Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide clinical support and technical advice on TB program to DoH and internal staff.
- Plan, facilitate and monitor the implementation of TB support activities across the sub-district.
- Identify facilities that are not reaching the MER TB indicator targets and initiate QIPs across the sub-district.
- Provide technical support and monitor IPC (Infection Prevention and Control) program at facility level and develop QI strategies for gaps identified.
- Provide technical support to the sub-district on the implementation of TPT guidelines.
- Identify training needs and support multidisciplinary staff training on TB/HIV guidelines, policies, and protocols.
- Support and Facilitate CLI (Clinical Lab Interface) Activities
- Submit monthly /quarterly CLI reports.
- Identify training needs on CLI related issues to prevent and decrease specimen rejection rate.
- Assist the clinical advisory team in providing on-site support.
- Assist with Quarterly PMTCT Folder Audits
- Coordinate the dissemination of relevant provincial guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and IEC materials.
- Identify additional training needs at facilities and organize the relevant trainings.
- Support innovative projects that can be implemented to improve performance of the TB/HIV/PMTCT programme.
- Identify facilities that would be used as “best practice models” for the purpose of learning.
- Work with M&E teams to ensure performance monitoring systems are operating effectively.
- Conduct facility site visits to monitor and identify gaps
- Work closely with SD manager and the district TA team to recommend corrective actions for these gaps.
- Collaborate with other partners to maximise partnership strengths for successful implementation of programme goals.
- Compile and submit the relevant technical assistance workload tool to Area Managers timeously.
- Compile and submit monthly & quarterly regular TB/HIV/PMTCT/QI reports for Anova, Funders and DOH as required.
- Submit TPT Report by 3rd of each month to ME Manager and copy AM
- Ensure that supported sites’ programme indicators are reported timeously to Anova, the DoH and donors.
Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required
- MBChB or Nursing degree or diploma
- Valid registration with HPCSA and SANC
- At least 5 years’ post community service clinical experience for Nurses and two years post community service experience for medical doctors
- At least 3 years’ experience managing PMTCT and HIV/TB patients.
- NIMART authorised/ NIMART trained and mentored
- Knowledge of latest HIV/TB/PMTCT guidelines.
- Flexible and resilient to change
- Ability to communicate technical and policy issues clearly and effectively to multidisciplinary team
- Valid driver’s license.
This role is based in the Southern Western subdistrict. The district office is based in Century City.
Closing date: 3 June 2024