Sampoorna Suraksha Manager

Job Information

Job Opening ID

YRGCARET968

Work Experience

1-3 years

Industry

NGO/Social Services

City

Hyderabad

State/Province

Telangana

Zip/Postal Code

500001

Salary (per annum)

Job Description
Commensurate with skills and experience.

Introduction
Sampoorna Suraksha Manager:
Established in 1993, YRGCARE is a premier non-government organization providing comprehensive HIV services in India. Its objective is to provide prevention, care, support, and treatment services for people living with HIV/AIDS, to prevent new infections, and to ensure that patients and their families are treated with dignity.

C.1 Programme Planning and Implementation

• Listing the Population "At Risk" for HIV and STIs and identifying the site for Outreach Activities
• Coordinate with SACS and In-Charge of District health facilities for HIV screening, STI/RTI, OST, ART, TB (Kits, Training)
• Closely monitor the drugs and commodities stock and place appropriate indent in consultation with medical officer in charge
• Document and report good practices observed in the field and facilities and support staff in addressing gaps.
• Undertake field visits to the identified sites for outreach activities.
• Facilitate the implementation of IEC activities and display/maintenance of IEC material including placement of hoarding wall painting as per the programme.
• Support the Nodal Officer in coordinating with the district administration, related line departments and non-governmental partners working in the sector to enhance the convergence to bring better synergy and promote NACP activities in the district.
• Monthly planning of the Sampoorna Surakhsha activities will be based on the epidemiological profile, Risk Profile, location and client load.
• Develop a detailed monthly micro-plan, which should include identification of site/s for outreach.
• The site-wise list of at-risk populations who need to undergo HIV screening STI/RTI Screening on priority needs to be generated from the individual
• tracking sheet (ITS) before the day of the Integrated Camp, and should be discussed with the respective ORW.
• Facilitate in developing and allocating of target of Sampoorna Suraksha Outreach Worker on monthly basis.
• Ensure health commodities are available for camp as well as for facilities.
• The planning will be done under the guidance of the District UNIT (DAPCU) in collaboration with the other staff of DSRC and ICTC.
• Closely monitor the drug kit and condom consumption and place appropriate indent in consultation with medical officer in charge.
• Coordinator needs to oversee the complete list of activities and commodities.
• Ensure the approved activities get implemented as per the monthly plan.
• Facilitating effective implementation of the approved plan based on different components like HIV, STI/RTI, OST, TB, ART etc. of the programme for achieving the desired outcomes

Ø Screening for risk Behaviour

Ø Screening for STI/RTI

Ø Screening for HIV

Ø Screening for TB

Ø Screening for Hep B & C

C.2.Monitoring and Reporting

• Supervise and monitoring the programme activities through different forums to assess its effective implementation, suggest strategies to improve the implementation and conduct Monthly Review Meeting with the SSK Team.
• Support and encourage the Sampoorna Suraksha ORW to make informed decisions for sound implementation.
• Ensure reporting of quality data and information through the preparation of periodic reports for submission to SACS/NACO.
• Ensure that all data recording and reporting software's installed Functioning and updated used for Sampoorna Suraksha Strategy.
• Submit monthly report and other reports correctly and on time to SACS/NACO
• Facilitate the implementation of IEC activities and display/maintenance of IEC material including placement of hoarding wall painting as per the programme.
• Maintain the attendance register for the Sampoorna Suraksha Kendra Staff and get verified by the Nodal Officer
• Ensure reporting of quality data and information in SOCH
• Submit monthly report and other reports correctly and on time to SACS/NACO.
• Attend review meetings conducted by SACS with complete program information.
• Document and report good practices observed in the field and facilities and support staff in addressing gaps.
• Support in programme evaluation process.

C.3 Coordination and Advocacy

• Support the Nodal Officer or DACO for coordinating with the district administration, related line departments and non-governmental partners working in the sector and in NACP other programmes to enhance the convergence to bring better synergy and promote NACP activities in the district.
• Conduct advocacy meeting/ sensitization workshops with stakeholder to address the responses related to communities' access to health care facilities, social protection/entitlements, and addressing stigma and discrimination.
• Coordinate with the National Health Mission (NHM) District Program Management Unit to develop convergent actions with different public health initiatives.
• Engage with providers of social welfare services and facilitate linkage with social welfare services.

C.4 Support To The Client & Other Activities

• Provide information about STIs, HIV, AIDS, Opportunistic infection, healthy lifestyle and explore any myths and misconception and clarify the same to the client in the field and during camps.
• Assisting client correctly assess their risk for STIs and HIV during the camps and field visits and motivating and helping the client for reducing their risk and to help/enable/empower the client through the process of adaptation of healthy behaviour & coping with the same.
• Ensure that each individual tested for HIV is given pre-test counselling, post-test counselling & follow-up counselling, ensuring audio-visual privacy and confidentiality
• Provide psychosocial support to individuals for accepting HIV test results and for negative clients ensure regular follow up and provide other services required by the client.
• To act as an interface between the client and the service provider, plan the schedule for follow up, navigation, consistent condom usage, any treatment if required, for PLHIVs ensure linkages and follow up and partner management, syphilis screening and other lab test for STI/RTI.
• With the consent of the at-risk client, meet and counsel the sexual & social partner.
• Home visit to the at-risk client with prior consent, is one of the outreach activities. The visit is to be planned with the SSKORWs based on need, such as loss of linkage, or non-compliance to the follow up.
• Shall engage in family counselling.
• Demonstrate condom use, counsel on condom negotiation skills.
• Motivate the clients for regular General Medical Check ups, referral of clients to ICTC, STI clinic, ART, etc.
• Conduct orientation of ORWs on counselling techniques and coordinate the outreach-based BCC and psychosocial support activities.
• Develop the BCC materials suitable for local context, follow-up clients in the field and maintain records as per prescribed formats.
• Undertake individual and group sessions on HIV/AIDS, STI, safe sex and injecting practices, prevention of abscesses, overdose prevention, drug treatment options, OST, etc.

5 Financial & Budget Management

• Make financial plans for outreach activities and move the financial proposal.
• Withdraw advance for any expenditure related to Outreach activities or referrals or navigations.
• Maintain accounts for the advances and expenses and ensure all the bills related to the activities are collected, verified and accounted for.
• Financial Reporting to the MO in charge.

Requirements
Qualifications and skills

• Graduate degree holder in Psychology/Social Work/Sociology/ Anthropology/Human development/Nursing with 3 years of experience in counselling/educating under the National Health Programme
• Overall management capacity to monitor, report and guide the team under him/her
• Strong communication skills and good listening skills
• Proficiency in data analysis, report writing, case study compilation
• Familiarity with government health policies and programmes.
• Well Versed in data analysis and good working knowledge of computers applications especially MS Office
• At least 10 to 15 days field visit required
• Ability to work in small teams, and flexible ways of working