare and share with CBHS provider’s/ peer educators/ community implementing partner tracker list of clients who were not found through the phone and those who don’t have telephone for physical tracing.
• Confirm all tracking outcomes including transfer out, death and cause of death by using phone calls and Macro 3 data base.
• Facilitate entry of tracking outcome into the CTC 2 card and Database with Clinician/ Counsellor and Data clerks.
• Conduct weekly review and ensure all tracking outcome are updated and entered on CTC 2 database
• Ensure unknown clients are tracked timely and 70% returned to care monthly
• Work with peer educators, counsellor and data clerk to confirm all transfer out in respective facility
• Provide health education on importance of clinic adherence to the client and family
• Supporting the patient adherence to medication and clinic visit schedules
• Work closely with ART nurses and Peer Educators to ensure all Map cues are updated timely to all clients
• Record and report tracking services daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly
• Prepare summary report weekly, monthly and quarterly and submit to CTC in charge and district APSC officer.
• Participate in data management and net loss analysis in respective facility and district.
• Participate in QI activities that aimed to increase retention at facility level.
• Bring up any ideas or comments that may contribute to better system of patient follow up.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by a line supervisor

Requirements: Education, Work experience and Skills:
• One-year course nursing
• Trained community health worker (one-year course)
• Certificate in social studies
• Diploma in social studies
• Knowledge on basic HIV/AIDS and Experience on provision of HIV/AIDs services at facility/community will be an added advantage.



Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure
Interested applicants should send an email to info@tangacc.go.tz copying mmubelwa@thps.or.tz attaching
1. Application cover letter (one-page maximum),
2. Curriculum Vitae (four pages’ maximum)
3. Copies of your relevant certificates. The email should be position being applied for (e.g. Clinical Tracker Job Application for Tanga City Council)

The deadline for application is 29 October 2023. Tanga City Council is an equal opportunity employer; women, people living with HIV/AIDS and people living with disability are encouraged to apply.


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