Senior Technical Officer - Treatment & Program under Comprehensive prevention programs

Job Description

Title: Senior Technical Officer - Treatment & Program under Comprehensive prevention programs

Company Name: CARE Bangladesh

Vacancy: 2

Job Location: Dhaka, Gazipur

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ MBBS degree from any recognized public or private medical institution.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 3 to 4 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Location: Different DIC under Dhaka and Gazipur District.
∎ Duration: Duration of the Contract will be up to November 30, 2020
∎ CARE is one of the world`s leading international humanitarian and development organisations, committed to helping people in poor communities improve their lives and alleviate poverty. Founded in 1945, CARE is working across 95 countries to fight global poverty and marginalization. CARE has been active in Bangladesh since 1949 being one of the largest country offices of CARE. CARE works to help people achieve social and economic well-being, while being among the best in their fields. CARE put women and girls at the center of our work because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. CARE Bangladesh is currently shifting towards a program approach, where it has developed longer-term impact visions to have more sustainable changes in the lives of the extreme poor and marginalized.
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∎ The incumbent shall be responsible for providing clinical services and implementation of Harm Reduction program at the assigned C-DIC under PWID project at Dhaka and Gazipur (Tongi). S/he will be stationed at C-DIC for managing and operating program including HIV positive management & Methadone maintenance Therapy. As a part of this management s/he will be responsible to provide the clinical services to the HIV positive client & MMT client such as ART enrollment, Opportunistic infection management, co-infection management, dose adjustment of MMT clients etc. as required and conduct QA/QI visits at CDIC & DICs at Dhaka. S/he will ensure programmatic & functional coordination with the relevant Project Development Officer (PDO) and will play the key supervisory role of the C-DIC service provider team. The STO-Treatment & Program will work under direct supervision of Technical Coordinator - QA/QI and Technical Coordinator-Program of PWID project. S/he will ensure the HIV management and OST implementation according to the relevant guidelines, frameworks and in collaboration with NASP, SCI etc. S/he will responsible for management of clinical service, C-DIC management and outreach program management. Furthermore S/he will manage the PWID at C-DIC at stabilized stage and will ensure adjustment of methadone dose at C-DIC, follow up & referral services for HIV positive clients, OST clients and PWIDs. One of the Key responsibilities will be to ensure necessary record keeping as set tools / techniques, prepare monthly/ quarterly/ need base report as required. S/he will maintain necessary coordination, collaboration, networking with CTC, SCI, DNC, NASP and other stakeholders as guided by supervisor.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Ensure eligible OST clients screening based on defined criteria of inclusion and exclusion, stated in the project proposal.
∎ Ensure sorting and listing all the primarily selected clients who are not fit for MMT immediately or not accommodated in all at a time but will undergo for MMT after minimize their physical complexity and availability of space to enrollment new clients.
∎ Determine methadone dose of individual OST client through physical examination and others laboratory diagnosis like urine test as well as considering behavioral data of the client.
∎ Prescribe additional drugs for the client as and when require.
∎ Planning and follow-up of critical clients and ensure referral of critical clients for proper management.
∎ Follow-up & monitoring of daily consumption of methadone at DIC.
∎ Ensure the Infection Prevention Systems are in place and practiced properly by all medical personnel and other relevant staffs.

Additional Requirements:
∎ MBBS degree from any recognized public or private medical institution.
∎ Registered with Bangladesh Medical and Dental Association-BMDC.
∎ Conceptually sound in planning, designing, implementing, analyzing, monitoring and reporting on the public health field.
∎ Able to work with any diverse situation and with most-at-risk-population like People Who Inject Drugs (PWIDs).
∎ Good coordination, collaboration and networking ability with different organization, Institutes, GoB, I/NGOs and UN agencies.
∎ Strong in written and verbal English and Bangla communications.
∎ Skilled in MS Office software (MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-outlook) and Internet use.
∎ Planning and organizing.
∎ Operational decision making.
∎ Developing Teams.
∎ Coaching and counseling.
∎ Stress tolerance.
∎ Ensure and Promote GEDI and be GEDI sensitive, creating an enabling environment where diversity can flourish and all staff and stakeholders experience inclusion and appreciation.

Salary:
∎ Attractive remuneration package will be offered to the really deserving candidate.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ CARE offers Provident Fund, Gratuity, Festival Bonus, Leave Encashment, Life and Health Insurance, Day Care facilities, Working Mother Benefits etc.

Application Deadline: October 26, 2019

Company Information:
∎ CARE Bangladesh

Category: NGO/Development