OVERVIEW
With support from the Global Fund (GF) Jhpiego in collaboration with the MOH will be implementing a two years and nine months multi-sectoral partnership response project aimed at stepping up universal access to HIV and TB prevention, care and treatment programs in the 10 districts, namely: Leribe, Berea, Maseru, Mafeteng and Mohale’s Hoek, Butha-Buthe, Mokhotlong, Thaba-Tseka, Qacha,’s Nek and Quthing. The project funded by Global Fund through the Government Principal Recipient (PR), Project Management Unit (PMU). This is to intensify a systematic search for TB individuals who would not present to a health facility and bringing them into care. The focus is on improving early TB case detection by reducing delays in presentation to a health facility and reducing TB transmission in the community, in schools, prisons and at the workplace. Working closely with the health facility management and the Village Health Workers under the health facility catchment area, the TB Contact Tracers will obtain a list and particulars of confirmed TB cases from DOT providers at TB clinic, Lesotho Correctional Services Institutions for inmates and from the Mineworkers unions for miners, ex-miners and peri-mining community. With assistance of an index case, the TB Contact Tracers shall screen all contacts, collect, on daily basis, sputum samples from all clients with presumptive signs of TB and ensure that the sputum’s reach the laboratories for sputum analysis. They will also list all contacts with signs and symptoms, provide referral to all presumptive TB cases for diagnosis and follow up sputuminitiated TB treatment.
The Contact Tracer will work under the supervision the TB/C19 Contact Tracers Supervisor and closely with MOH TB Coordinator and Health Facility Manager. He/She will also work together with MOH facility-based TB Screeners and Village Health Workers, to trace confirmed TB cases and conduct TB contact tracing in all the 10 districts at household, community level, in schools, and in prisons. The TB Contact Tracers report to health facility manager and the TB District Supervisor.
Jhpiego is looking for a suitable candidate for the below vacant position:
TB Contact Tracer (THEBE)
Maseru (2 Positions)
Leribe (1 Position)
RESPONSIBILITIES:
•Tracing all confirmed TB cases and conducting contact tracing to all of their family members and other relevant contacts in the villages, schools, prisons and work closely with mineworker’s unions
to identify presumptive TB cases and eligible miners, ex miners and peri-mining communities to put on treatment.
•Collect, on daily basis, sputum samples from all clients (children, inmates, mines and ex-miners) with presumptive signs of TB and ensuring that the sputum reach the laboratories for sputum analysis.
•Support the annual TB screening for miners, ex-miners and inmates using mobile x-ray vans and using GeneXpert machines.
•Follow up sputum results (positive or negative) from the laboratories to ensure that all clients received their results.
•Follow up clients who are confirmed to have TB, to ensure they are linked to care and treatment.
•Working closely with the respective Village Health Workers, ensure that TB clients take and complete their TB treatment and adhere to the given TB care and support.
•Support documenting and reporting accurate data for children, inmates, mines and ex-miners and share such information with the health facility and the TB Contact Tracers supervisors.
•Participate in the health Centre monthly meetings with the VHWs under the catchment area.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
•COSC/LGCSE.
•Experience working in public health programs in Lesotho.
•Good written and verbal communication in both Sesotho and in English.
•Good interpersonal and teamwork skills.
•Ability and willingness to travel around Lesotho and in remote and hard to reach areas both on foot and/or on horseback where needed.
Jhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
Note: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation. Correspondence will be communicated with shortlisted candidates only.
Jhpiego is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices based on race, color, religion sex, national origin, political affiliation sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.
Interested candidates should submit cover letter, CVs, certified copies of certificates, transcripts, two reference letters and certified copy of identity document. All applications addressed for the attention of Senior Human Resources Manager must be delivered to: MASERU, LERIBE DHMT by 12 pm on Monday 27 January 2025.