Job Description:
Position Overview:
Clinical Specialist/Mentor will be based in each of the nahias/city and will work in a team to implement
integrated whole team, on-site mentoring to improve the quality of care and strengthen delivery of
health services at selected Tertiary, Secondary, and Primary Health Facilities (Public and Private).
• Position Report To: Cluster manager in Kandahar.
Responsibilities:
• Advocate for mentorship and negotiate with hospital / facility management for buy-in to onsite
mentoring and quality improvement
• Provide technical support to implementation of TB interventions at the health facility and community levels.
• Support the program on Urban DOTs.
• Support the program on MDR-TB
• Strengthen referral of TB
• Support active engagement of private sector.
• Support formation of facility quality improvement team and selection of onsite clinical
representative for mentorship program
• Facilitate initial assessment, analysis and action plan for improvement of service delivery and data
strengthening TB service delivery
• Develop detailed mentoring schedule for routine visits to each facility including service delivery
improvement plan follows up, learning activities and data review
• Support preparation for learning sessions (e.g. training supplies, care of models, commodities,
learning tools)
• Facilitate monthly mentoring visits for quality improvement, learning and data strengthening
• Role model behavior and practices (e.g. respectful maternity care) and provision of clinical care and
services
• Work closely with MNH and EPI clinical specialist to strengthen the quality of services in each
Nahia/Cluster
• Work with onsite clinical for mentorship program to plan for on-site practice
• Coordinate mobile phone-based mentoring to service providers and support practice of skills
• Support facility team to discuss and analyses data and submit data every month
• Ensure adequate and organized record keeping of activities including mentoring plans,
implementation progress, mentoring visits
• Share records with relevant stakeholders and supervisors as needed
• Write and submit timely reports as required including key issues, achievements, successes,
challenges and lessons learned
• Coordinate with other relevant project activities e.g. community engagement, leadership and governance
• Coordinate with clinical advisors for MNH and nutrition clinical interventions
• Provide regular feedback of the planned activities and issues as they arise (e.g. daily and weekly)
• Participate in routine progress review and data presentations identifying trends and adapting as needed
• Advocate for mentorship and negotiate with hospital / facility management for buy-in to onsite
mentoring and quality improvement
• Provide technical support to implementation of HCWM interventions at the health facility and
community levels.
• Support the program on Urban DOTs.
• Support the program on IP
• Support formation of facility quality improvement team and selection of onsite clinical
representative for mentorship program
• Facilitate initial assessment, analysis and action plan for improvement of HCWM.
• Develop detailed mentoring schedule for routine visits to each facility including service delivery
improvement plan follows up, learning activities.
• Support preparation for orientation (e.g. training supplies, care of models, commodities, learning
tools)
• Facilitate monthly mentoring visits for quality improvement, learning
• Role model behavior and practices (e.g. respectful maternity care) and provision of clinical care and services
• Work closely with MNH, TB and EPI clinical specialist to strengthen the quality of services in each Nahia/Cluster
• Work with onsite clinical for mentorship program to plan for on-site practice
• Coordinate mobile phone-based mentoring to service providers and support practice of skills
• Support facility team to discuss every month
• Ensure adequate and organized record keeping of activities including mentoring plans,
implementation progress, mentoring visits
• Share records with relevant stakeholders and supervisors as needed
• Write and submit timely reports as required including key issues, achievements, successes,
challenges and lessons learned
• Coordinate with other relevant project activities e.g. community engagement, leadership and
governance
• Coordinate with clinical advisors for MNH, EPI and TB clinical interventions
• Provide regular feedback of the planned activities and issues as they arise (e.g. daily and weekly)
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor
Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications and Experience:
• Graduate degree – Internal medicine specialist with at least 5 years’ clinical experience in TB & IP program.
• Previous experience with conducting competency-based training and providing supportive supervision is advantageous
Abilities/Skills:
• Ability to work successfully in teams, across a diverse team in a complex environment with multiple
tasks, short deadlines, and intense pressure to perform
• Strong skills in facilitation, team building and coordination
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including strong writing, analytical and
communication skills in Dari, Pashtu, and English (preferable)
• Experience working with Microsoft Office software applications (Excel, Word, Outlook Explorer,
PowerPoint) is advantageous
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