Enrolled Nurse - JHB at Anova Health Institute

Anova is an NGO that empowers people and changes lives. Good health and quality of life is what motivates us to provide healthcare solutions and support for those who need it most.

The successful candidate will be required to have an experience working in HIV/AIDS and PMTCT programmes to provide technical assistance, capacity-building and health system strengthening support that will initiate or enhance the roll-out of chronic treatment adherence clubs within the programme.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical services:

• Screen patients for STIs, TB/HIV and refer for further management
• Facilitate established support groups for patients living with HIV/AIDS
• Establish and implement adolescent ART support groups at all targeted facilities
• Assist at alternative distribution sites to ensure efficient running of the programme
• Support and perform monitoring activities including updating of registers, collection of statistics and validation of data
• Compile and analyse patient data and statistics as required
• Provide in-service training on facilitation of support groups to Department of Health’s (DoH) facility Enrolled Nurses
• Compile and submit relevant reports weekly, monthly and quarterly
• Assist with implementation of decanting modalities as facility level as per need (Cohorting, Phlebotomy, completion of register etc.) to ensure efficient running of the programme.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Registration as an Enrolled Nurse with the South African Nursing Council (SANC)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working as an Enrolled Nurse including work in TB, HIV and AIDS environment
• Ability to communicate in local languages an advantage
• An interest in community outreach and skills development advantage