Current Vacancies at Anova Health Institute

Job Summary 

We seek a NIMART Professional Nurse To provide direct service delivery and strengthen health system through initiating or enhancing the roll-out of various clinical services within the Anova Adolescents & Youth Programme.  The NIMART professional nurse provided a comprehensive package of adolescent & youth-friendly services, including HTS, PrEP, ART, STI services, TB, comprehensive SRHR and some psychosocial services to adolescents and youth attending the AYFS clinics.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Work in DOH PHC facilities to initiate & follow up HIV negative adolescents and youth (or adults) on PrEP
• Initiate and follow up HIV infected clients on ART (adolescents and youth (and adults)
• Initiate, follow up and manage TB HIV infected adolescents and youth in line with DOH HIV Management guidelines and Anova workplan and Facility 959595 plans
• Provide PICT, screening for TB, STIs, Sexual Reproductive health (SRH) & and other chronic conditions and manage symptomatic patients appropriately
• Provide phlebotomy services for pre-treatment (baseline investigations for ART and PrEP) as well as monitoring of patients with HIV, TB and those on PrEP.
• Assess and refer adolescents and youth in need of other services to higher level of care or other DREAMS partners, CBO’s and NGO’s, in line with DOH and agreed upon bi-directional referral guidelines.
• Manage referrals from community adolescent, youth and OVC partners and record these appropriately
• Ensure accurate completion of ART/PrEP clinical stationery and all relevant NDOH and AYFS registers, as per NDOH guidelines
• Pre-pack, script, fill-in forms and consult with adolescent & youth in Youth Care Clubs and PrEP.
• Able to provide clinical service at our community mobile as required and ensure all clinical stationery are available at the mobile and PrEP stock control and report timeously to the line manager.
• Conduct clinic file audits (ART, TB, PrEP) for each supported facility and Working with the mentorship and quality improvement teams to implement corrective measures where needed.
• Ensure facilities have and abide by latest HIV, PrEP, TB, STI and SRHR guidelines
• Ensure availability of stationery and drugs
• Be available to support Anova & DOH HTS events/campaigns or invites from youth and OVC community-based partners on weekdays & weekends when requested
• Mentor professional (& Enrolled nurses where required) nurses at DOH facilities on the implementation of youth-friendly services and age- age-appropriate health care
• Support facilities with implementation of YCC’s clubs through advocating for adolescent and youth days or spaces in line with Anova workplan
• Submission of Daily, Weekly & monthly reports to the clinical mentor, CNP or relevant Anova senior staff member supporting the facility at the regional level.
• Weekly and monthly debriefings with Anova teams lead on activities pertaining to adolescent & youth-friendly services and the programme’s performance.
• Use relevant M&E tools to report daily, weekly and monthly to the Anova team lead on the number of clients initiated on ART/PrEP
• Participate in clinic SIMS visits and any other visits as requested (And prepare AYFS related data/information for the visit)
• Participate in Anova CME sessions & staff meetings as required

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required

• A Degree or Diploma in Nursing with valid SANC registration
• Valid registration with the South African Nursing Council
• Two years experience in clinical HIV/AIDS and TB-related work
• 2 years’ experience in a primary health care setting
• Certificate in NIMART or basic HIV Management with at least 2 years’ experience managing patients with HIV and TB
• Knowledge of current guidelines and experience in HIV/PMTCT/TB programmes
• Basic TB/HIV/STI management certificate and counselling skills (an advantage)
• Reproductive health management certificate (an advantage) See the one with PHC.
• Dispensing licence (an advantage)
• PC 101/APC (Adult Primary Care) certificate (an advantage)
• Primary Health Care Diploma/BTech certificate (an advantage) –
• Valid Driver's License 

Closing date: 04 December 2023

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Key duties and responsibilities

Programme and operations Management

• Collaborate with and support the Programme Manager on implementation of the overall district strategy for the programme, in line with the SA DOH’s NSP for TB/HIV/STI (2023-2028), HIV/TB 95-95-95 strategy, Anova’s strategies, policies, and procedures; funder requirements; annual programme activities and work plans.
• Collaborate with co- DPM, SDMs, TAs, HTS Manager and M&E manager to plan, develop and review annual project activities and workplan with clear deliverables, indicators of success and timeframe to achieve the HIV and TB 95-95-95 in line with the funder’s strategy.
• Ensure implementation of assigned programme activities and workplan targets through regular meetings and review of progress with the relevant senior managers and technical advisors.
• Manage the necessary systems, structures, policies, and procedures required for successful programme implementation, co-ordinating with other relevant stakeholders to ensure knowledge sharing and optimal use of resources to deliver quality results.
• Manage all aspects of HIV and TB 95-95-95 project monitoring and evaluation related to area of work, including data collection, analysis, and reporting, to monitor project progress and deliverables.
• Review performance against 95-95-95 PEPFAR & DoH targets monthly and quarterly and together with the sub-district managers and other programme leads, identify gaps to ensure improvement measures are implemented.
• Oversee implementation of DREAMS, PrEP roll-out and other HIV/TB prevention strategies, Decanting strategy; population-specific projects and Quality Improvement projects on Case Finding, Linkage and Viral load coverage.
• Risk Management: Anticipate and identify risks and implementation challenges for the programme, highlight such risks to the programme manager, and implement corrective measures as required.
• Participate in and support the design and implementation of novel and innovative projects within the assigned programme activities.
• Support and participate in relevant research processes and evaluations within the assigned programme activities when required.

 Stakeholder Management

• Identify critical internal and external stakeholders for collaboration of programme implementation in line with the workplan and HIV and TB 95-95-905 plans.
• Establish, manage, and maintain functional relations with all internal (including relationships across all Anova supported districts and Anova head office team) and external stakeholders including DoH, Donors and Partners.
• Identify critical programme stakeholders (DoH, donors, other funded and non-funded organisations, etc.) and develop a stakeholder engagement plan.
• Represent Anova in meetings, workshops, and conferences with DoH, the funder and other relevant stakeholders.

 Technical Support

• Provide support, coaching and mentoring to Anova and DoH managers and technical advisors in assigned programme areas (Through providing technical advice, conducting joint stakeholder engagement activities, conducting facility level support visits, etc.) to ensure agreed upon activities are successfully
• Support the development of the District and Provincial strategic plans, including District Health plans.

Financial Management

• Ensuring programme performance and implementation of projects are achieved within cost effective ways, in line with USAID financial policies and Anova policies.

Team Management and Human Resources

• Supervise, manage, and mentor the assigned team of staff in conjunction with other line managers, to ensure efficient project delivery and implement the bi-annual performance reviews.
• Manage performance review process, supported by the HR department.
• Work with HR on recruitment, induction, and probation reviews for assigned programme areas.
• Be familiar with Anova HR and recruitment policies and work with HR on recruitment in line with such policies.
• Identify training needs and opportunities for staff development and arrange for such trainings.
• Hold regular meetings with programme leads to review programme performance and discuss other implementation related aspects of the programme.
• Establish, manage and maintain functional relations with all internal (including relationships across all Anova supported districts and Anova head office team) and external stakeholders including DOH, Donors and Partners.
• Identify critical programme stakeholders (DoH, donors, other funded and non-funded organisations, etc.).
• Represent Anova in meetings, workshops, and conferences with DoH, funders and other relevant stakeholders.

 Reporting

• Provide programme performance reports (verbal and written) to Line manager, DoH, Anova management as agreed upon and when required.
• Work with the Programme Manager,  (and other managers when required) on routine reporting to funders, Anova management  and DoH.
• Lead engagements with funders (as directed by line manager), actively participate in Programme managers’ meeting, USAID, & other meetings for programme review/best practice sharing.
• Undertake any other reasonable task relating to the Anova programme as required.
• Attend all Anova management and other staff meeting as required in the best interests of Anova, the donor, staff, and beneficiaries.
• In the absence of the programme manager, assume responsibility as the acting programme manager if delegated the task.

 Essential qualifications and experience

• Health Related or a qualification in Social Science.
• Diploma in HIV Management an advantage.
• A Masters degree in health or related field an added advantage
• At least 8 years’ experience working in the Public Health sector, within HIV/TB and related programme.
• At least more than 5 years’ experience working within PEPFAR/USAID NPOs that support TB/HIV/PMTCT programmes.
• Experience working as a manager.
• Clear knowledge of the District health structures.
• Clear knowledge of South African Government NSP for HIV/TB/STIs (2023-2028) and all other HIV/TB and related policies.