Clinical Mentor at Anova Health Institute

Job Description

To provide technical assistance, capacity-building and health system strengthening support to initiate or enhance the roll-out of various services within the Anova Adolescents & Youth Programme.  The Clinical Mentor will be roving and serve to provide mentorship and strengthening of clinical health services, as part of a comprehensive package of adolescent & youth friendly services. S/he will be part of a multi-disciplinary team which provide site support for the implementation, improvement and expansion of such services amongst the broader APACE Programme.

Main Job Purpose:

• Routinely monitor performance (data) & registers of adolescents & youth services at facility level (especially indicators pertaining to HTS, PrEP, ART, STI management and sexual & reproductive health and rights (SRHR); and provide mentorship & technical support where required
• Conduct clinic file audits (adolescent & youth) for each supported facility and implement corrective measures together with the health care practitioners involved, where needed
• Work with Anova sub-district team and PASP team to use data to identify poor performing facilities, put together and implement QI plans as agreed upon with the team & facilities
• Ensure facilities have the latest adolescent & youth health policies
• Identify training needs at facility level through a skills audit and routine monitoring of training gaps of staff
• Advocate for off-site training and/or arrange for in-service training where needed
• Attend TOT on adolescent and youth services related guidelines on behalf of Anova APACE programme
• Provide training to relevant staff (Internal & external staff) on programmes related to Management of Adolescents living with HIV or at risk of contracting HIV (PrEP, SRHR, STI’s, Adherence support, AYFS etc.)
• Mentor & coach the NIMART DsD nurses and Anova Apace teams on key issues related to Management of Adolescents living with HIV or at risk of contracting HIV (PrEP, SRHR, STI’s, Adherence support, AYFS etc.)
• Work with Anova roving technical team to identify gaps within the health system and implement corrective measures where necessary
• Ensure the AYFS and the establishment of youth zones is prioritised e.g. flexi/happy hour/youth clinic days etc.
• Perform baseline assessments prior to implementation of PrEP and AYFS as required for the purposes of quality improvement that is aligned with the adolescent youth programme and NDoH’s relevant strategies (Ideal Clinic, AYFS, 959595) at supported facilities and implement corrective measures

Qualifications and Experience

• Valid registration as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council
• Clinical Assessment Treatment & Care (PHC Nurse Clinician is an advantage)
• NIMART trained and mentored
• 2 to 5 years’ Experience in working as a professional nurse including work in HIV/AIDS/TB with special focus on adolescents and youth specific care at Primary Health Care level
• Trained on Paediatric management of ART
• Experience in implementing and support youth programmes, particularly around the promotion of sexual reproductive health and rights and AYFS
• Experience in training an advantage
• Experience in engaging with youth and practitioners working with young people
• Ability to communicate in local languages (an advantage)