Pediatrics Clinical Services Officer

Pediatrics Clinical Services Officer

The Pediatrics Clinical Services Officer will coordinate and provide technical oversight for pediatric and adolescent HIV services across Kogi State, including pediatric case finding, Early Infant Diagnosis (EID), ART initiation and optimization, Advanced HIV Disease (AHD), viral load monitoring and suppression, retention in care, and quality improvement, in accordance with national guidelines and donor requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical oversight for pediatric and adolescent HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services across supported facilities.
• Strengthen pediatric HIV case finding through EID, index testing, PMTCT, TB, nutrition, inpatient, outpatient, and other high-risk entry points.
• Support timely ART initiation, appropriate pediatric dosing, regimen optimization, and management of treatment failure.
• Strengthen EID and HIV-exposed infant (HEI) follow-up, including sample collection, result return, linkage, and treatment initiation.
• Monitor pediatric and adolescent viral load eligibility, sample collection, result documentation, suppression, and management of unsuppressed clients.
• Strengthen implementation of pediatric AHD, TB/HIV, TPT, opportunistic infection, and other relevant clinical interventions.
• Support adolescent-focused interventions, including OTZ, adherence, disclosure, psychosocial support, retention, and transition to adult care.
• Conduct routine supportive supervision, clinical mentorship, case reviews, and capacity building for healthcare workers.
• Analyze pediatric program performance and support facility-specific remediation and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) interventions.
• Work with M&E, laboratory, pharmacy, community, and other technical teams to strengthen multidisciplinary pediatric HIV service delivery.
• Support integration of pediatric HIV services into broader maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services.
• Work with SAPC, SACA, SMOH and other government structures to strengthen state ownership, skill transfer, and sustainability of pediatric HIV services.
• Prepare and submit timely technical reports and track identified program gaps through resolution.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Valid registration and practicing license with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
• Minimum of 3 years' relevant clinical/public health experience, preferably in HIV programming.
• Demonstrated knowledge of pediatric and adolescent HIV treatment.

How to Apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their current CV & suitability statement not more than 200 words indicating position and location in Microsoft Word format to: projectrecruitment255@gmail.com using the Job Title, Location and Applicant Full name (e.g. "COM01 Abuja, ADESUWA NWACHUKWU") as the subject of the mail. And Apply online