Outreach Team Leader - Johannesburg at Anova Health Institute

Key duties and responsibilities:

• Lead defaulter tracing activities
• Conduct physical tracing
• Retention in care
• Clinical Services
• Offer other health related clinical screening services (Blood Pressure, Glucose, pregnancy etc.) to clients during all community outreach activities
• Assist with collection of blood samples:
• Ensure abnormal incidences are recorded, reported, and fast tracked for confirmation and linkage into care
• Assist with delivery of medicine at household
• Conduct health screening and testing services during campaigns, household visits and at facilities
• Active Linkage to Care
• Monitoring and reporting of outcomes
• Stakeholder engagement

Cross cutting activities:

• Promote HIV testing and screening for TB, STIs, NCDs, Cervical Cancer mental health for person.
• Assist with training and supervision of CHWs.
• Work with CHWs to continuously identify and map other community stakeholders providing various services to link household members for psychosocial and economic care
• Any other tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• Enrolled nursing certificate or relevant qualification
• Minimum of One year of work experience in nursing
• Experience of working within community health programs
• Up to date knowledge on South African HIV/TB programs, preferably in the public health sector
• Counselling experience, especially HIV.
• Up to date professional body registration
• Confidentiality and discretion
• Ability to work in a poorly resourced environment
• Ability to work weekends, as and when required

Essential Added Advantage:

• The ability to drive will be an added advantage.
• Experience in community outreach/WBCHOT services