Clinical Advisor- VMMC at Right to Care

Description

• Initiating and facilitating clinical support for   MMC Sites, staff training, maintaining quality VMMC services, ensuring patient safety, and responding, managing, and monitoring MMC-related adverse events. 
• Support and supervise the provision of high-quality MMC services in accordance with recent SAG/WHO/UNAIDS guidelines
• Help draft and implement MMC site protocols for all RTC-managed MMC sites
• Draft and implement site strategic plans in line with the DIPs, PSP, and NSP
• Work with the MMC Senior Technical Advisor and demand creation team  to develop and implement demand creation activities
• Identify training needs among the staff and coordinate the provision of the training with training partners
• Orientation of MMC staff around the National Strategic Plan, National Clinical guidelines, PEPFAR/WHO Guidelines, and practice both in South Africa and at the provincial level
• Provide continuous mentorship and in-service training to staff in the provision of quality VMMC services
• Orientation and induction of new employees
• Coordination support and the provision of the continuum of care in the region
• Ensure all sites have an internal QA team that can conduct internal QA assessments and respond to feedback from RTC-led or externally led QA assessment

Requirements

Required Minimum Education   : 

• MBCHB Degree from an internationally accredited university
• Registration with HPCSA 
• Valid VMMC provider's training certificate                                                                                                                                 

Desirable Education 

• HIV Management Diploma
• Master of Public Health

Required Minimum Experience :

• 3 years experience in Public Health and Management experience after community service preferred
•  Experience working in high-volume medical male circumcision service provision              

Competencies Required: 

• Knowledge of high-volume male circumcision service provision and surgical techniques
• Ability to take initiative, plan and monitor activity flow and outcomes
• Capacity to work under pressure, make and implement decisions                                                    
• Respect for patient’s confidentiality         
• Case management skills
• Adverse event identification, monitoring, management, and reporting
• Capacity building and staff development
• Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement  
• Clinical acumen 
• Patient care  
• Development and implementation of clinical Standard Operating Procedures, Guidelines, and job aids
• Application of standard principles of research
• Stakeholder identification, engagement, and management 
• Excellent surgical skills
• Report writng