Uganda Episcopal Conference Project Officer TB Management Jobs in Uganda

Uganda Episcopal Conference Project Officer TB Management Jobs in Uganda

Job Title: Project Officer TB Management (4 Positions; one per station)

Duty Station: Kampala, Masaka, West Nile, Soroti

Reports To: Regional Team Lead

Job Summary:

The holder is charged with building PNFP sites’ capacity to offer high quality TB services including TB/HIV integration according to NTLP guidelines.


Strengthen TB/HIV collaboration, TB diagnosis, treatment, prevention, recording and quality reporting as well as supporting national campaigns to end TB as well as supporting advanced HIV disease management.

Summary of Roles and Responsibilities

Technical and Strategic Leadership

Serves as the technical specialist for UEC FLASH

project in all aspects of TB and Advanced HIV Disease management with emphasis on TB preventive therapy (TPT), TB treatment and its outcomes, TB infection control (TB IC), TB/HIV co-treatment, screening for TB and Advanced HIV Diseases including Cryptococcal Meningitis, CD4 testing at regional, district and facility level.

Support TB case identification and successful treatment using different modalities including microscopy, TB LAM, GeneXpert and X-ray services.

Supports implementation of surge strategies and campaigns including the 3-by-1 campaign, TPT catch up plans and the CAST TB campaign

Provides expert-level guidance to health facility clinical and counseling teams in TB and Advanced HIV Disease Management

Keeps current on all new developments in TB/AHDM in order to advise and/or lead health facilities on priorities and implementation approaches.

Convenes technical meetings to review progress and discuss improvement initiatives.

Supports the review of facility budgets and workplans to ensure they are responsive to the requirements to meet set targets and quality standards.

Coordinate the implementation of community TB activities including contact tracing, X-ray outreaches, screening in hotspots, treatment follow-up and campaigns involving VHTs e.g., CAST TB

Any other duty that may be assigned from time to time.


Capacity Building

Conducts training, mentorship and technical support supervision regularly to health facility staff on aspects of TB and AHDM

Development of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) guides for facility teams to refer to.

Conducts Continuous Medical Education (CME) sessions physically and virtually

Monitoring, Evaluation and Quality Improvement

Working with the Strategic Information (SI) team, prepares and responds to ad-hoc reports and data calls on TB and AHDM.

Supports recording and reporting of data in TB and AHDM. Participates in periodic data quality assessments (DQAs) and ensures that reported data is accurate, complete and timely as a good representation of the HIV care and treatment indicators.

Supports the institution of data-driven CQI projects in TB and AHDM such as improvement of baseline CD4 testing, CrAg testing and utilization of

TB LAM and GeneXpert.

Foster a learning environment that facilitates cross learning and exchange of best practices, recommended strategies, and innovative interventions to improve health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving services through the regional UEC UCMB facilities.

Support active participation of clinical teams in QI collaboratives

Support facility-level and UEC-level periodic data review meetings and performance monitoring with follow-up of agreed action plans for improvement

Conducts facility-level assessments using the SIMS (Site Improvement Monitoring System) tool and supports facility teams to address identified gaps.

Support External Quality Assurance (EQA) of CD4, TB and CrAg tests

Representation, Collaboration and Teamwork

Works closely with District Health Management Teams (District TB and Leprosy Supervisors- DTLSs) and Regional TB and Leprosy Supervisors (RTLSs) to deliver quality TB services

Represents UEC at district and regional performance review meetings

Collaborates with other development partners like Global Fund, USAID and their supported projects like LPHS to support UEC facilities provide quality TB and AHDM services.

Works with the Supply Chain and Laboratory advisors to ensure uninterrupted supplies of logistics for supported health facilities including CD4 test kits, TB reagents and kits, CrAg kits

Works closely with other partners including the regional comprehensive mechanisms to optimize opportunities for cross sectoral integration and leveraging of resources across the different program components to guarantee client-centered services are prioritized and implemented across all supported health facilities

Qualifications and qualities:

Diploma in Clinical Medicine; a degree in Public Health or related field is an added advantage

Knowledge in training, mentorship and technically sound

Strategic decision making and leadership

Teamwork, networking and good interpersonal skills

A three-year experience working with HIV, TB or related public health projects for is required.

Application Procedure

Eligible and interested candidates should apply and attach their signed CVs, copies of certificates, degrees, and testimonials. Suitable candidates residing in highlighted regions are encouraged to apply. Applications indicating duty station applied for and job reference number should be directed to the address below not later than 21st October 2022.

The Secretary General

Uganda Catholic Secretariat

Plot 672, Hanlon Road, Nsambya Hill

P.O. Box 2886

Kampala.

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