Clinical Advisor - Pietermaritzburg at The Aurum Institute

Technical Work Responsibilities

• Utilise clinical expertise to provide clinical guidance and strategic direction to  the Provincial TB Directorate, Provincial HOD and high burdened district TB Co-ordinators on clinical governance and training on HIV and TB clinical care
• Provide technical support to the PDoH on policy revision, district health policy framework and strategy revision
• Coordinate and manage consultation with NDoH directorates, PDoH  and district management to discuss DS and DR TB policy revision
• Plan and oversee meetings and workshops to discuss policy revision
• Provision and analysis of Programme Data as required
• Work with PDoH to develop dissemination outputs
• Assist with curricula development and resource material within the field of HIV and TB management
• Apply appropriate adult teaching methodologies
• Perform clinical/mortality audits and regular site visits and reporting with recommendations and follow up
• Contribute to development of operational plans
• Liaise with internal and external customers/stakeholders
• Document challenges and successes for future utilization in the scaling up of interventions
• Assist with any ad hoc requests made by the NDoH
• Collaborate with stakeholders to optimize healthcare processes and enhance TB service delivery

Requirements

Education

• A medical degree and be registered Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA
• Diploma in TB or HIV management

Advantageous

• Post graduate diploma/Masters’ degree in Public Health
• Knowledge of quantitative fields such as epidemiology or biostatistics
• Certificate in Project Management
• Advanced Paediatric HIV and TB management experience
• Experience in management of DS-TB and DR TB
• Previous experience in supporting tuberculosis projects/programmes (drug-sensitive or drug-resistant) at a National, Provincial and District level
• Data analytics and understanding of TB HIV indicators
• Knowledge of Quality Improvement methodology and Project management
• Ability to work independently and work as part of a diverse and multidisciplinary team

Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience in provision of DS and DR TB management and management of complex TB HIV co-infected patients
• At least three years of experience with analysing data
• Experience in conducting didactic and online training to clinicians and HCWs and mentoring on clinical management and practice
• Rural health experience advantageous
• Experience in developing training resource material and training aids to assist implementation 
• Good stakeholder engagement and management experience
• Ability to do presentations to management and leadership within DoH and internally
• A proven ability to be creative in knowledge transfer methodologies
• A track record of being able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team with a willingness to learn about other medical disciplines
• Extensive experience in TB and HIV/AIDS treatment and care
• Training peers and other cadre of health care workers
• Training Resource Development

Requirements

• Advanced computer skills including MS Powerpoint, Teams, Outlook, Excel and Word
• Driver’s licence
• Own car
• Minimal/Moderate overnight travel (up to 30%) by land or air if required
• Willing to work overtime