NMDR MENTOR - Sarah Baartman at The Aurum Institute

Technical Work Responsibilities

• Liaise with Internal and External Customers/Stakeholders
• Leadership and generic management competencies and experience
• Site visit scheduling, coordination, and oversight
• Generate innovative ideas for Mentees, Mentors and Facilities to improve DR-TB program management.
• Validating EDR.web data at a Sub-district and district level
• Record keeping
• Human capital management
• Coaching and mentoring
• Ensure the management of DR-TB patients efficiently according to DoH guidelines

Duties:

• Continuous communication with IA and District and Area Managers
• Continuous communication with DOH Management where necessary
• Assisting at Cluster Meetings
• Attending DoH Meetings relevant to TB QI
• Assist in improving the TB program needs at facility level.
• Follow up on outcomes to ensure all patients in TB room are managed and reported.
• Follow up on all ADR’s
• Site visit scheduling, coordination, and oversight
• Assisting QIA at Learning Sessions
• Collecting EDR.web Data at a Sub-District level (even if it means driving there)
• Developing new change ideas at a Facility level
• Documenting QI success stories
• Provide all facilities have up to date DR-TB guidance.
• Coming up with new innovative ideas that can be shared with Mentors and Facilities to improve the DR-TB programme.
• Ensure that all details of DR-TB management of clients are accurately recorded in the client’s folder, DR-TB register and EDR.web.
• Assist the facility clinicians with training and mentoring nurses newly trained or in process of being trained on NIMDR-TB during their practical sessions
• Assist in remedial action for identified gaps in the DR-TB programme.
• Developing DR-TB knowledge and capacity among Aurum Mentors and Area Managers
• Continual self-development and keeping up to date with latest developments in the field
• Conducting ongoing feed-back sessions with Mentors and Managers
• Update the nurses in the event of any changes within the DR-TB programme
• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures according to prescribed procedures and legislation.
• Report all unsafe activities to Senior Management/Human Resources
• Adhere and maintain decision making authority as allocated to the position

Requirements

SELECTION CRITERIA

Education

• Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice (BCMP) degree (clinical associate)
• Professional Nurse with a minimal or equivalent qualification of NQF 7 in Primary health care with a dispensing license

Experience

• The NIMDR-TB coordinator should have prior/current experience, not less than three years, in the treatment and management of DR-TB
• Be updated with the current DR-TB clinical practises as per the 2019 DR-TB clinical reference guidelines
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in DR-TB programme management
• Experience and knowledge of DR-TB management: programmatic and drugs, adverse events, and the management thereof
• Good understanding of the M&E system

Requirements

• Proficient personal computer skills
• Current registration with HPCSA or SANC
• SA Citizen or valid work permit to work in South Africa
• Advanced computer skills
• Be able to use initiative in interpreting data.
• Driver’s license
• Own car
• Minimal/Moderate/Excessive overnight travel (up to 30%) by land or air if required
• Willing to work overtime.
• Willing to travel.

Advantageous

• Qualification in NIMDR
• Experience on working on TB data systems used in public health care sector eg., TIER.net, EDR.web