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Purpose of the position:

• The Facility Team Lead will be responsible for overall facility performance and an anchor to ensure all program deliverables are successfully achieved through allocation of LOE to support QI, Case Management, Viral monitoring, CLI, eLabs and RTCQI etc.  Supports DoH in terms of CLI aspects at SPI-RT Level 3 and 4 facilities according to a routine schedule (Level 3 light touch support - each facility will have engagement minimum once a month; Level 4 surveillance support - each facility will have engagement minimum once a quarter; SEAD will provide technical assistance to QI mentors in this capacity; Level 2 and below facilities are directly supported by SEAD, the technical assistance partner for CLI).
• The project aims to institutionalise and strengthen local capacity through provision of technical, mentorship and direct service delivery support to TB and HIV services when required and interacts with Ward Based PHC Outreach Teams (WBPHCOT) and Community Based Organisations (CBO) as required.         

Minimum Requirements    

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing Sciences in health sciences
• A diploma in Midwifery
• A qualification in Primary Health care (PHC) or clinical assessment will be an added advantage
• A diploma in HIV Clinical Management and /or NIMART
• Certified training in Adult Primary Care (APC)
• QI trained and fully understands the methodology and its application
• 5 years relevant experience in the health sector managing/implementing HAST programs with knowledge of HIV and TB treatment cascade
• 2 years in managerial / supervisory experience 
• Familiar with SAG health system at national, province and district levels
• Ability to communicate in IsiXhosa and English or another South African language
• Valid code 08 driver’s licence
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Supervision of facility-based staff to ensure all program deliverables are fully achieved
• Conducts skills audit exercise to identify training gaps.
• Market CCMDD external pick-up points in communities
• Focuses intensely on QI, Case Management, general CLI, viral monitoring through eLabs and suppressions, RTCQI,
• Works collaboratively with Outreach Team Lead to ensure bidirectional referral, linkage and retention in care
• Tracks facility and outreach performance against set TB and HIV clinical cascade indicators and advise accordingly on improvement strategies
• Leads the development of QIPs working collaboratively with Facility Manager and Team to introduce change ideas followed by close monitoring of such intervention
• Ensure staff understands the contents of standard operation procedures and implements accordingly
• Ensures synergy between facility and outreach teams through sharing of daily activities
• Conduct mapping exercise to understand the disease burden and deploy outreach teams including Community Health Workers (CHWs) accordingly
• Conducts Siyenza site facilities with representatives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and visits to Phuthuma sites with officials from the Department of Health
• Support and monitor the implementation of patient-tracking and referral systems
• Supports mentoring facility and outreach team in data analytics, use and decision making as informed by their own performance
• Accommodates and cooperate with Civil Society representatives visiting facilities in line with facility and community monitoring functions
• Works with Facility Manager to effectively establish and coordinate functionality of facility and clinic committees

Skills and Competencies    

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Computer literacy and possess IT skills
• Knowledge and application of QI approaches
• Problem solving
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics

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Purpose of the position:   

• The Data Capturer supports the M&E specialist in capturing and consolidating facility and partner data. The District Data Capturer is responsible for consolidating weekly, monthly and quarterly reports. 

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 12 
• Tertiary qualification would be advantageous 
• Trained on TIER.Net software and/or previous experience with TIER.Net data capturing and reporting 
• Strong knowledge of HIV/AIDS 
• Minimum of two years’ experience in working with DoH data/M&E systems (from patient-record level to DHIS level); 
• Experience in data collection and capturing 
• Experience with data capturing or collection within the public health sector will be advantageous. 
• Familiarity with the public health sector and District Health System will be advantageous 
• MS Office 
• Able to communicate in English and isiXhosa is an advantage 
• Clear criminal record 

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Capturing and consolidating facility data  
• Ensures that all weekly, monthly and quarterly data is received, captured and consolidated 
• Update databases with weekly, monthly and quarterly data 
• Format and structure data according to requirements 
• Keep and maintain a register of who is responsible for data submission at each facility 
• Notify the M&E specialist and other relevant staff if data is not submitted on time and keep record of all data submissions 
• Interact with colleagues and project management to ensure fulfilment of project objectives 
• Interact with Department of Health and THC staff to capture relevant subject-related information 
• Filing and administrative duties as required
• Skills and Competencies    
• Good communication skills 
• Co-ordination skills 
• Decision making skills 
• Networking 
• Problem-solving skills 
• Innovation 
• Planning and organising 
   

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Purpose of the position:

• To provide Home and Community Based Services as set out in the SLA and Dept of Health NPO Service Package and within the scope of practice, including implementing and coordinating Community Oriented Primary Care within a defined geographic node. Duties focus on wellness, health promotion, prevention of ill health and home-based care services, and supervising and coordinating the team of community health workers to address primary health care services for individuals, families and community.

Minimum Requirements    

• Degree/Diploma or relevant Nursing qualification
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse
• At least 2 years’ experience in nursing post registration
• Clear criminal record
• Valid Code 08 Drivers licence Own Transport
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Fluent in IsiXhosa and/or English languages

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Implements community oriented primary care activities in a defined geographic area
• Coordinates and manages the community health workers and rehab CHWs
• Provides awareness outreach in the community, workplace, ECD centres, schools in line with the Dept of Health priorities, the Health calendar, and health promotion priorities including the four seasons of prevention and promotion package
• Promotes service delivery and identifies training needs
• Responsible for necessary reports and records
• Appropriate referral of all cases identified in the community

Skills and Competencies    

• Report-writing skills
• Good communication skills
• Good attention to detail and accuracy
• Organisational and planning skills
• Good problem solving ability