Professional Nurse at Anova Health Institute

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Training and Mentoring 

• Forecasting of training and mentoring plans for the province
• Mentoring of clinical and non-clinical internal and DoH staff on MSM health issues at facilities supported by Anova, using the Standard National Treatment and Mentorship Guidelines

Technical Support

• On site-in-service trainings of professional and non- professional health care workers on expanded programs for the care and treatment of MSM
• Prepare and present articles and interesting case studies at stakeholder engagement meetings
• Supervision of enrolled nurses on quality control and PT assessments

Clinical Management

• Provide comprehensive care for Men who have sex with Men through physical examination, clinical staging and formulating an appropriate clinical diagnosis
• Provide MSM specific materials, condoms and sachets of water based lubricants
• Ensure prompt referral for further management of advanced MSM related problems
• PrEP initiation and ART initiations
• Identify barriers to service delivery, and make recommendations

Quality Control

• Make sure referral systems are functioning
• Ensure facilities have all the guidelines and MSM specific IEC materials
• Identify additional trainings needed at facilities, and organize the training
• Work closely with M and E team to review facility data, and provide feedback to sites;

Stakeholder Management

• Represent Anova and present progress reports at partner district review meetings and district HAST meetings
• Co-ordinate and supervise activities of the district outreach team

Any other tasks as agreed with the line manager.

Qualifications and Experience

• Professional nurse registered with the South African Nursing Council
• NIMART competent
• 5-8 years' experience in working as a professional nurse and or midwife
• Experience in working with MSM and related issues
• Experience in working in an ART programme, CCMT and or PMTCT, as well as good understanding of the problems faced by individuals infected and affected by HIV
• Sufficient experience in STIs, family planning and immunisation programmes
• Ability to communicate in English and at least on one two other vernacular languages