- Johannesburg
- Salary: Market Related
- Job Type: Permanent
- Sectors: Medical NGO & Non-profit
- Reference: 107755
Vacancy Details
Employer: Anova Health Institute NPC
Work in DOH PHC facilities to initiate & follow up HIV negative adolescents and
youth (or adults) on PrEP
• Initiate and follow up HIV infected clients on ART (adolescents and youth (and
adults)
• Initiate, follow up and manage TB, HIV infected adolescents and youth in line with
DOH HIV Management guidelines and Anova workplan and Facility 959595 plans
• Provide PICT, screening for TB, STI’s, Sexual Reproductive health (SRH) & and other
chronic conditions and manage symptomatic patients appropriately
• Provide phlebotomy services for pre-treatment (baseline investigations for ART and
PrEP) as well as monitoring of patients with HIV, TB and those on PrEP.
• Assess and refer adolescents and youth in need of other services to higher level of
care or other DREAMS partners, CBO’s and NGO’s, in line with DOH and agreed upon bi-directional referral guidelines.
• Manage referrals from community adolescent, youth and OVC partners and record
these appropriately
• Ensure accurate completion of ART/PrEP clinical stationery and all relevant NDOH
and AYFS registers, as per NDOH guidelines
• Pre-pack, script, fill-in forms and consult with adolescent & youth in Youth Care
Clubs and PrEP.
• Able to provide clinical service at our community mobile as required and ensure all
clinical stationary are available at the mobile and PrEP stock control and report
timeously to the line manager
Conduct clinic file audits (ART, TB, PrEP) for each supported facility and Working with
the mentorship and quality improvement teams, implement corrective measures
where needed.
Ensure facilities have and abide by latest HIV, PrEP, TB, STI and SRHR guidelines
• Ensure availability of stationery and drugs
• Be available to support Anova & DOH HTS events/campaigns or invites from youth
and OVC community-based partners on weekdays & weekends when requested
• Mentor professional (& Enrolled nurses where required) nurses at DOH facilities on
implementation of youth friendly services and age- appropriate health care
• Support facilities with implementation of YCC’s clubs through advocating for
adolescent and youth days or spaces; in line with Anova workplan
Submission of Daily, Weekly & monthly reports to the clinical mentor, CNP or relevant
Anova senior staff member supporting the facility at regional level.
• Weekly and monthly debriefings with Anova teams lead on activities pertaining to
adolescent & youth friendly services and the programme’s performance.
• Use relevant M&E tools to report daily, weekly and monthly to Anova team lead on
number of clients initiated on ART/PrEP
• Participate in clinic SIMS visits and any other visits as requested (And prepare AYFS
related data/information for the visit)
• Participate in Anova CME sessions & staff meetings as required
Qualifications and Experience
A Degree or Diploma in Nursing with valid SANC registration
Valid registration with South African Nursing Council
2 years’ experience in clinical HIV/AIDS and TB related work
2 years’ experience in a primary health care setting
Certificate in NIMART or basic HIV Management with at least 2 years’ experience managing patients with HIV and TB Knowledge of current guidelines and experience in HIV/PMTCT/TB programmes
Basic TB/HIV/STI management certificate and counselling skills (an advantage)
Reproductive health management certificate (an advantage) See the one with PHC.
Dispensing licence (an advantage)
PC 101/APC (Adult Primary Care) certificate (an advantage)
Generic Skills
Good written and verbal communication skills
Computer literacy especially electronic mail, and or willingness to learn
Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills,
Ability to work proactively and collaboratively with people at all levels in the organisation
Basic organisational and administrative skill Problem solving skills
Attributes
Empathy and understanding of issues of people living with HIV/AIDS
Friendly and able to engage people
Output/results driven
Flexible and resilient to change
Professional & disciplined conduct
Management and Leadership Skills
Relationship Management skills
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