Quality Assurance Nurse - Correctional Services at TB HIV Care

Purpose of the position:

• The Quality Assurance Nurse will provide quality improvement training & mentorship of DCS clinical and non-clinical staff on prevention, screening, treatment & care of HIV, TB and STI based on identified clinical training priorities. Provide programmatic training including RTQCI & SPI-RT training, assessments and implementation

Minimum Requirements    

• Relevant Professional Nursing Qualification with Diploma in Nursing or BCUR Degree
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse
• NIMART training
• Adult Primary Care (APC) 2023 course completed more than six months ago.
• A minimum 2 years’ experience in providing Continuous Quality Improvement and at least 1 year experience in the Correctional facilities
• Experience in QI methodology and Facilitation skills
• In-depth knowledge of current international and national guidelines for HIV, STI, TB and Viral Hepatitis management 
• Extensive knowledge of the local health systems from the national to the local levels 
• Good understanding of TB, & HIV and knowledge of TIER.Net and it’s functionalities
• Proficiency in English & any other African language
• Valid code 8 driver’s licence and own transport
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Plan programmatic and clinical training according to correctional facilities needs and operational plans
• Respond to programmatic/clinical training requests for the correctional centres and plan appropriate training
• Liaise and collaborate with the Regional Training Centre on programmatic and clinical trainings
• Conduct onsite mentorship to DCS clinicians and non-clinical staff
• Facilitate clinical training programmes according to agreed standards, learning outcomes and approved curriculum
• Ensure staff are capacitated to follow current HIV, TB and STI guidelines in accordance with the NSP and the 95-95-95 strategy
• Review infection control plans and provide feedback and recommendations to Centre Managers aligning to the National Infection Prevention and Control Strategic Framework
• Ability to periodically conduct IPC assessment using the DCS tools, identify gaps and work with IPC champions to address the identified gaps
• Review local data and conduct clinical case audits to identify gaps in service delivery
• Providing mentoring and technical assistance on all aspects of HAST programme
• Assess local data with M&E to identify gaps for QI projects for each correctional centre
• Support the multidisciplinary facility-based QI teams with QI meetings
• Complete necessary reporting after each training session and according to programme reporting requirements

Skills and Competencies    

• Excellent communication skills
• Teamwork
• Attention to detail
• Demonstrate training and mentorship skills
• Computer literacy and IT skills
• Knowledge and application of QI approaches
• Problem solving
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics

Deadline:28th November,2025