Linkage Officer at Anova Health Institute

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Key Duties and Responsibilities

  Linkage to care

  • Ensure that all clients tested HIV-positive are followed up and linked into care
  • Keep a record and cohort of how many are initiated on antiretroviral therapy (ART)
  • Link all clients referred for PrEP, TB and STI
  • Link clients to other psycho-social services

  Health Education

  • Effectively provide health education to clients about HIV, ARVs, Adherence to ART, STI prevention, Prep and Index testing
  • Distribution of IEC material and Condoms
  • Demonstrate condom and Lubricant use

  HTS (HIV testing services) & other HIV related support activities

  • Provide HTS counselling and testing
  • Contact the negative cohort and facilitate HTS to the Negative cohort
  • Contact and facilitate HTS to Index partners
  • Promoting and performing HTS to the target group
  • Participating in social mobilisation activities to encourage clients for HTS

  Administration and Reporting

  • Reporting weekly to Team leader and Provincial Coordinator
  • Capture and update linkage/Index spreadsheet in the absence of the Enrolled.
  • Ensure that referral slips (tear-off sections) are collected from the facilities and filed at the office.
  • Ensure that client’s indemnity form is fill in correctly and attached to other necessary documentation where possible.
  • Submit weekly plans to the Team Leader/Driver

  Communication and Reporting

  • Liaise with the professional nurse and enrolled nurse and M&E on clients that require to be followed up and give feedback.
  • Regular checks on Tier.net for clients that have been linked to care
  • Compile weekly, Monthly reports and submit

Any other tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required

• Grade 12
• RTCQI Certificate/HTS Counselling Certificate
• Social Auxiliary Worker qualification would be an added advantage
• Experience in working on Human Rights/Sexual Reproductive Health/TB and HIV/AIDS in the NGO or government sector  
• Minimum of 2 years working experience in a similar role
• Knowledge and exposure to a range of human rights issues including barriers to accessing legal and health services in Global Fund supported districts
• Proficiency in speaking and writing, in English and any local language
• Organising and negotiation skills
• Ability to work with people of all backgrounds.
• Good interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of the district and community resources in the district.
• Driver’s license and the ability to drive
• Very high-level understanding of key populations especially MSM / WSW.
• Significant up-to-date knowledge of HIV and AIDS and TB and STIs and appropriate responses to them.
• Good verbal communication in the provincial languages
• Experience in working with MS Office package (Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet, PowerPoint)