» Consultant – ADHERENCE COUNSELOR

Basic Function: The main responsibility will be to provide education about HIV-related issues and adherence counseling services at One-Stop-Shop (OSS) for Key Populations (KPs) and their partners.

Specific Deliverables are:

• Provide psychosocial and continuous support as well as treatment/PrEP preparation to KPs and their partners in the OSS.
• Identify and address challenges/barriers to adherence to care and treatment to ART for KPs and PrEP for their partners.
• Organize and facilitate support group sessions for infected and affected KPs.
• Address aspects of behavior change in relation to HIV and ART.
• Conduct Sexual network tracking/Partner notification services.
• Facilitate the delivery of PWP information to clients enrolled in OSS.
• Participate in home visits as appropriate to execute plan of care for clients.
• Ensure client records are well maintained and compile periodic reports as necessary.
• Ensure proper referral of patients where necessary including following up and reporting on the outcomes as necessary.
• Coordinates patient tracking activities supported by the Case Managers including documentation and reporting of defaulter tracing activities.

Reporting

• Reports to the facility in charge and FHI360 GF Technical leads.
• Works in collaboration and guidance of the Clinical Technical team.
• Compile and submits monthly reports on Psychosocial Support and Patient tracking activities.

Requirements:

• BSC Nursing/Nursing Midwife
• Nurse Educator
• Diploma in Counseling Psychology

Experience & Skills:

• 3 – 4 years’ experience, 1 year of which should be as an Adherence Counselor in HIV service delivery.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Computer literacy

Method of Application- Interested and Qualified institutions should  send in their Resume to radunchezor@ahnigeria.org

Duration of Consultancy – 30 working days ( January 18th, 2021 – February 28th, 2021 )

Deadline for submission of application is January 12th,  2021.

Members of Key populations are strongly advised to apply.