Professional Nurse (Western Cape) at Right to Care

Description

Program Output

• Ensure comprehensive package of VMMC services available
• Maintain and respond to QA assessments
• Chair/attend staff meetings
• Ensure management of VMMC related adverse events
• Provide age- and culturally appropriate group and individual counselling to clients within language of their understanding.
• Conduct pre- and post-HIV counselling and testing as per most recent NDoH HTS guidelines
• Ensure MMC targets for all facilities supported are met
• Liaise with the Demand Creation officer and field recruiters to ensure effective recruitment of clients
• Support establishment of new sites
• Support and participate in demand creation activities
• Align demand creation and clinical efforts to ensure collaboration in working towards targets.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to Demand Creation Officers and Social Mobilisers regarding demand creation programme performance
• Ensure availability of suppliers and equipment’s
• Develop and implement planning and reporting systems for the VMMC MOVE team to ensure that they perform and reach allocated targets
• Ensure vehicle inspection is done weekly, and report is submitted to line manager
• Draft an annual operational plan
• Working with a demand creation team draft a demand creation plan as required
• Ensure stock and suppliers management/control and timely reporting of any missing or broken to line manager
• Ensure availability of suppliers and equipment’s 

Clinical output

• Implement Voluntary Male Circumcision Programme (VMMC) at facility level in accordance with provincial and SA national guidelines
• Ensure comprehensive package of VMMC services available
• Maintain and respond to QA assessments
• Ensure all Circumcised Clients are followed up as per SA/WHO guidelines
• Management of VMMC related adverse events effectively
• Obtain informed consent from clients by providing them with essential information as per the National Department of Health (NDoH) and PEPFAR VMMC/HTS guidelines. 
• Provide age- and culturally appropriate group and individual counselling to clients within language of their understanding.
• Screen patients for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) as per current STI guidelines and Tuberculosis (TB) by asking the four standard TB screening questions and refer patients accordingly.
• Ensure that the key elements of VMMC education are included in counselling sessions (i.e. risks, benefits, description of surgery, explanation of partial protective effect of VMMC procedure, VMMC being a permanent procedure, importance of knowing HIV status, and post-operative care).
• Conduct pre- and post-HIV counselling and testing as per most recent NDoH HTS guidelines.

Linkage to Care and Treatment

• Record personal and contact information of newly tested HIV positive clients in the linkage to care and treatment register.
• Conduct Active and/or supported linkage to care and treatment of all newly diagnosed HIV positive clients.
• Ensure all clients tested HIV positive are linked to care and started treatment and record on the register accordingly
• Confirm that all linked clients have reached a care and treatment facility within a week of referral.
• Follow up on all linked clients at one-, three- and six months into care and treatment.
• Verify that all linked clients are still in care and treatment and adhere to their treatment.
• Receive and process all HIV negative clients that are referred from HTS partners for VMMC services. 

Quality Assurance

• Ensure all source documents are available and well utilised by the Roving team.
• Ensure utilisation of PPE materials by all staff at the facility.
• Ensure clinical staff conducts Medical Circumcision in line with Minimum Surgical Procedure Standards.
• Ensure adherence to Infection Prevention and Control Standards.
• Ensure all follow-up and review of clients are conducted and documented accordingly.
• Ensure availability and correct Supply Chain Management processes of Supplies, Equipment and Environment.
• Ensure Emergency Management/Referral Protocol are adhered to.
• Assist in verification of all data before reporting.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Ensure proper collection of data in all supported facilities
• Ensure completion of all VMMC source documents
• Ensure data for all supported facilities is captured on Right to Care system and on DHIS
• Ensure data is reported using Right to Care and DOH reporting tools and in line with the timelines
• Ensure all client files are audited
• Ensure monthly verification is done with DOH for accurate reporting 

Reporting

• Compile and submit standardised progress report of the Roving team weekly to line Manager.
• Review all follow-up source documents for completeness and outcome management.
• Ensure that all the outcomes of referred clients are correctly documented.
• Ensure that all Registers are reviewed and prepared for Department of Health quarterly submissions.
• Provide reports to Sub-District and all facilities supported
• Report any challenges and developments to your immediate Line Manager, all site decisions to be communicate and approved by your Line Manager.
• Report any policy violation
• Report all vehicle incidents/accidents and ensure documentation of reports to your line manager
• Submit standardised progress report of the Roving team weekly to line Manager.
• Report any policy violation
• Report all vehicle incidents/accidents and ensure documentation of reports to your line manager 

Staff Management

• Management and coordination of the MMC Clinical, demand creation and social mobilisation team.
• Create and managing of Roving Team’s facility Roving schedule.
• Identification of training needs of staff and scheduling of appropriate trainings.
• Ensure staff time management.
• Supervise all staff and ensure adherence to VMMC SAG/WHO standards.
• Mentor and supervise all locum staff.
• Manage locum data base.
• Coordinate staff in-service Training.
• Ensure that all drivers adhere to RTC vehicle policy.

Stakeholder Management

• Key stakeholder engagement including participation at Sub-District and facility activities.
• Ensure Training and mentorship of all DOH district staff on MMC program. 
• Ensure Organizational representation in all Sub-District by having activities done. 
• Participate in DOH Sub-district and facility Meetings to ensure alignment of the VMMC program with district activities.
• Ensure and maintain cordial relationship with Sub-District and all facilities supported  

Business Continuity

• Perform any other relevant and reasonable tasks which may be required from time to time. 
• Fill in for other counsellors, Admin, Nurses at sites as and when required by line management.
• Assist in collection and delivering of clients
• Familiarise self with rules and regulations of the Health Act and other relevant legislation.
• Familiarise self with Right to Care standards, policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Diploma in Nursing (General, Community, Psychiatry) and Midwifery.
• A Diploma in Nursing and VMMC Certificate.
• Two to three years working experience as Professional Nurse in the surgical environment.
• Two years NGO working experience, Infection Control Certificate, VMMC Certificate, HIV Management Certificate.