Category	Healthcare
Location	Kisumu (Nyanza), Kenya
Job description	_CBTS (Community Based Treatment Service) Nurse at Kenya Episcopal Conference - Catholic Secretariat in Kisumu - Kenya Jobs, Careers and Vacancies_ *CBTS (COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT SERVICE) NURSE* _Kenya Aids Response Programme (KARP)_ _Based in Kisumu_ *Key activities and responsibilities:* * Support the community teams to develop and sustain initial and continuous highly intensive treatment support * Develop and improve patient and family structured treatment preparation and education SOPs * Examine community operations and systems and recommend ways to improve outputs and outcomes * Engaging the patient’s community through C&T, addressing general community health issues that impact successful patient outcomes * Provide leadership to the sites CBTS team to support care of patients, PWP ,adherence including defaulter management and other related duties at the health facilities and surrounding community. Utilize site data to inform quality of care performance at the site and show staff how to make use of such information to improve operations * Provide Mentorship to adherence nursing staff, community health workers/ volunteers, counselors with the goal of performance improvement in the overall patient care. * Examine facility operations and systems and recommend ways to improve outputs and outcomes that concern adherence at sites * Exemplify the roles of nursing and care giving staff as part of healthcare team in patient care and how they interact with others and other departments * He/she shall be the point person for HIV prevention activities * Assist in developing HIV prevention and care components, processes and SOPs for the adherence, health facility and community. * Adapt curricula to support training of health care workers. Support development and implementation of different curricula in different settings * Organize and facilitate in various CPDs * Reports to the Director of Clinical Services * Prepare and present regular reports and feedback to the sites and the team members *Qualifications:* * Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Diploma in Registered Community Nursing with a minimum 3 years’ experience or * Experience in community project work in HIV/AIDS. * Advanced training in HIV/AIDS care and treatment * A valid Practice License from the Nursing Council of Kenya *How to apply* Apply to the Secretary General, Kenya Episcopal Conference through email, attaching your application letter and detailed CV only to hr@catholicchurch.or.ke Deadline: Friday, 8th February 2013 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. NB. All the positions are based in Kisumu except the Project Officer – Health Systems Strengthening which will be based in Nairobi.
Hours per week	Full Time: 30+

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_CBTS (Community Based Treatment Service) Nurse at Kenya Episcopal Conference - Catholic Secretariat in Kisumu - Kenya Jobs, Careers and Vacancies_ *CBTS (COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT SERVICE) NURSE* _Kenya Aids Response Programme (KARP)_ _Based in Kisumu_ *Key activities and responsibilities:* * Support the community teams to develop and sustain initial and continuous highly intensive treatment support * Develop and improve patient and family structured treatment preparation and education SOPs * Examine community operations and systems and recommend ways to improve outputs and outcomes * Engaging the patient’s community through C&T, addressing general community health issues that impact successful patient outcomes * Provide leadership to the sites CBTS team to support care of patients, PWP ,adherence including defaulter management and other related duties at the health facilities and surrounding community. Utilize site data to inform quality of care performance at the site and show staff how to make use of such information to improve operations * Provide Mentorship to adherence nursing staff, community health workers/ volunteers, counselors with the goal of performance improvement in the overall patient care. * Examine facility operations and systems and recommend ways to improve outputs and outcomes that concern adherence at sites * Exemplify the roles of nursing and care giving staff as part of healthcare team in patient care and how they interact with others and other departments * He/she shall be the point person for HIV prevention activities * Assist in developing HIV prevention and care components, processes and SOPs for the adherence, health facility and community. * Adapt curricula to support training of health care workers. Support development and implementation of different curricula in different settings * Organize and facilitate in various CPDs * Reports to the Director of Clinical Services * Prepare and present regular reports and feedback to the sites and the team members *Qualifications:* * Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Diploma in Registered Community Nursing with a minimum 3 years’ experience or * Experience in community project work in HIV/AIDS. * Advanced training in HIV/AIDS care and treatment * A valid Practice License from the Nursing Council of Kenya *How to apply* Apply to the Secretary General, Kenya Episcopal Conference through email, attaching your application letter and detailed CV only to hr@catholicchurch.or.ke Deadline: Friday, 8th February 2013 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. NB. All the positions are based in Kisumu except the Project Officer – Health Systems Strengthening which will be based in Nairobi.