SUMMARY:
A Professional Nurse (NIMART: School-Based HIV and GBV Prevention Programme) vacancy is available at our Client, Wits Health Consortium's Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (RHI) in Empangeni - KwaZulu Natal.
POSITION INFO:
Background
The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa’s health challenges.
It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health and vaccinology. This is done through pioneering, multi-disciplinary research; responsive technical support and innovation in health services; and evidence-based policy development and advocacy with national, regional and global stakeholders.
Main purpose of the job
- To initiate PrEP, manage SRHR client needs, screen for TB and NCDs, provide HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) and manage minor ailments in support of the achievement of School-Based HIV and Violence prevention programme targets
- To lead the community-level team in the implementation of the programme, and in quality improvement activities to ensure quality care for HIV/TB clients (youth and adults) and AGYW
Location
Key performance areas
- Screen patients on HIV in all services provided at the mobile clinic
- Refer clients who test HIV positive to supporting partners or DOH for ART initiation after initial review
- Assess clients who come for services and facilitate up and down referrals if unable to provide on mobile
- Screen, diagnose and prescribe appropriate treatments for STI’s and minor ailments as per PHC guidelines
- Counsel, screen and Initiate PrEP according to DoH guidelines as per district target
- Review PrEP clients as per district targets and manage as per guidelines including side effects
- Ensure all relevant blood results are followed up within 3 working days and actioned within 24 hours if abnormal and require repeating or referral
- Support counsellors and linkage officers in adherence issues and loss to follow up patients
- Assist with SOP’s that will improve the running of the mobile clinic e.g. up -referral SOP
- Ensure universal health precautions are followed including maintaining the cleanliness of mobile van in keeping with COVID-19 protocols
- Screen patients on HIV in all services provided at the mobile clinic
- Refer clients who test HIV positive to supporting partners or DOH for ART initiation after initial review
- Assess clients who come for services and facilitate up and down referrals if unable to provide on mobile
- Screen, diagnose and prescribe appropriate treatments for STI’s and minor ailments as per PHC guidelines
- Counsel, screen and Initiate PrEP according to DoH guidelines as per district target
- Review PrEP clients as per district targets and manage as per guidelines including side effects
- Ensure all relevant blood results are followed up within 3 working days and actioned within 24 hours if abnormal and require repeating or referral
- Support counsellors and linkage officers in adherence issues and loss to follow up patients
- Assist with SOP’s that will improve the running of the mobile clinic e.g. up -referral SOP
- Ensure universal health precautions are followed including maintaining the cleanliness of mobile van in keeping with COVID-19 protocols
- Ensure comprehensive completion of clinical data on the clinical form to ensure less than 5% of files have missing clinical information
- Utilising tick sheets and other capturing tools, compile accurate daily, weekly and monthly reports to the Clinical mentor on work conducted
- Keep accurate records of commodities and stock usage daily
- In the absence of the clinical mentor or when delegated to complete the following duties:
- Monitor and document temperature in the medicine room
- Maintain stock card in medicine room/cupboard
- Provide monthly stock reports by the 5th of the month
- Order commodities from facilities or head office when required
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of your own work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities such as conferences, workshops, etc.
Required minimum education and training
- Relevant Nursing diploma or equivalent
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities
- Essential: Certification/experience in sexual and reproductive health (particularly contraception and STI management); and HIV prevention and management
- Sound technical knowledge of PEP, PrEP, ARV, TB-HIV integration, treatment and care infectious diseases
- Desirable: Knowledge of national, provincial and district health structures
- Experience working in a donor-funded organisation/NGO or project-based environment and desirable to have experience working with schools and institutions of higher learning
- Knowledge of clinical systems and data management
- Exceptional organisational and administrative skills together with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Ordered and systematic in approach to tasks
- Attention to detail
- Pro-active, able to exercise discretion and independent decision-making
- Able to prioritize own workload and work towards deadlines
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Able to speak other African languages
Required minimum work experience
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in public health and Nimart certificate or at least 2 years managing ART clients and in the process of getting NIMART certificate
- Dispensing licence
TO APPLY
- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV - Please Apply Online
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- The closing date for all applications is 25 January 2021.
- Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
- Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
- In accordance with our Employment Equity goals and plan, preference will be given to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
Please note that AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.
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