District HIV Testing and Prevention Mentor

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• Conducts regular scheduled and spot-check mentoring visits to health facilities and community testing sites to support HIV testing services (HTS) and prevention service providers. • Delivers competency-based on-the-job training, and clinical mentoring for HTS and HIV prevention. • Oversees internal and external quality assurance (QA) for HIV rapid testing, including proficiency testing, site supervision checklists, remedial action plans, and biosafety compliance. • Mentors providers on the integration of HIV testing and prevention strategies into routine testing entry points, child health week, underfive cinic and other testing facility and community activities. • Supports index case testing activities by mentoring providers on elicitation of contacts, confidential partner notification, and linkage to testing and prevention services. • Monitors and analyses district-level HTS and prevention data (testing volumes, positivity yield, PrEP initiation and retention, seroconversion rates) to identify performance gaps and prioritize mentoring visits. • Leads quality improvement collaboratives (QICs) at facility level to address gaps in testing yield, linkage to care, and prevention uptake. • Works with supply chain personnel to ensure uninterrupted availability of HIV test kits, PrEP/PEP commodities, condoms, and other prevention supplies at mentored sites. • Prepares and submits weekly, monthly, quarterly, and ad-hoc mentoring reports using recommended formats, including action plans and follow-up status. • Collaborates with the District Health Teams, facility in-charges, and community-based organizations to align mentoring activities with district priorities. • Participates in district HIV date review meetings, and after-action reviews to share findings and best practices. • Grade Twelve (12) School Certificate • Degree in Nursing, Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Social Work, or related field (any master’s in a health field is an added advantage) • Must be registered with the relevant medical or health professions body and have a valid Practicing License where applicable • Minimum of three (5) years of hands-on experience in HIV testing services (HTS) and prevention programming (PrEP/PEP)