Active Jobs at Right to Care

Description

Maintaining the Right to Care M&E system relating to its government programme

• Design, document, update and disseminate (or assist therewith) data management tools for internal use by/at the M&E Unit (e.g. templates, SOPs, memo’s, data flow charts, submission checklist, quality checklist, data verification manuals/procedures, staff progress reports, stats overview, site visit tool, Job Descriptions, etc.).
• Assist with updating the (semi)annual M&E Strategic / Operational Plan.
• Assist with updating M&E Framework and MER Work Plan, when needed.
• Maintain Contact Details list of all relevant DoH staff at all levels, with regards to HIS, M&E, HAST programmes, and IT

Engaging in continuous professional development

• Stay updated on all aspects of Tier.net implementation (and smARTer, once applicable), including version upgrades, user training, installation procedures, data cleaning procedures, reporting functionalities, and flow of dispatches & CSV files.
• Stay updated on all applicable aspects of DHIS, including: data cleaning procedures; reporting, import/export, maintenance and other functionalities; data usage procedures; and where applicable DHIS DDC/eTools.
• Identify opportunities for ETR.net training.
• Stay informed of DoH reporting requirements and procedures (DHMIS policy and SOPs), and data elements/indicator definitions with regards to HAST/PHC related services, as applicable within the province.
• Stay informed of PEPFAR reporting requirements.
• Take responsibility for own professional growth and development, by staying informed of best M&E practices, attending compulsory and/or relevant trainings, and identifying and attending further trainings/studies, as relevant to the career.

Managing and capacitating RtC DQMs

• Assist with recruitment of DQMs.
• Clarify expectations/role clarity with DoH and internally.
• Provide ongoing supervision, support, guidance, and mentoring of DQMs, including at least monthly joint site/sub-district visits with each DQM (at least weekly for new and trainee DQMs).
• Ensure timely submission of all relevant weekly/monthly plans, logsheets and internal progress reports by DQMs, and provide feedback.
• Jointly with other relevant line managers, monitor and ensure that DQMs adhere to proper time & attendance and other conduct standards.
• Identify and utilise opportunities to develop staff who need new challenges (e.g. progressive delegation of increasing responsibilities), and other activities to maintain high level of staff retention, motivation and wellbeing.

Providing M&E Technical Assistance to DoH

• Assist with providing logistical support for relevant trainings by RtC, DoH, or other partners.
• Assist DoH district team with providing training & mentoring on: DoH reporting requirements and procedures; data elements/indicator definitions; and proper use of HAST/PHC -related paper-based data collection tools.
• Assist DoH district team with the monthly flow of Tier.net dispatch files and quarterly CSV files from sub-district to district.
• Assist DoH district team with data/M&E-related facility assessments / audits.
• Assist DoH district team with verifying the completeness and validation of HAST/PHC-related DHIS data on monthly basis, and following up with sub-districts to address any queries/ errors /gaps.
• Assist DoH district team with feedback of the finalised data to sub-district.
• Assist DoH district team with enhancing the understanding of data by programme staff (at District, Sub-District and Facility levels), thereby enhancing data usage for identifying gaps in clinical service delivery, decision-making, programme improvements, and target-setting.
• Assist DoH district team with designing / compiling / updating / presenting graphs of basic stats, including trend analysis.

Conducting M&E/data-related trainings

• (Co-)facilitate Tier.net trainings, as well as follow-up/refresher trainings.
• Co-facilitate Clinical Stationery trainings (jointly with clinician, if applicable), as well as follow-up/refresher trainings.
• (Co-)facilitate trainings incl follow-up/refresher trainings, on HAST/PHC-related data collection tools.
• (Co-)facilitate Excel (Data Visualisation & Cleaning Methods) trainings

Disseminating data to stakeholders

• Obtain data on key indicators on monthly basis from all relevant sources (DHIS/Sinjani pivot tables, Tier.net reports, ETR.net reports, and internal Cervical Cancer and other relevant programme stats).
• Maintain the central repository on the secure share-drive of all relevant source documents for the purpose of accountability/audit trail.
• Compile quarterly PEPFAR reports within deadlines.
• Maintain the TA Programme Key Indicator Stats Overview, by ensuring population thereof by DQMs, quality assurance, and consolidating provincial overview, on monthly basis.
• Capacitate RtC provincial teams and specialists to enhance the understanding of data and data usage for identifying gaps in clinical service delivery, decision-making, programme improvements, and target-setting.
• Facilitate monthly Data Review as part of Provincial team meetings.
• Respond to reasonable and relevant requests for data by DoH, RtC managers, peer organisations, and other stakeholders, within reasonable deadlines.

Displaying a healthy work 

• Participate in all relevant RtC and DoH meetings/workshops, including but not limited to PIT/DIT meetings, HAST Quarterly Reviews and PHC meetings.
• Build strong relationships with all relevant DoH staff at all levels within the RtC-supported districts, with regards to data management, M&E, HAST/PHC programmes, and IT.
• Adhere to internal progress reporting requirements.
• Adhere to appropriate time & attendance standards and procedures and other HR policies.
• Maintain good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Implement RtC’s core values ‘Innovation, Responsiveness, Quality’.
• Taking personal responsibility for own actions and decisions and for standard of work produced.
• Any other relevant and reasonable tasks, as and when required, which promote team work / team spirit and contribute to the overall objectives of the organisation.

Requirements

Required Minimum Qualification and Experience

• Tertiary qualification
• Background in research and/or other data management field
• Training in M&E
• Post-matric certificate in computer literacy including Excel, OR equivalent experience
• Training on DHIS
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS
• Proficiency in English
• 2 years experience in managing HIV/AIDS-related data, including data verification / quality assurance
• 2 years experience in working with DoH data management/M&E systems (from patient-record level to DHIS level)
• 5 years of relevant experience

Desirable education

• Tertiary qualification in health, public health, social sciences, behavioural sciences, or related field
• 1 year experience in managing staff
• 1 year experience in training / facilitation

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Description

• Right to Care is recruiting Counsellors across the Ehlanzeni District, with 16 positions in Mbombela and 2 in Thaba Chweu.
• Provide quality HTS counselling services; namely, HTS (including the modalities), couple counselling, and/or treatment adherence counselling.
• Facilitate facility based treatment adherence clubs
• Register clients for IACT/Link Care classes and facilitate the I ACT sessions
• Facilitate Adolescence and Youth sessions
• Support the Mentor Mother programme 
• Dispatch treatment parcels during adherence club facilitation sessions 
• Perform quality checks according to RTCQI
• Participate in proficiency testing
• Participate in HTS campaigns as determined by the department
• Implement Index Testing (including follow up of index client/contacts
• Implement HIV Self-Screening (HIVSS)
• Administer, interpret and communicate HIV rapid testing results to clients.
• Ensure the availability of all service materials to provide HTS services.
• Market HIV, AIDS, STI, TB and related services to clients in and around the facility (through, health talks, awareness campaigns, etc.)
• Ensure the availability of HIV, STI and TB prevention information, education and communication materials at the facility for clients, or request for such materials from the immediate supervisor.
• Complete the clients’ information in the specified books, documents and/or registers, and ensure that the required information is provided to (a) person(s) that has/have been designated for the collection and collation of such information. 
• Keep an up to date personal daily register and submit it to the facility manager for approval. 
• Be available for on-going training in HIV, AIDS, STI and TB and related services as arranged by the Department.
• Based at HIV screening service delivery points have to provide HTS services to a minimum of 10 clients or patients per day.
• Have to facilitate a minimum of two (2) group sessions for previously HIV tested clients per month.

Requirements

Required Minimum Qualification

• Grade 12 or Equivalent
• Have basic training in HIV and AIDS counselling and testing.
• Be able to read and write in local language(s) that is/are used by the people in the (municipal) area and in English.

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Description

Right to Care is recruiting Social Mobilisation Officers across Mpumalanga Province, 1 in Mkhondo, 1 in Dr. JS Moroka, 1 in Emalahleni and 1 in Thembisile Hani.

• Promote and market HIV and TB services and programmes.
• Coordinate campaigns and events.
• Liaise with different media platforms to promote HAST programmes.
• Support condom distribution.
• Develop and monitor implementation of social mobilization activities.
• Compile and submit reports

Requirements

Required Minimum Qualification and Experience

• Grade 12 or equivalent.
• Diploma / Degree (NQF Level 6/7) in Public Administration / Public Management as recognised by SAQA.
• Valid drivers’ licence.
• Training certificates in HIV programmes.
• Certificates or knowledge of computer literacy.
• Three (3) years’ experience in HIV Programmes.

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Description

Right to Care is recruiting Pharmacists across Mpumalanga with 2 positions in Ehlanzeni District, 2 in Nkangala District and 2 in Gert Sibande District.

Governance and Communication

• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with relevant partners within the province
• Provide pharmaceutical management support for the district
• Ensure that PTCs are conducted according to policy and all standing agenda items are addressed
• Assist with trends analysis and ensure feedback is provided for ADRs reported, CCMDD, SVS, Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) and medicine use evaluations to be presented at PTC
• Participate in the District task teams and technical working groups such as CCMDD, SVS, National Adherence Strategy, Essential Medicines List committee, AMS, etc
• Monthly and quarterly reporting of programme activities to both DoH and RtC

Supply chain management

• Analyse the assessments conducted in facilities, identify gaps and develop intervention strategies to address the identified gaps
• Develop quality improvement plans in collaboration with the facilities and the DoH District Pharmacist.
• Liaise with the DoH District Pharmacist, Area Pharmacists and the District Management Teams to suggest and support interventions to improve medicine availability.
• Ongoing training, mentoring and coaching to improve medicine availability and management
• Promote rational use of medicines – assist the District Pharmacists with evaluating medicine usage in the district
• Ensure compliance with good pharmacy practices, good dispensing practices, National Core Standards and all other regulations

Professional Development

• Identify training needs for pharmacy personnel and other health care workers
• Co-ordinate pharmacy related training, develop and implement differentiated training and other skills development within the district
• Ensure continued professional development for all staff and build capacity for PAs to ensure optimal support for all programmes

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Compiling and reporting monthly and quarterly statistics and reports form Pharmacists Assistants
• Asist the district with establishing and maintaining ADR reports database and monitoring framework
• Ensure the M&E framework for CCMDD is implemented
• Assist with patient satisfaction survey.
• Monitoring of service delivery at facility level and PuPs for CCMDD programme
• Undertake operational research to monitor outcomes of programme implementation

Programme Implementation

• Supervise Pharmacists Assistants in the District
• Liaise with Provincial Medicines Liaison Officers (PMLOs) for effective programme coordination (SVS and CCMDD)
• Ensure that SOPs are available and implemented
• Monitor the reporting and completeness levels and provide strategies for improvement for SVS
• Assist with second-line support for challenges that could not be resolved at facility
• Monitor escalated challenges, (such as software and device related challenges, service availability or connectivity, device loss, theft or damage and device repair and/or replacement) to ensure that they are resolved within the stipulated turn-around times.
• Assist with customising district formularies to improve completeness of reporting
• Provide technical support for development of District CCMDD implementation plan
• Identification and recruitment of pick-up points (PuPs) in consultation with districts.
•  Conduct PuP assessments, facilitate the registration of PuPs with the National Treasury (Central Supplier Database)   
• Quarterly assessments of the PuPs
•  Orientation & training of Pick-up points once appointed and follow up with support visits.
• Provide TA for hospital pharmacy managers to ensure that pharmaceutical services are implemented effectively and efficiently
• Monitor the utilisation of Rx solution and ensure that hospitals are reporting to the National Surveillance Centre

Requirements

Required Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• B. Pharm degree
• Registration with the SA Pharmacy Council
• 3 years’ experience post Community Service

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

• A postgraduate qualification in Pharmacy or public health Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• HIV\AIDS Management course                                                                                   
• Registration as a tutor
• 5 years’ experience post Community
• Previous public sector experience
• Experience preferably within a PEPFAR funded organisation

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Description

Right to Care is recruiting Post Basic Pharmacists Assistant across the Ehlanzeni District, with 14 positions in Bushbuckridge, 21 in Mbombela, and 8 in Nkomazi.

• Conduct ongoing situational analysis to identify gaps within the supply chain system
• Implement systems and strategies to manage pharmaceutical stock in the clinics
• Mentor and coach pharmacist assistants and nurses to manage stock and maintain cold chain in the clinic
• Assist facilities with stock re-distribution and maintaining sufficient stock in the facility
• Ensure compliance with good pharmacy practices and good dispensing practices
• Train, Mentor and Support DOH initiatives to provide alternative access to chronic medicines (e.g. Adherence clubs, CCMDD & SyNCH, CDU/PCU, PUP’s) and any other related projects
• Ensure medicine safety systems are implemented at facility level
• Perform site visits at least daily
• Familiarise self with rules and regulations relating to Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP), Pharmacy Act 53 of 1974, Medicine and related substances Act 101 of 1965, as amended and other relevant legislation.
• Ensure that stock management files and records are available at facilities
• Assist the facilities to maintain data and ensure accurate statistics
• Mentoring, coaching and guiding facility staff on pharmaceutical issues

Requirements

Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12
• Post Basic qualification as Pharmacist Assistant
• Registered with SAPC
• HIV/AIDS Management Course
• 5 years’ experience post qualification as a post basic pharmacist assistant
• 2 years’ experience in HIV field and Public Sector

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Description

• Call all eligible patients and take them to the DSD Nurse for initiation.
• Make sure that all initiated patients have been captured on Tier.net.
• Increase IPT Initiation among patients currently on ART by using the viral load due lists and patients on adherence clubs.
• Request files for patients with no outcomes, audit them and ask the Data Capture to update outcomes on TIER.NET
• Every month request a list of patients that needs repeat script for IPT and ensure that the treatment is continued for the prescribed duration according to guidelines.
• Counselling of patients in their own language, get consent and offer rapid HIV testing.
• Refer all positive patients to the Professional Nurse for initiation on the same day (Handshake approach)
• Link mother baby pairs to care through identification of HIV positive mothers and PCR positive babies and refer them for initiation of ART
• Go through the TB room and make sure that all TB presumptive /diagnosed patients have been tested for HIV – if not make note to test them on their next visits.
• Screen patients for STI, TB by asking the 4 screening questions and refer patients accordingly
• Support all Self Screening activities happening within and in vicinity of your facility.
• Ensure that the Risk Profiling tool is used in your facility.
• Support the Professional Nurse with drawing of Viral load due bloods
• Create index testing contact list, call the partners as according to your list using the facility phone or any alternative provided.
• Collaborate with Right to Care Community Partners, WBHCOTS and HBC teams to help trace all Index contacts on your list

Requirements

Required Minimum Education and Experience

• Enrolled Nursing Diploma/Certificate
• 2-3 Years as an Enrolled Nurse in the NGO/Community or a Hospital Environment 
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS