Nurse Clinician at Tower Group

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications

• A Nursing Diploma or a degree in Nursing is essential and Midwifery
• Current registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC)
• Certificates in Nurse-initiated Management of ART (NIMART) and Adult Primary Care (APC) are essential
• A dispensing licence would be an advantage

Experience

• Five years’ experience in HIV/AIDs and TB service provision
• Knowledge of HIV management, including the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals and targets, and of TB management
• Knowledge of ICRM and QIP frameworks
• Clinical care: understanding of UTT and QI processes and concepts, and competence in HIV clinical management (NIMART)
• Experience in provider-initiated HIV counselling and testing, including index contact testing, is essential
• Experience in facilitation of HIV self-screening would be an advantage
• Extensive knowledge of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support programmes
• Good understanding of the South African public health system, including national and provincial policies and management structures
• Experience in providing supportive supervision and mentoring to junior staff working at the same facility
• Previous work experience in NGOs or funded programmes will be an advantage
• Computer literacy and sound knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide services using evidence-based HIV and TB interventions in all streams according to the Public Health policy, guidelines and standard operational procedures
• Provide HIV Testing Services (HTS) at facilities and in identified target areas, and initiate patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and TB treatment
• Implement the Universal Test and Treat (UTT) policy according to the latest guidelines to support the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets
• Support the Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance (ICRM) programme and quality improvement interventions at the facility
• Implement an appointment system and models of Differentiated Care
• Implement case management and support patients who are active on the HIV and TB programme
• Participate in the facility’s Bottleneck Analysis activities
• Participate in COVID-19 screening, ensuring compliance with infection control practices
• Record and trace patients not confirmed as linked to care
• Trace pre-ART clients (adult and paediatric) for treatment initiation
• Review cohort reports and facilitate tracing of PCR-positive babies for treatment initiation
• Manage patients according to their viral load results (transition to CCMDD, retaking of blood samples or referring for enhanced adherence counselling (EAC) or for second-line treatment regimens)
• Promote differentiated care options for stable patients by creating demand for the CCMDD service
• Identify and enrol eligible patients for transition to TLD
• Scale up CCMDD patient registration on the electronic SyNCH system
• Identify patients due for viral load tests at six and 12 months
• Develop a system to monitor viral load tests done on a weekly and monthly basis
• Identify and document good practices at facility level from implemented Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) activities
• Actively transfer and check the successful transfer of patients to other clinics
• Participate in data analysis (facility targets, tracer indicators, cascades)
• Submit daily, weekly and monthly data internally and to the facility
• Participate in the facility’s bi-weekly and monthly review meetings

CLOSING DATE: 24th January 2022

Location : Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal

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