The Center for Clinical Care and Clinical Research is an indigenous, non-profit organization that promotes best practices in health care delivery, medical training and research using locally adapted models of health systems strengthening. CCCRN has established a formidable presence in Nigeria. With the headquarters in Federal Capital Territory and field offices in its operational states, CCCRN built a vast network of health and allied professional staff, partners and collaborators.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Linkage Facilitator

Location: Calabar South, Cross River
Project: ICHSSA Lot 1
Department: Program Management
Reports to: State Program Manager
Secondary Reporting to: HIV Care and Support Advisor

About ICHSSA

• The Integrated Child Health and Social Service Award ICHSSA 1 is a newly awarded five-year agreement by USAID, commenced on December 19, 2019. ICHSSA 1 is implemented by the Center for Clinical Care and Research Nigeria.
• The project will ensure that Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) are cared for, and protected by their households, communities, and local and state government to reduce their vulnerability to HIV.
• The project expected results is highlighted as follows:
  • Households have increased access to basic services and care for OVC
  • Communities ensure that OVC secure their rights
  • Local anHIV-positivernments deliver basic services, detect and respond to child rights violations.
• Prioritized target HIVpositive for specific OVC subpopulations delivered

Job Description

• S/he ensures that all children living with HIV (CLHIV) and adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) on ART are enrolled on OVC program
• S/He facilitates assisted referral for HTS by provappointmentsnity Case Workers/Community Volunteers (CCW/CVs) with updated mapping of HTS service providers and directories
• S/he is to provide access to HIV care by ensuring prompt linkage of newly identified clients to ART in collaboration with the facility enrolment staff
• S/he collaborates with CCWs/CVs to follow up and track identified HIV positive clients (ALHIV , CLHIV) not linked to ART
• S/He collaborates with CCWs/CV to ensure that all HIV positive clients (CLHIV, ALHIV) are virally suppressed
• Ensures that index testing is offered to all children of PLHIV in the facility and coordinate with the CCW to ensure home based index testing
• Ensures that appointment register and appointment diary is effectively used
• Ensures prompt tracking of patients who missed appointment and prompt documentation in the tracking register
• S/He works with appropriate facility staff to share weekly line-list of missed appointment and defaulters and monthly line list of IIT with CCWs/CVs for tracking and Care & Support specialist
• Collaborates with facility DOT officer to improve TB referral services and ensure TB positive patient are commenced on anti TB drugs
• Collaborate with the PMTCT focal persons to ensure all HIV positive pregnant adolescent clients are enrolled on OVC program and followup on the exposed infant till final outcome
• Ensures continued collaboration with the PMTCT focal persons to enroll HIV positive multiparous mother with children on the OVC program
• Work with the facility’s M&E staff to generate VL eligible list quarterly in advance and share with CCWs/CVs for follow up and care and support specialist
• Ensure eligible patients are sent for VL sample collection and documented in the care cards
• Populates viral load tracking template monthly/as required and share with the HIV care and support specialist.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates should possess relevant qualifications
• A minimum of 4 years’relevant experience in implementing HIV prevention, care and support programs both in the community and facility level
• Demonstrate ability to effectively collaborate and facilitate linkage between health center and community
• Good knowledge on Government of Nigeria HIV Care and Treatment guidelines
• Familiarity with PEPFAR OVC programming and principles
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Excellent analytical, organizational and computer skills(MS office including Word, Excel and power point)
• Lives within the community and in close proximity to the facilities
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadline.

Application Closing Date
27th January, 2023.