Nurse Mentor - Tzaneen at Anova Health Institute

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Health System Strengthening

• Mentoring of staff at facilities in all program areas of CCMT.
• Initiate and organize internal training and workshops based on needs and request.
• Support the Department of Health and collaborate with other NGOs on implementation of CCMT program and community events.
• Ensure implementation of the recent CCMT guidelines and protocols.
• Identify program support needs at facilities and advise accordingly.
• Facilitate integration of different CCMT services.

Monitoring and Skill Development

• Design development plan, based on identified needs and develop materials together with senior medical officers.
• Support the Department of Health in conducting training.
• Empower colleagues (e.g., orientation and knowledge transfer).
• Provide solution on complicated cases together with clinics’ staff including referrals to relevant discipline at different levels of care.
• Mentoring on acute service delivery in incidental cases including dispensing, recording, and counselling.

Strengthening Internal Role and Administration

• Assist all other Anova projects with planning, organizing and execution of support activities.
• Assist with quarterly statistics collection.
• Attend sub-district office meetings, all other relevant meetings/ workshops and skills development initiatives.
• Submit work plans, requests, and reports timeously as agreed.
• Ensure and maintain required quality of written communication including reports.
• Ensure documentation of tracing activities at facility level by staff involved and at community level by WBOTs teams reporting to supported facilities.
• Support QI projects as assigned.
• Support other interventions prioritized at any point during the performance contract period.

Research

• Do Research work as when required. 

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required

• Grade 12 (Matric).
• Professional Nurse with Midwifery Diploma or Degree and registered with South African Nursing Council (SANC).
• NIMART trained, mentored, and certified as competent.
• 2 to 5 years’ experience in working as a Professional Nurse including work in TB/HIV/AIDS environment.
• Have knowledge and experience in TB/HIV/AIDS management.
• Be able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Able to communicate in English and any other local language.
• Proficiency in MS office.