Clinical Specialist

Key Roles

The services of the consultant will include but not limited to the following:

• The incumbent will provide group and individual mental health and psychosocial support to identified clients receive a coordinated range of client-centered services linking clients with health care to other services.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team in the OSS centre according to the case management, bio-psychosocial approach.
• Conduct screening and assessment of beneficiaries and develop individualized treatment and rehabilitation plans according to their needs.
• Provide psychoeducation to beneficiaries and their families.
• Provide psychological support and counselling services to beneficiaries and their families.
• Provide family support when needed.
• Facilitate group therapy and support group sessions in coordination with the multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct home visits to provide further psycho-social support when needed.
• Organize community, rehabilitation and awareness activities for beneficiaries and their families in coordination with the multidisciplinary team.
• Attend and contribute to the weekly clinical supervision meeting.
• Ensure the complete and updated filing of beneficiary information, including follow-up visits and referrals.
• KP Experience will be an added advantage.
• Assist in performing other tasks as requested.

Recruitments

• Coordinate the Provision of ART services to PLHIVs at facilities in the LGA in line with the National guidelines both at the facility and community.
• Coordinate and conduct comprehensive clinical assessments, diagnosis, and management of HIV / AIDS and related opportunistic infections.
• Oversee clinical HIV management interventions for PLHIVS at the facilities in the LGA.
• Review clinical records to evaluate the necessary level of client care.
• Effectively manage and supervise other clinical team members, health service providers, volunteers and case managers at the facility as well as through other DSD sites in the designated LGA.
• Provide pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) services for eligible clients.
• Supervise weekly/monthly clinical staff meetings, integrate facility and Community services with other project activities to enhance the achievement of project outcomes in the LGA.
• Provide support to the Strategic Information (SI) unit to manage data collection for service delivery to PLHIVs in project communities using nationally approved tools at the facilities in the LGA.
• Support for data analysis, interpretation and use at all facilities in the LGA.
• Use of data at facility level for decision making towards improve service delivery and program targets achievement.
• Preparation of program reports, proactively seek out and report relevant opportunities, success stories, linkages or challenges that may promote clinical services for the project.
• Provide technical and programmatic oversight to the pharmacy, Lab and other units in the LGAs .
• Health Education to clients on areas requiring needs.
• Work collaboratively with community outreach teams, peer educators, and other healthcare providers to ensure a seamless continuum of care at the LGA.
• Coordinate referrals for additional services, including psychosocial support, legal aid, and other specialized care.
• Carry out any other task as assigned.