- Lodwar, Kenya
- Contract
- Opportunity Type: Current Opening
Company Description
Amref Health Africa was founded in 1957 and has since grown to become the largest African-based international health development organization; currently implementing more than 180 programs, reaching more than 40 million people across 35 African countries; and a staff complement of over 2,000. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, Amref Health Africa has offices in ten countries in Africa – Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guinea (Conakry), Kenya, Malawi, Senegal, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. An additional eleven advocacy and fundraising offices are located in Europe and North America.
Amref Health Africa is driven by its vision of ‘Lasting health change in Africa’ and its mission ‘To catalyze and drive community-led and people-centered health systems while addressing social determinants of health’. We believe that the power to transform Africa’s health lies within its communities, and therefore strive to ensure that health systems are not only functional but that communities are empowered to hold these systems accountable for the delivery of quality and affordable health care.
Qualified residents from Turkana County are highly encouraged to apply
Job Description
JOB PURPOSE
The Registered Community Health Nurse is responsible for providing clinical HIV services to clients in facilities including paediatric and adult HIV care and treatment, TB/HIV and PMTCT. They will be responsible for working closely with other service providers to ensure that the quality of care and support is sustained as defined by the Ministry of Health (MOH) service quality standards.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide quality clinical HIV services to clients at the CCC/ART/MCH as per the national guidelines and standards.
- Support other service providers in the health facility by recommending treatment and care for the patients with opportunistic infections, initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART) in accordance with the MOH guidelines.
- Mentor other service providers in CCC/MCH/TB attending to HIV-infected adults, children and pregnant or breastfeeding women.
- Liaise with other project staff working in the community to address issues of defaulter tracing, HIV prevention and social determinants of health to mitigate the impact of those infected and affected by HIV.
- Strengthen linkages and referrals within and between health facilities.
- Ensure quality of care for all patients seeking services.
- Ensure the documentation of appropriate services rendered to patients is done in the relevant service registers and electronic medical records (EMR).
- Support HIV/TB and HIV/MNCH service integration.
- Strengthen data reviews and use for decision making.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Diploma or Degree in Nursing from a recognized institution
- MUST be registered by the Nursing Council of Kenya
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience with direct involvement in patient care especially in HIV Prevention, Care & Treatment/PMTCT
- Demonstrated training and competencies by NACSOP and other stakeholders in HIV Prevention, Care & Treatment/PMTCT will have added advantage.
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies
- Up-to-date knowledge on HIV Prevention, Care & Treatment, PMTCT, Cervical Cancer Screening, supportive supervision and quality improvement systems
- Competent in development and implementation of work plans, monitoring and evaluation of activities and report writing
- Competency in the use of MS Office Applications
- Proficiency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili
- Ability to conceptualize and understand program needs for pastoral and static populations
- Teamwork and Team building
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Result Oriented
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
Corporate Policies, Systems, Procedures and Methods
- The job will be domiciled in the Ministry of Health in a Health Facility and community Set-Up within Turkana. The holder of the position will be subject to rules and regulations of the Public Service Human Resource Policies and Procedures Manual
Work Environment
- Work environment is in ARID and Semi-ARID Area with frequent travel to the community set up.
Hours of Work
- The job holder may be required to work outside normal working hours due to the nature of the work in general
Additional Information
Qualified residents from Turkana County are highly encouraged to apply
Your application should include a cover letter detailing why you are the best fit for this position and your CV with relevant skills and experience. The closing date will be Tuesday 29th July 2025.
Amref Health Africa does not require applicants to pay any money at whatever stage of the recruitment and selection process and has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. Although Amref may use different job boards from time to time to further spread its reach for applicants, all open vacancies are published on our website under the Vacancies page and on our official social media pages. Kindly also note that official emails from Amref Health Africa will arrive from an @amref.org address.
Amref Health Africa is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Amref Health Africa is is dedicated to diversity and is an equal-opportunity employer with a non-smoking environment policy.
