Enrolled Nurse ( Staff Nurse) at NACOSA

Description

NACOSA is looking for suitably qualified Enrolled Nurses within the Moretele sub-district (North West) to support the implementation of a youth health programme called Imagine: Social Outcomes Based Contract. Imagine is focused on improving sexual and reproductive health outcomes amongst Adolescent Girls and Young Women in 6 selected Moretele High Schools over a 2.5-year period.

This is a roving position and will be working in 6 schools based in Moretele sub District.

• Facilitate ongoing medical education and advocacy talks on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) with learners at each school, aspiring towards achieving the maximum information coverage and holistic SRH understanding in the learner population.
• Facilitate medical education and advocacy talks on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in advocacy workshops with parents at each school, aspiring towards maximum information coverage and acceptance and understanding of the Imagine Programme.
• Provide scientifically accurate information on sexual and reproductive health products and services & explain the process of accessing those products and services in a simple way.  
• Provide detailed education on sexual reproductive health services to clients. Including the step by step processes involved in prevention, treatment and management according to need.
• Provide Family Planning Advocacy and information on different contraceptive products.
• Become a consistent source of trusted medical information and help in the school community
• Provide Assisted HIV Self Screening services and or HIV RDTS services to learners as per DoH Guidelines and facilitate the process of them giving feedback of their experiences using the Imagine data collection system.
• Provide Blood Glucose Testing services to learners as per DoH Guidelines and gather feedback from their experiences of using the Imagine data collection system.
• Provide Pregnancy Testing services to learners as per DoH Guidelines and gather feedback from their experiences of using the Imagine data collection system.
• Provide General Health services and support to learners within scope of practice.
• Provide support to Professional Nurses in the provision of PrEP, ART, Contraceptive and Antenatal Care including client referral and case management.

Requirements

• Nursing diploma and current registration with SANC
• Certification/experience in sexual and reproductive health (particularly contraception and STI management); and HIV prevention and management
• Knowledge of national, provincial and district health structures
• A minimum of 2 years community nursing experience
• Experience and trained on Sexual Reproductive Health.
• Experience working in a donor-funded organisation/NGO or project-based environment and desirable to have experience working with schools
• Pro-active, able to exercise discretion and independent decision-making
• Able to prioritize own workload and work towards deadlines
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Able to speak English and any other African languages
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted February - March 2023 
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. NACOSA reserves the right not to make any appointment in this position.
• NACOSA respects the privacy of its stakeholders and will treat all personal information provided in line with our recruitment policy and in accordance with the Protection of Personal Information Act.