PMTCT Clinical Services Support Officer
Centre for Integrated Health Programs (CIHP) · Okene Command, Kogi
Required skills
About the role
PMTCT Clinical Services Support Officer
The PMTCT Clinical Services Support Officer will coordinate and provide technical support for PMTCT and elimination of vertical transmission services across supported facilities within Okene Command, strengthening maternal HIV testing and ART, retention in care, Early Infant Diagnosis (EID), HIV-exposed infant (HEI) follow-up, mother–infant pair outcomes, and service quality.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support and oversight for PMTCT services across supported facilities within the command.
- Strengthen HIV testing, linkage, ART initiation, adherence, retention, and viral load monitoring among pregnant and breastfeeding women living with HIV.
- Support identification, enrollment, and longitudinal follow-up of HIV-exposed infants and mother–infant pairs.
- Strengthen EID services, including timely sample collection, result return, documentation, and linkage of HIV-positive infants to ART.
- Support implementation of elimination of vertical transmission interventions in accordance with national guidelines.
- Conduct supportive supervision, mentorship, case reviews, and capacity building for healthcare workers providing PMTCT services.
- Monitor PMTCT performance indicators, identify gaps, and support facility-specific corrective and Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) interventions.
- Strengthen documentation, data quality, and concurrence across relevant PMTCT source documents and reporting systems.
- Strengthen linkages between ANC, labor and delivery, postnatal, immunization, pediatric HIV, laboratory, pharmacy, and community services.
- Support tracking and re-engagement of mother–infant pairs who miss appointments or interrupt treatment.
- Collaborate with facility management, government counterparts, community structures, and other technical teams to strengthen PMTCT outcomes.
- Prepare timely technical reports and track identified service delivery gaps through resolution.
Requirements
- Degree in Medicine (MBBS) or Nursing/Midwifery, or other relevant clinical discipline from a recognized institution, with appropriate professional registration and practicing license.
- Relevant experience in HIV clinical services, preferably PMTCT, maternal and child health, or related programming.
- Good understanding of PMTCT, maternal ART, EID, HEI follow-up, viral load monitoring, and pediatric HIV services.
- Experience in supportive supervision, mentorship, performance monitoring, and quality improvement is desirable.
- Ability to interpret routine program data and support development of corrective interventions.
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