Research Assistant at Anova Health Institute

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Project implementation

• Recruit and receive referrals of high-risk men.
• Schedule and arrange appointments for clients at the clinics
• Provide comprehensive counselling to promote retention in line with Anova policies and guidelines
• Refer the Not Yet Ready to the Social Auxiliary Worker after utilising the Adherence plan
• Promote and facilitate PCa testing and facilitate partner disclosure using the PCa Screening Tool and actively refer for testing.
• Promoting case finding for men.
• Specifically focus on men in line with Anova work plan.
• Provide Adherence Counselling to men.
• Referral of men to relevant services e.g. (Index Testing, PrEP, GBV)
• Recruit and refer patients to I-ACT adult individual counselling or support groups

Stakeholder engagement

• Attend weekly Mens health Meetings.
• Act upon the recommendations and outcomes of the Mens Health Meetings.
• Collaborate with Ward Based Outreach team, Dietician, Lay Counsellors and Clinicians for bi-lateral referrals.

Reporting

• Report daily with numbers if men mobilised, linked to care
• Keep an updated record of number of clients offered adherence counselling, linked into care, index testing and partner disclosure, I-ACT individual session and support groups, referrals in line with stationery used by and Anova.
• Adhere to facility reporting format for data and report according to facility protocol.
• Report as per agreed timelines to Mens health nurse at the facility or other Anova team members as required

Administration

• Be available to work on weekends &/ or Public Holidays to provide mobilise recruit men and provide adherence counselling at facilities when required, a minimum of at least one Saturday per month (When required).
• Attend Anova team & staff meetings as required
• Timeously complete and submit leave forms and timesheets as per Anova policy

Engagement with Anova staff

• Form part of the facility team and work 8 hours daily according to their agreed upon starting & finishing time
• Form part of a multidisciplinary teams within Anova to promote 90% retention.
• Adhere to & respect the facility’s mission & vision
• Report your absenteeism and any form of leave to both facility and Anova manager
• Look presentable at all times, with your name tag on
• Attend facility meetings as required to discuss Psychosocial related issues
• Any other tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required

• Matric certificate
• HTS qualification
• Social Auxiliary Worker advantageous
• Basic knowledge on prostate cancer.
• Knowledge of hostels, etc.
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage relationships.
• Strong organisational skills, including task and time management, ability to multi-task, establish priorities, and meet deadlines; and work without daily supervision.
• Customer orientation
• Professional conduct
• General knowledge of health education
• General counselling skills
• Listening skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Empathy and understanding of issues of people living with PCa
• Friendly and able to engage people
• Results orientated/goal driven
• Flexible and resilient to change