Job Description

Family Aid Caring Trust (FACT) is a Christian national development NGO based in
Zimbabwe. It implements sustainable development initiatives to improve people’s livelihood, Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH), HIV Prevention, HIV and AIDS care and support as well as health activities. FACT seeks the services of Integrated HIV Care (IHC) Nurse for the PREVENT project as detailed below;
1. Position: IHC Nurse (x1)
2. Reports to: Clinical Services Coordinator
3. District: Chipinge

Duties and Responsibilities

4. Summary job responsibilities
• Identifies, screens, and retests all Recipients of care s who are status neutral for prevention, treatment, and care services.
• Takes history, monitors vital observations, prepares Recipients of care for Pre-Exposure
Prophylaxis (PrEP) and life-long therapy through giving information on benefits of Anti- Retroviral Therapy (ART) and PrEP.
• Offers Pre-Exposure prophylaxis and post-Exposure prophylaxis to HIV-Negative
Recipients of care who are at substantial risk of contracting HIV.
• Provides on-going psychosocial counselling to all Recipients of care to ensure treatment success.
• Monitors ART and PrEP clients for adherence, adverse events, and Opportunistic Infections.
• Conducts laboratory monitoring of Recipients of care on ART or PrEP per the standard operating procedure manual or whenever clinically necessary.
• Screens, counsels and initiate Adolescent Girls and Young Women on modern
contraceptive methods.
• Maintains a clean and safe working environment for Recipients of care by adhering to infection prevention and control policies to prevent the spread of infections daily.

Qualifications and Experience

5. Education & Training
• Diploma in Nursing from a recognised institution.
• Certificate in counselling and rapid HIV testing
• Registered with the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe.
• Holder of a valid forensic licence issued by MCAZ where applicable.
6. Experience & Competencies
• Experience in Primary Health Care
• At least 3 years’ experience in SRH and OI/ART / services
• Good counselling skills.
• Key population friendliness.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to ride (Added advantage)

How to Apply

7. How to apply:
7.1. Follow the link and complete the form not later than 26 January 2024.
7.2. Send a detailed CV to [email protected] highlighting the post.
Please ensure that both steps are carried out to complete the application process.
- Background checks will be done for successful candidate to ensure child
safeguarding and protection in all our work. FACT commits itself to protecting
children whom its staff, volunteers as well as outsiders may get into contact
with. The organization is mandated to serve the best interest of all children
through protection from abuse, harm and exclusion, child participation and
development in all its programs.
- FACT is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate in terms of
race, tribe, place of origin, political opinion, colour, creed, gender, pregnancy,
HIV/AIDS status or, subject to the Disabled Persons Act [Chapter 17:01].
- FACT does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
NB: Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

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