Professional Nurse (UNITAID PSI)

Main Job Purpose:

To initiate all newly diagnosed clients on ART and participate in HIV prevention activities

ART Initiation, TB, HEP B & C, and other NCDs Linkage to Care

• Ensure that all the diagnosed HIV positive clients are initiated on ART daily
• Build relationships and establish linkage to care channels with different facilities in different regions.
• Daily record and reconciliations of clinical materials and ART medication from facilities
• Reports of ART initiations done and submitted to the project manager and other relevant parties.
• Keeping accurate, up-to-date records of medical supplies, equipment, and drugs. Provide monthly inventories to the project manager.
• Daily record of ART initiations kept and submitted to the M&E officer for capturing

Outreach Clinical Services

• Assess the HIV prevention care and support needs of each client and prepare a plan together with the Site Coordinator, Linkage Nurse, HTS Counsellors, and Linkage officers to address these needs.
• Responsible for the coordination and implementation of mobile healthcare activities to PWUD in COJ
• Provide outreach clinical services i.e., HTS, STI and TB screening and Sputums/Xray done, STI treatment, wound care, antiretroviral treatment (ART), PEP, PrEP and adherence support groups done, non-communicable diseases screening, sexual reproductive health (cervical cancer screening and provision of family planning to all female clients), and referral for specialist services offered only at the clinic.
• Ensure that all medical services provided during outreach need to adhere to National Department of Health guidelines and policies and ensure that we reach and surpass the targets.
• Ensure ART adherence and viral suppression for positive clients

Project Support and Administration 

• Daily reviews of HTS and ART registers done.
• Weekly participation in project meetings
• Ensure clinical follow-ups are done and develop and maintain follow up registers UpToDate.
• Attending to referrals from peer educators, site coordinators, social auxiliary worker and programme manager.
• Provide oversight to a team of HTS counsellors, linkage officers, and social auxiliary workers.
• Updating Clinical records and registers: Referral, Linkage, ART, HTS.
• Providing statistics on portfolios delegated.
• Managing Drug supply and HIV RDTs in line with GPP (Good Pharmacy Practice).
• Monitoring HTS data and ensuring targets are met.
• Monitoring referrals and ensuring successful referrals are validated.
• Participating in meetings: networking and stakeholder engagement.
• It is your responsibility to ensure that you familiarise yourself with Anova Policies, especially those relevant to your position

Organisational Support            

• Counsel and train staff on clinical ethical conduct at work
• Keep abreast with new clinical developments e.g., training, in-service training, reading journals, policies, and procedures related to job.
• Assisting with setting of goals, objectives, and interventions for quality service delivery.
• Ensuring all medical equipment is in working order, and that we have all the clinical supplies and stationery we need in the project.
• Adhering to Health and Safety and Infection Control Policies and Procedures.
• Implementing and maintaining quality assurance programmes: Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance (ICRM) and National Core Standards (NCS) with support and guidance from NACOSA.
• Assisting with Assessments.
• Implementing Rapid Test Continuous Quality Improvement: Independent Quality Control and Proficiency Testing for HIV RDTs.
• Attend meetings, briefings, debriefing, staff meetings and other as directed to do so on a regular basis.
• Responsible for driving yourself and your team to the sites of work as and when required, and you should adhere to the Anova vehicle management policy
• Additional responsibilities delegated by managers from time to time

Role Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Professional Nursing with dispensing license and NIMART training required
• Good Clinical Practice Course Certificate including the following: Focus on current SA GCP (3rd edition, 2020); SA ethical (NDoH, 2024) & regulatory documents.
• Incorporation of ICH GCP E6 (R3) & other international guidance and regulatory document
• At least 2 years’ experience in HIV or public health environment
• Able to demonstrate ability to update and maintain a data register.
• Computer Literate – MS Office Packages (MS Outlook, MS Word, MS Excel & PowerPoint).
• Excellent Communication skills and ability to speak one of the local languages
• Ability to travel as and when required
• Innovative, organised, analytical and excellent communication skills