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Kampala * Full-time
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The infectious Disease Institute
The Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) is hiring a Medical Officer under the USAID LPHS-TB Activity to ensure delivery of quality TB care and treatment services to clients by providing technical and leadership support to health facility teams.

Category: Health and Medical Total Positions: Location: Kampala Full-time Salary: Attractive Posted 9 months ago
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead mentorship and training efforts to build capacity of facility teams to deliver high quality TB care services. • Provide leadership to facility based technical team members to ensure timely delivery on key project tasks. • Provide clinical care to TB patients attending IDI-Supported health facilities in line with standard care and treatment guidelines. • Coordinate appropriate referral and management of complex patients through liaison with senior care specialists and tertiary treatment centres. • Lead performance monitoring initiatives and routine data use activities at IDI-supported health facilities to guide implementation of project activities. • Support the health workers to identify, implement and document continuous quality improvement activities along client care and treatment cascades. • Coordinate and support facility efforts in follow up of clients to improve linkage, retention among clients in TB care. • Support health facilities to compile and submit accurate reports according to project, donor and Ministry timelines. • Any other responsibilities as may be agreed with the supervisor.
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QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery • Additional training in TB care and opportunistic infections will be an added advantage. • Person Specification • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery • Full and active registration with the Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council. • Additional training in TB care and opportunistic infections will be an added advantage. • A minimum of two years of TB Clinical experience • Demonstrable understanding of current National TB trends and priorities. • Strong managerial skills to operate independently with limited direct supervision of day-to-day activities and to lead results-driven project teams and work groups. • Strong oral and written communication skills are required to develop and maintain effective, sustainable working relationships with national and international working partners and to accomplish reporting requirements. • Detailed knowledge of USAID administrative policies and regulations • Demonstrated experience in onsite training, mentorship and QI coaching approaches • Demonstrable capacity in building and maintaining productive working relationships with a wide network of partners and stakeholders • Demonstrated organizational and supervisory skills and abilities, sound judgement, and high ethical standards; flexible and ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines. • Fluency in English and local languages commonly used in Kampala.
HOW TO APPLY
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We will only accept one application per individual. Deadline: 10th October 2025
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