AEFI Professional Nurse (Coordinator) at Right to Care

Description

• Management of Stakeholder Relations
• Establish and foster relationships with the provincial DOH, NDOH and SAHPRA teams

Administration and Operations

• Responsible for receiving AEFI reports from provinces, vaccinees, vaccine manufacturers and SAHPRA
• Manage communication received on the [email protected] mailbox, including sharing cases from public, SAHPRA and vaccine manufacturers with provinces 
• Manage cases for discussion during NISEC meeting – assist with minutes of meeting as required
• Facilitation and support of the reporting and investigation of Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) reporting and investigation in allocated provinces. 
• Alerts the National Department of Health, Expanded Programme on Immunisation AEFI Coordinator of the serious/severe AEFIs.
• Ensure EPID numbers for reported AEFI cases are captured on the National line list in consultation with the provinces.
• Maintain National AEFI line list
• Maintain NISEC tracking list 
• Ensure all closed cases has causality assessment sheet
• Upload all cases into the AEFI teams ShareDrive using standard naming configuration per province, per year
• Assist with the follow-up of cases and ensure all Case Report Forms (CRF), Case Investigation Forms (CIF), and supporting documentation (clinical notes, laboratory results, autopsy, verbal, post-mortem, etc.), and line lists are submitted to National AEFI Coordinator, and captured on the electronic system (MedSafety-Vigilance Hub).
• Serves as a Vigilance Hub super-user, responsible for drawing of AEFI reports, line lists and ensuring cases are assigned to the district public health officials for follow-up.
• Capture paper based CRF on the Vigilance Hub when required, update the case on the Vigilance hub as investigation is conducted. Upload all paper-based investigation forms, clinical records and autopsy results on the Vigilance hub in collaboration with SAHPRA.
• Serves as part of the secretariat for the vaccine safety meetings and NISEC.
• Attends National and allocated Provincial AEFI Team meetings
• Meet with provincial AEFI coordinators at least 1 per month

Requirements

• Required Minimum Education and Experience:
• A Diploma or Degree in Nursing SANC Certificate & Registration
• Computer certificate with 3 years’ experience in implementing Health Programmes