SUMMARY:
Technical Trainers x 3 (12 Months Contract) vacancies are available at our Client, Wits Health Consortium, in the Amathole, Chris Hani and the OR Tambo Districts in the Eastern Cape.
POSITION INFO:
Background
Wits Health Consortium (Pty) Limited (“WHC“) is a wholly-owned Company of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa) under its Faculty of Health Sciences. WHC provides Faculty with a legal framework within which to operate the research and other activities necessary to support its academic objectives. In addition, WHC offers a range of products and services to the Academics conducting these activities in order to assist with the management thereof.
Main purpose of the job
- To coordinate and provide technical support to relevant stakeholders within the HIV VL testing value chain
- Responsible for coordinating activities that result in strengthening of the clinic-laboratory interface
- To provide viral load support for VL testing laboratories while fostering good stakeholder relations
Location
- Amathole District, Eastern Cape
- Chris Hani District, Eastern Cape
- OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape
Key performance areas
- Manage and coordinate HIV VL scale-up activities
- Assist with validations/verifications of all HIV VL procedures
- Support EQA and audit processes in a molecular laboratory
- Project plan development for designated supported districts
- Risk management for planned and assigned tasks
- Project review and provide input in development of overall M & E plans
- Development of continuous quality improvement plans and following the through
- Strategic implementation of continuous quality improvement plans
- Day to day monitoring of system performance
- Conduct site visits as triggered by deviation from ideal M& E targets
- Follow-up visits to relevant designated health care facilities and laboratories
- Train, mentor and coach staff in relevant healthcare facilities and laboratories
- Preparation of presentations
- Ensure that continuous training and change management is done to ensure that the clinic-laboratory interface is strengthened
- Provide guidance to relevant stakeholders
Required minimum education and training
- Biomedical Technologist – National Diploma/BTech
Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities
- Must have understanding of national HIV VL program
- Extensive molecular laboratory experience
- Specialization in virology desirable
- Knowledge and experience with viral load technology essential
- Exposure to validation, EQA and audit processes in a molecular laboratory
- Provide support to VL laboratories nationally
- Undertake implementation and support of project in laboratories and health care facilities
- Experience with implementation and support of IT application systems will be an added advantage
- Teaching and training ability essential
Required minimum work experience
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 20 September 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 advertising 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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