04 CLINICAL MENTORS /Facility Doctors, SAFECARE Project -Cameroon

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT : Clinical Mentor/Facility Doctor, SAFECARE Project -Cameroon - SHAC SHWARI HEALTH ASSOCIATION 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/Facility Doctor, SAFECARE Project -Cameroon Reports to: Regional Program ManagerLocation of work: Yaoundé, Cameroon Number of positions: 04Position Overview: The Clinical Mentor / Facility Doctor will work closely with the regional program manager to support facility in HIV care services through patient care and treatment, mentorship of all staff involved along HIV care continuum to ensure compliance to the National Guidelines and optimized Case Finding, Linkage and Retention to Treatment. 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: Essential FunctionsA. Provision of patient care and treatment at facility level

• Put himself/herself entirely at the disposal of the SAFECARE Project to fulfill its mandate of HIV care doctor in his/her clinic of attachment
• Participate in all weekly data review meetings at the facility
• Participate in the review of all weekly reports and generation of quality assured
• Ensure the quality of HIV care at his/her facility for persons living with HIV/AIDS is optimal and in line with national ART guidelines
• Ensure assigned targets relating to HIV care at the facility are met
• Oversee the activities of psychosocial workers, data clerks and all other staff under his/her authori