Available Jobs at Right to Care

Description

• Maintain and respond to QA assessments.
• Implement Voluntary Male Circumcision Programme at facility level in accordance with Provincial and South African national guide.
• Ensure Comprehensive package of VMMC services available.
• Management of VMMC related adverse events.
• Participate in research projects relevant to the specific field.
• Liaise with the Outreach Officer and Social Mobilisers to ensure effective recruitment of clients.
• Keep abreast with developments in the field.
• Familiar with legislation, standards, policies, and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in clinical Associate or bachelor’s degree in Clinical Medical Practice
• At least 1-year experience in Public Health setting
• At least 1-year experience in a surgical setting at Medical Male Circumcision facility
   

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Description

• 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.
• Respect and ensure client confidentiality
• Provide Health Care to all VMMC clients, in line with your Enrolled Nursing scope of practice and WHO/NDOH Guidelines.
• Provide follow-up care in line VMMC SAG/WHO guidelines.
• Conduct wound care management in all VMMC clients
• Conduct and record Pre, and Post-operative care for all clients.
• Provide health education to all 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. 
• Conduct regular proficiency tests on HIV testing kits as per most recent guidelines.
• Ensure participation in HIV Rapid Testing Quality Improvement Initiative (RTQII)
• Conduct quality assurance procedures on each testing kit.  These procedures must include checking the expiry date and integrity of the test kits before use.
• Adhere to the National HIV testing algorithm and process as per the most recent HTS guidelines.
• Ensure all required documents are available for a client to be circumcised
• Ensure the use of job aids during counselling/MMC education
• Ensure all follow-up and review of clients are conducted and documented accordingly.
• Ensure Emergency Management/Referral Protocol are adhered to.
• Ensure completeness of client records
• Adherence to Infection Prevention and Control Standards.
• Assist in making sure that clinic is prepared according to QA requirements.
• Adhere to the set standards of the program

Requirements

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

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Description

• Right to Care is looking for suitable candidate for a Demand Creation Officer X 1 at KwaZulu Natal uMgungundlovu district to start on 1st November 2024

PRINCIPAL OUTCOMES

KEY PERFOMANCE AREA (KPAs) KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)

Programme Output

• Introduce the VMMC programme to communities and conduct profiling by means of various sources.
• Based on the results obtained from community profiling, allocate Social Mobilisers to various supported areas by means of GIS Mapping in order to ensure proper coverage of target/pivot populations.
• Coordinate and supervise demand creation activities performed by Social Mobilisers within various Right to Care-supported areas.
• Schedule demand creation activities (i.e. information sessions, talks, events, etc.). aimed at promoting VMMC in designated areas (i.e. door-to- door visits, events at taxi ranks, youth clubs, malls, etc.). 
• Create appropriate demand creation training plans based on training needs analyses.
• Engage with clinical roving teams to create accurate and proper service delivery schedules.
• Reporting
• Draft monthly plans for VMMC social mobilisation.
• Draft and submit weekly reports that outline activities completed and the number of leads.
• Schedule and maintain a monthly calendar of VMMC outreach activities.
• Submit weekly and monthly reports of the social mobilisers’ performance to the Demand Creation Coordinator.
• Stakeholder Management
• Actively engage with community leaders and structures in communities surrounding VMMC facilities to promote VMMC services and to identify demand creation opportunities.
• Actively seek out opportunities for Social Mobilisers to participate in events and collaborate with organisations, government and/or schools for VMMC service delivery.
• Collaborate with local stakeholders (Community Based Organisations and other partners) to ensure proper coordination of social mobilisation campaigns.
• Staff Management
• Mentor Social Mobilisers by addressing their challenges and barriers that prohibit them from reaching their targets
• Conduct weekly performance reviews of targets reached by Social Mobilisers.
• Identify training and development needs and compile development plans for team members.
• Administration
• Work with Demand Creation Coordinator and Booking Agent to ensure that transport is arranged for clients.
• Submit weekly lead books to the Demand Creation Coordinator.
• Check the accuracy of demographic and contact details specified in lead books.
• Report the number of confirmed VMMC clients to the team leader of the roving teams at least a week prior to the procedure date.
• Share a schedule of VMMC procedure dates and pickup points with the Driver.
• Business Continuity
• Perform any other relevant and reasonable tasks which may be required from time to time.  
• Fill in for other counsellors, Admin 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

• Generic Job title:  Demand Creation Officer
• Specialisation/Focus Area: VMMC
• Main purpose of the job: This position is responsible for the proper supervision of Social Mobilisers and to assist in the development and implementation of localised demand creation plans.
• Occupational Category: Skilled Technical and Academically Qualified Workers
• Date Described: October 2024
• Department: VMMC - CDC
• Required Minimum Qualifications: Matric (Grade 12) and a Certificate in Marketing and Communications.  A valid South African driver’s license endorsed with a PrDP (Professional Driving Permit) is compulsory.
• Desirable Qualifications: A Diploma in Marketing, Communications and/or Health Promotion. 
• Required Minimum Experience: Two years’ experience in organising and overseeing health promotion events, activities and projects at a community level in cultural-specific contexts.  Excellent written and verbal communication in both English and local vernaculars.
• Desirable Experience: Three to five years’ experience in organising and overseeing Health Promotion events, activities and projects in various cultural-specific contexts.  Excellent written and verbal communication in English and local vernaculars.

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Description

• 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.
• Respect and ensure client confidentiality
• Provide Health Care to all VMMC clients, in line with your Enrolled Nursing scope of practice and WHO/NDOH Guidelines.
• Provide follow-up care in line VMMC SAG/WHO guidelines.
• Conduct wound care management in all VMMC clients
• Conduct and record Pre, and Post-operative care for all clients.
• Provide health education to all 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. 
• Conduct regular proficiency tests on HIV testing kits as per most recent guidelines.
• Ensure participation in HIV Rapid Testing Quality Improvement Initiative (RTQII)
• Conduct quality assurance procedures on each testing kit.  These procedures must include checking the expiry date and integrity of the test kits before use.
• Adhere to the National HIV testing algorithm and process as per the most recent HTS guidelines.
• Ensure all required documents are available for a client to be circumcised
• Ensure the use of job aids during counselling/MMC education
• Ensure all follow-up and review of clients are conducted and documented accordingly.
• Ensure Emergency Management/Referral Protocol are adhered to.
• Ensure completeness of client records
• Adherence to Infection Prevention and Control Standards.
• Assist in making sure that clinic is prepared according to QA requirements.
• Adhere to the set standards of the program

Requirements

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