An international organization is looking for a suitably qualified person to fill the following position.
Senior PMTCT Nurse Educator - TANZANIA
Scope of Work
The Senior Nurse Educator will be part of the Tanzania AIDSRelief Clinical Team, composed of HIV physicians, senior nurse practitioners, adherence and community specialist, laboratory specialists, and experts in monitoring and evaluation, and will support AIDSRelief in country comprehensive care and treatment programs, scale up and continuous quality improvement efforts in PMTCT interventions.
The Senior PMTCT Nurse Educator will provide opportunities for nurses involved in the prevention and care of patients with HIV/ AIDS to update their clinical knowledge and skills and improve clinical decision making skills regarding patient care through nurse specific training and mentoring.
The Senior PMTCT Nurse Educator will also be expected to be an integral part of the AIDSRelief country technical team as a representative of the most recent, evidence based information on HIV care and treatment for nurses at the partner health facilities. This person is expected to be in-charge of the nursing staff and direct their activities.
The individual will report to the Medical Strategy Lead Senior Technical Advisor in country.
Specific Activities:
- Responsible for developing evidence-based, advanced protocols for management of HIV-infected pregnant women and their infants in conjunction with other PMTCT nurses and other program leads
- Integrate evidenced based techniques and strategies such as use of peer reviewed articles and journals into preceptorship activities
- Facilitate the development of written protocols for referral and follow ups of HIV-infected pregnant women and their families at partner health facilities
- Ensure proper implementation of comprehensive care and support for mothers and families with HIV infection
- Mentor and supervise nursing staff working in the partner health facilities, particularly in the areas of PMTCT and HIV management during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding
- Mentor health facility staff in counseling for infant feeding in the context of HIV Infection
- Work closely with PMTCT staff at each partner health facility to develop tighter coordination and integrated protocols between PMTCT and ART programs
- Work closely with nursing staff at each partner hospital to develop stronger linkages between maternal child health clinics and lower health facilities and community based organizations
- Monthly visits to each site and on as needed basis for needs assessment, mentoring nurses identifying challenges/problem solving including evaluation of current skill level
- Adapt educational material, teaching aids and clinic reference material to assist the point of service staff
- Organize and conduct regular training for health care workers on PMTCT and the care and treatment of HIV-infected pregnant women and their infants
- Develop strategies in reducing HIV/AIDS related Stigma and Discrimination in PMTCT
- Participate in training programs for nursing care, adherence, palliative care and support
- Participate in report writing, provide information, and act as a liaison and local partner treatment facility advocate
- Responsible for teaching and mentoring the PMTCT nurses within the Clinical Team delivering technical assistance
- Responsible for managing the recruitment, selection, appraisal and development of the PMTCT nursing staff
- Oversee the day-to-day management of the PMTCT nursing team
- Responsible for developing a professional development plan in conjunction with program lead for all PMTCT nurses in country team
- Represent the clinical team's PMTCT program at local, district, regional, national, and international meetings and international conference
- Registered Nurse in Tanzania, preferable a midwife with Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required. A Master's degree is preferred.
- Have knowledge and clinical experience in PMTCT not less than two years.
- Current clinical practice as a nurse
- Prior experience in capacity building, such as planning and facilitating trainings and providing technical assistance
- Teaching experience, especially in HIV Care and treatment and/or PMTCT trainings is preferred.
- Ability to read and interpret scientific publications
- Ability to interpret and analyze data
- Excellent English oral and written communication skills
- Strong computer skills in MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint
- Capacity to work both in a team and independently and the ability to utilize adult learning strategies in education
- Willingness and ability to travel extensively to work with the staff of the Points of Service
- Ability to provide written communication in a timely manner and adjusted to various levels of comprehension
- Willingness to learn Kiswahili
Interested candidates should send their application letters, enclosing their CVs, copies of certificates, testimonials and names of three referees to the following postal address
Applications must be received within two weeks from the appearance of the advertisement.
TEA. No. 097,
P.O Box 8101,
Dar es Salaam.
