Nurse Clinician (VMMC CQI Clinician) at TB HIV Care

Purpose of the position:

The Nurse Clinician will provide Continuous Quality Improvement for VMMC in 5 regions of correctional centres. They will provide technical support, clinical mentoring and perform quality assurance for all VMMC activities within the Correctional Services Programme.

Minimum Requirements    

• Relevant Professional Nursing Qualification with Diploma in Nursing or BCUR Degree
• Diploma in Primary Health Care
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in providing VMMC Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in nursing after registration with 2 years being in a supervisory role
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse
• Good understanding of TB, HIV and MMC programme
• Dispensing licence
• Proficiency in English & any other African language
• Valid code 8 driver’s licence and own transport
• Ability and willingness to travel across various regions
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Conduct weekly CQI assessments at all THC VMMC Sites, generate CQI gap analysis reports and assist sites to develop Quality Improvement Plans
• Serve as a provincial resource to support the efficient, high quality implementation of PEPFAR/CDC funded VMMC services in alignment with global, national, and donor guidelines and standards
• Champion VMMC quality, safety, risk management, data use, and data transparency among VMMC service providers, DCS Clinicians, municipal, district, and provincial government stakeholders
• Support VMMC service providers to perform continuous quality improvement (CQI) with paper-based and digital instruments
• Document and provide technical support to service providers as they analyse factors contributing to quality gaps identified through CQI and QA processes and outline corrective action plans, in consultation with VMMC Programme Coordinator Regional Coordinators and M&E Lead as appropriate
• Participate in site visit support and identification of training needs
• Compile and submit a monthly report, quarterly and annual reports
• Support mentoring of all TBHIV Care staff, VMMC service providers and CSP staff

Skills and Competencies    

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Computer literacy and IT skills
• Problem-solving
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics