Professional Nurse Counsellor at TB HIV Care

Purpose of the position:

To provide a comprehensive mobile health service by providing HIV testing and counselling services linked to screening and diagnosing clients for TB and STIs. To provide treatment and clinical care to HIV & TB patients and ensure successful linkage to care and adherence, with a specific focus on the sex worker.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12
• Degree/diploma or relevant nursing qualification
• NIMART trained & certified
• 2-years’ experience in nursing after registration
• Clinical HIV management experience is mandatory
• Dispensing licence
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a professional nurse
• Computer literate in MS office
• Valid code 8 driver’s licence
• Proficiency in English and another South African language
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Develop a presentation outlining TB/HIV service provision
• Coordinate visits to sex work community on outreach with collaborating organisation team
• Maintain relations with managers by providing feedback on number of clients seen at sites
• Mobilise with team in walk and talk programmes, distribute pamphlets
• Provide an enhanced appropriate package of treatment care and support of clients diagnosed with HIV, TB, STIs, and other health related conditions
• Order monthly stock of medications needed for wellness and HCT programmes
• Conduct physical examination and proper history taking on clients seen on the mobile.
• Provide appropriate syndromic treatment for STIs, fertility planning and other health related illness.
• Ensure accurate documentation of stock in and stock out
• Keep records of medication dispensed
• Provide health/HIV screen to allocated areas every 3 to 6 months
• Reach successful referrals of 90% for HIV positive clients pre-ART and ART
• Provide technical assistance in HIV counselling and recording
• Train to complete the PI VCT register and monthly report new cases.
• Compile and maintain a record on the confirmed clinic the clients will attend and document referral or LTF using tools and algorithm
• Regular tracing of clients by telephone, home visits or other
• Collaborate with community role-players in engaging scaling up of TB/HIV service provision
• Meet quarterly with local GPs and other stakeholder/NGOs on TB/HIV service provision
• Meet quarterly to collaborate in developing and conducting support groups with collaborating organisation
• Meet quarterly to report on progress
• Maintain relations with health services and other NGOs working to support programme
• Attend HAST information meetings
• Report quarterly on programme progress
• Meet quarterly with facility managers on site activities
• Appropriate referral of all the necessary health related conditions needing further management - ART, psychosocial, substance abuse, gender based violence, etc
• Submit monthly report on the number of new cases
• Weekly follow-up on referred clients by telephone, home visits or other
• Document successful referrals above 90%
• Adhere to waste disposal
• Adhere to needle stick injury policy
• Engage in sex work support work including helping coordinate and/or manage support groups
• Participate in sex work’s support meetings and structures as directed by Key Populations Programme Manager
• Participate in clinic sensitivity trainings
• Tracking and monitoring success of project
• Any other duties as assigned by the line manager

Skills and Competencies    

• Communication skills – verbal and written
• Problem solving
• Interpersonal skills
• Business acumen
• Planning and organising
• Client orientated
• Innovation