Linkage and Referral Assistant job at Ministry of Health

Ministry of Health

Linkage and Referral Assistant job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2022 - 2023

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 01

Deadline: 07 October 2022

Hiring Organization: Ministry of Health

Job Details:

Reports to: In Charge Art Clinic
Work Station: Hoima RRH

Job Purpose:
Conducting the intra-facility, inter-facility and bi-direction community-facility linkages and referrals component at the hospital and verifying that the clients/patients reached their referral points and their needs were met, or if not, the reason why their needs were not met and next step.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Registering all referral cases into the referral register.
• Collecting all feedback receipt and completing the outcome column in the referral register.
• Ensuring that referring organization has received the feedback at the appropriate time.
• Tracking patients in case feedback was not received after 4-week period, through phone calls or emails and again recording the findings in the referral register
• Documenting and updating all community component related registers.
• Compiling monthly summary report and presenting to the Committee that deals with referrals.
• Establishing partnership with client that can be long-term, based on client’s needs.
• Identifying client needs and referring them for services.
• Referring client for treatment and services, follow up with client and document referral activities.
• Advocating for client to meet needs across the continuum of care.
• Conducting quality assurance.

Key Outputs:
• Timely reporting, proper documentation and updates of clients’ information in the HIV
• clinic, antenatal care/ Mother baby care points and Tuberculosis units.
• Updated community facility register.
• Appropriate and timely feedback to the referring facility

Key Performance Indicators
• Timely reporting, proper documentation and updates of clients’ information in the HIV clinic, antenatal care/ Mother baby care points and Tuberculosis units.
• Updated community facility register.
• Appropriate and timely feedback to the referring facility.

Qualification and Training:
• “O’ Level Certificate or its equivalent in Nursing, Public health or HIV/AIDS related courses.
• One (1) year working experience in a similar position

Application procedure

Handwritten applications should be Delivered to the Reception Desk, Ground Floor, Wing A-AIDS Control Program Offices, Lourdel Towers, Plot 1, Lourdel Road Kampala, MOH HeadquartersKampala between 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Friday addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Health Plot 6, Lourdel Road, Wandegeya
Tel. +256414-697366/0414-697367/0414-664469
Please include your telephone number and email contacts on the application. Applicants should attach the following:
• Recent passport-size photograph.
• Copy of the National Identity Card.
• Detailed curriculum Vitae.
• Certified copies of the academic certificates and transcripts.
• Two recommendation letters from two of the most recent supervisors/employers.
• A photocopy of your appointment letter for your most recent position.

Deadline for receiving applications is: Friday October 7, 2022; 5:00Pm
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The list of shortlisted candidates will be displayed on the MOH Noticeboard Salary and Benefits The position has attractive salary and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience