KMSS- TB Care and Prev. Project

Summary

Vacancy: 1
Age: at most 35 years
Location: Dhaka
Minimum Salary: Tk. 22000 (Monthly)
Published: 21 Oct 2024

Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree from recognized university/Diploma in Medical Faculty/ Medical assistant (04 years)
Any third division/class in an academic career will lead to ineligibility.

Additional Requirements

Age at most 35 years

Experience:

Minimum 01 years’ experience in a relevant field/ managerial role

Other requirements:

Community mobilization and outreach activities
Organizational Values, Vision, Mission and Policies
Computer skills-MS Office
Communication skills
Presentation skills
Field reporting
Maintain high morale with integrity and honesty
Organizing and planning skills
Local networking and relationship building skills

Responsibilities & Context

Job Context:

Khulna Mukti Seba Sangstha (KMSS) is a Bangladeshi development organization, has been working in the public health sector for more than two decades since 1997 and currently implementing different projects in 7 districts in the country.
As a partner of BRAC, KMSS is implementing the program titled “Integrated Tuberculosis Care and Prevention, for Enhancing Case findings, health System Strengthening and Sustainability” funded by GFATM.
Duration of the program is up to December 2026. Tuberculosis program will be implemented at 2 City Corporations (Ward No 6-8, 10, 11, 16 DNCC & 30-37, 43 DSCC).
Job Location- Dhaka North City Corporation & Dhaka South City Corporation Area
Location: The position will be based at the field level (Dhaka)

Major Responsibilities:

Prepare monthly work-plan to implement the project activities
Perform community mobilization for ACF (active case finding), organize outreach centers, collection of samples and transport them to the nearby facilities for Xpert/ Truenat/ Microscopy testing through extensive field visit
Ensure treatment initiation, regular follow-up of ongoing patients and ensure quality DOT by monitoring Shasthya Shebika/ DOT provider/ community health workers
Perform contact investigation (CI) of bacteriologically-confirmed pulmonary TB patients (both DS-TB and DR-TB)
Refer contacts of index cases to the physician for screening the eligibility of TPT and ensure enrolment
Guide community health workers/ volunteers to identify Child TB presumptive in the community and refer them to the facilities for testing
Ensure HIV screening of TB patients in the respective working area
Ensure referral of microscopy positive TB cases to molecular diagnostic sites for re-testing
Ensure referral of retreatment cases for Xpert/ Truenat testing and link them with the DR-TB treatment initiation centers
Ensure ambulatory treatment initiation at community level as early as possible in coordination with UH&FPO and MODC
Organize courtyard meetings, TB campaigns, special outreach centers for key and vulnerable populations to enhance case detection
Update private sector mapping including formal and informal healthcare facilities/ providers and visit them in a regular basis to enhance presumptive and case referral
Ensure incentives for Shasthya Shebika/ DOT providers and social support for eligible TB presumptive and patients
Maintain regular coordination, communication, and liaison with upazila/ union level stakeholders including HA, HI, CHCP etc.
Contribute in the preparation of monthly/ quarterly reports and submit them in due time
Practice and promote the organization’s gender policy and support implementation of gender equality and women empowerment at all levels
Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the organization’s goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise in safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment
Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action
Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, and encourage others to do so
Accept relocation of the workstation or transfer anywhere based on the need of the project

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

No. of case notification
No. of reports preparation
No. of outreach centers organized
No. of quality DOT organized
No. of TPT enrollment
No. of HIV/ COVID-19 screening of TB patients

Reporting and dissemination:

Ensure disease reports weekly, monthly and quarterly timely, accurate and complete reporting as per the agreement
Ensure any other report to BRAC and NTP as and when necessary

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Dhaka

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