Current Vacancies at The Aurum institute

Technical Work Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical guidance and strategic direction to District manager and District HOD on clinical governance and training on HIV and TB clinical care
• Assist with curricula development and resource material within the field of HIV and TB management
• Assist with the implementation and adaption of training strategies for health care providers
• Set of the necessary clinical for a to ensure adherence to national guidelines
• Apply appropriate adult teaching methodologies
• Perform clinical/mortalityaudits and regular site visits
• Contribute to development of operational plans
• Liaise with internal and external customers/stakeholders
• Document challenges and successes for future utilization in the scaling up of interventions

Duties:

• Liaise with all Internal Customers and External Customers and Suppliers when necessary towards the achievement of organizational and departmental goals
• Maintain close relations with the district and sub-district public sector services and contribute to their operational plans where relevant
• Conduct meetings with Aurum as well as clinic staff

Support the HOD of training:

• Provide clinical guidance on HIV and TB clinical care to HOD training
• Provide clinical guidance on HIV and TB clinical care to Aurum-supported facilities and community programmes
• Assist with developing, managing and implementing various training and mentoring strategies
• Mentor other clinicians on clinical procedures and protocols relating to HIV and TB care, in accordance with the national mentoring framework
• Ability to assess and evaluate training activities
• Conduct knowledge and skills analysis
• Assist with conceptualising and coordinating the development of various resource materials
• Facilitate case discussions and refresher training
• Apply adult education methodology
• Provide formal mentoring to relevant stakeholders to ensure skills transfer
• Perform clinical audits to ensure adherence to guidelines and best practice
• Document lessons learnt and develop quality improvement plans
• Work with the Aurum and public sector management teams to ensure health systems are in place to support good clinical care
• Adapt training and mentoring skills to different models of health systems
• Keep up to date with developments in the field
• Assist with developing and managing an internal CPD programme for various cadre of health care workers
• Form and maintain close working relationships with various specialists within Aurum and other organizations to ensure curricula appropriateness and correctness
• Conduct other duties as reasonably assigned
• Developing and delivering progress reports, proposals, requirements, documentation and presentations
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures according to prescribed procedures and legislation
• Report all unsafe activities to Senior Management/Human Resources
• Adhere and maintain Decision making authority as allocated to the position
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures according to prescribed legislation
• Report all unsafe activities to Senior Management/Human Resources
• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
• Adhere to decision making processes

Education;

• A medical degree and be registered Medical Practitioner with the HPCSA
• Diploma in TB or HIV management

Advantageous;

• Certificate in Project Management
• Advanced Paediatric HIV and TB management experience
• Experience in management of DR TB
• Data analytics and understanding of TB HIV indicators
• Experience in Quality Improvement methodology advantageous

Experience;

• At least 4 years’ experience in provision of ART and management of complex TB HIV co-infected patients
• Experience in mentoring on clinical management and practice
• Rural health experience advantageous
• Experience in developing training resource material and training aids to assist implementation
• Good stakeholder engagement and management experience
• Ability to do presentations to management and leadership within DoH and internally
• A proven ability to be creative in knowledge transfer methodologies
• A track record of being able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team with a willingness to learn about other medical disciplines
• Extensive experience in TB and HIV/AIDS treatment and care
• Curriculum development experience
• Training peers and other cadre of health care workers
• Training Resource Development

Requirements;

• Advanced computer skills including MS Powerpoint, Teams, Outlook, Excel and Word
• Driver’s licence
• Own car
• Minimal/Moderate overnight travel (up to 30%) by land or air if required
• Willing to work overtime

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Technical Work Responsibilities:

• Ability to apply a variety of quality improvement methodologies according to an identified problem
• Ability to use, analyse and display data for improvement purposes
• Ability to conduct and teach root cause analysis
• Ability to use and teach methodologies that can generate change ideas
• Ability to apply a systems perspective to work through proficient workflow processes and their analysis
• Coordination and management of all QI Projects within a District
• Liaise with Internal and External Customers/Stakeholders
• QI record keeping
• Human capital management
• Coaching and mentoring

Duties:

• Continuous communication with IA and Senior IA and District Managers
• Continuous communication with DOH Management where necessary
• Assisting at Cluster Meetings
• Attending DoH Meetings relevant to QI
• QI site visit scheduling, coordination and oversight
• Assisting IA at Learning Sessions
• Analysis of data to determine if change is an improvement
• QI Tracker support on the ground
• Developing new change ideas at a Facility level
• Documenting QI success stories
• Provide all facilities have up to date QI tools up on the wall
• Coming up with new innovative ideas that can be shared with Mentors and Facilities
• Developing QI capacity among Aurum Mentors and Area Managers
• Continual self-development and keeping up to date with latest developments in the field
• Conducting ongoing feed-back sessions with Mentors and Managers
• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures according to prescribed procedures and legislation
• Report all unsafe activities to Senior Management/Human Resources
• Adhere and maintain decision making authority as allocated to the position

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, or relevant Quality Improvement certificate course or at least 4 year's experience working directly in quality improvement

Experience;

• At least 4 years experience in implementing quality improvement projects, preferably, Model for Improvement
• Ability to work with data for improvement purposes

Requirements;

• Proficient personal computer skills
• SA Citizen or valid work permit to work in South Africa
• Basic computer skills
• Advanced computer skills
• Driver’s license
• Own car
• Minimal overnight travel (up to 30%) by land or air if required
• Willing to work overtime

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Technical Work Responsibilities:

• Develop a sub district work plan for with clear roles, responsibilities and timeframes on social support services and monitor progress.
• Establish a referral system for TB clients together with sub district TB/ HAST manager, Social Work supervisors, Community Development Liaison Officers and Social Auxiliary Workers
• Assess the TB clients’ needs, situations, strengths, and support networks to determine goals and appropriate interventions.
• Ensuring that all client files, and other records, comply with policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Refer clients/escalate to appropriate treatment centres, as indicated.
• Make recommendations on the best course of action for a client and/or family.
• Organise/ Plan the appropriate package of support to alleviate distress and promote social wellbeing for TB clients.
• Monitor referrals to ensure that TB clients access services or support they have been referred to.
• Provide progress reports in sub district meetings and participate in DHMT/Nerve centre meetings.
• Report daily or weekly to the district level SR supervisor, or as per organizations policies and procedure.
• Submit monthly activity reports as per workplan to the district level SR supervisor and sub district TB/ HAST manager.
• Maintain and update data bases or registers used.
• Perform all administrative functions required of the job.,

Duties:

Managing and supporting TB program services:

• Support all Clinical Professional Staff Members in the TB Program through sound advice for difficult or complex TB cases.
• Develop a district operational plan with clear timeframes, outputs and responsibilities.
• Assess the TB clients’ needs, situations, strengths, and support networks to determine goals and appropriate interventions.
• Establishing a referral system for TB clients in conjunction with the TB/HAST manager, linkage officers, social auxiliary workers, and relevant colleagues identified, for the district.
• Strengthen the management and referral of patients to appropriate treatment centres as identified.
• Liaise with all Stakeholders, when necessary, towards the achievement of Company and Departmental Goals

Stakeholder engagement;

• Collaborate with community-based organizations and clinics to facilitate transition of participants into care
• Plan the appropriate package of support to alleviate distress and promote social wellbeing for TB clients.
• Conduct quality audits to ensure all data bases or registers used are maintained and updated.

Conduct mortality audits and analysis.

• Developing policies and standard operating procedures that help the Organization maintain compliance with company standards, health care laws and regulations.
• Represent the Organization in clinical activities with Key Stakeholders (Department of Health, Private Companies etc) in liaison with Assistant program manager.
• Performing any other duties that will contribute to the efficient running of the TB programs may be assigned by Management
• Ensure proper administration of social support in the TB program provided to the district.
• Document all relevant activities done or social findings in patient records where relevant.
• Timeous, correct and complete recording and reporting of events where necessary.
• Writing of referral letters to DoH social workers/relevant bodies in line with DoH policies and algorithms
• Contribute to timeous, accurate Monthly Status Reports

Education:

• Degree in social work
• Proof of registration with the South African Council for Social Services Platform as a Social Worker
• Demonstrable understanding of relevant SA DOH

Experience;

• At least 3-5 years’ experience working in the public health sector as a Social Worker.
• Experience in administration and management

Requirements:

• Proficient personal computer skills with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• SA Citizen or valid work permit to work in South Africa
• Drivers Licence
• Own car
• Minimal/Moderate/Excessive overnight travel (up to 30%) by land or air if required.
• Willing to work overtime.

Skills and abilities:

• Excellent understanding of the Social Assistance Act, relevant policies and guidelines and the impact of social determinants on public health especially TB
• Sound knowledge of the Public Service Act and the Batho Pele Principles
• Good understanding of existing information systems used in Social Services
• Knowledge an understanding of human behaviour and social systems
• Ability to think strategically, proactively identify barriers and risks, and optimize use of the resources at hand.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to conduct trainings and presentations to district leadership team
• Build capacity of the social worker auxiliary and manage the team of SAWs
• Professional counselling skills
• Good co-ordination skills
• Conflict resolution skills
• Ability to build, lead, and motivate effective teams.
• Excellent communication skills (both interpersonal and written)
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Administrative and management skills