Clinical Mentor / Site Lead, SAFECARE Project

Shwari Health Cameroon is a locally registered organization with a vision to ensure the provision of quality, effective and innovative evidence-based solutions to address health systems challenges within the health sector in Cameroon and beyond with a special focus to children and adolescents. To achieve this, Shwari Health Cameroon uses proven community strategies to identify HIV infected children and adolescents, refer them to health facilities for initiation on treatment, support and accompany them through treatment to ensure they remain in care and achieve viral suppression. Our mission is to be one of the most sought-after implementations science associations in Cameroon that uses evidence-based strategies to effectively cover the ‘Know-Do’ gaps in the provision of health services. We aim to achieve this through the application of modern evidence generation and synthesis methods to understand operational contexts so as to devise strategies that could make the implementation efforts more effective and efficient. SHWARI Health Association, in partnership with Georgetown University's Center for Global Health Practice and Impact (CGHPI), the Government of the Republic of Cameroon's Regional Technical Groups (RTGs), will be implementing a project titled SAFECARE-Cameroon, which is a 5-year CDC/PEPFAR-Funded project. SAFECARE-Cameroon’s goal is to develop, implement, and sustain comprehensive facility and community-based HIV services for children, adolescents, and adults in Cameroon in PEPFAR supported regions of the country and support the country to fast track its progress to achieve HIV epidemic control. As a result, SHWARI Health Association Cameroon (SHAC) is recruiting for the following program implementation positions. All prospective candidates must be fluent in French and working knowledge of English. These positions will be based in Yaoundé or Bertoua. SHAC Office Positions Position: Clinical Mentor / Site Lead, SAFECARE Project -Cameroon Reports to: Regional Program Manager Location of work: Yaoundé, Cameroon Number of positions: 15 Position Overview: The Clinical Mentor will work closely with the ISDI Specialist and ISDI Team Lead to support HIV care and treatment facilities in the provision of comprehensive, quality care to people living with HIV and, in particular, to priority and key population groups. He (She) will be based in facilities with a cluster of 2 to 4 facilities to support, coordinate, supervise and mentor and oversee program activities. He (She) will provide technical assistance to the coordinator of the ART clinic and his team to ensure SAFECARE implementation in all facilities in his/her cluster. He (She) will participate in a variety of activities attached under two main themes: 1) patient care and treatment at facility level through the provision of nursing and medical care as appropriate to ensure optimized care continuum for patients; 2) support site management including implementation, monitoring and oversight of SAFECARE project activities and clinical services offered. Essential Functions A. Provision of patient care and treatment at facility level • Support, as a Nurse, the ART clinic with clinical services offered to clients in need, when necessary, on behalf of SAFECARE Project (hands-on mentorship) • Assist healthcare workers in their use of health literacy materials with patients, for all HIV clinical area • Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the facility CTA Coordinator/SHAC supervisor as a team member A. Clinic