Medical Job Roles at Anova Health Institute

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs cleaning tasks e.g. sweeping, vacuuming, disinfecting, mopping, dusting, removing dustbins etc., using cleaning materials and equipment as recommended by the supplier
• Cleans kitchens and toilets
• Ensures that cups, plates and cutlery used by staff must not be left unwashed for more than 45 minutes after use
• Cleans table tops after use
• Cleans the fridge once a week
• Empties dustbins and removes waste
• Complies with all health and safety regulations
• Adheres to Health and Safety regulations by using protective

       clothing and equipment

• Reports any damage to property immediately when noticed
• Liaises with office administrator/ project administrator
• Makes sure that paper towels and toilet paper is ordered with the relevant administrator before stocks run out
• Ensures that there are sufficient cleaning materials at all times
• Ensures safe keeping of cleaning materials
• Liaises with the Office Manager on the replenishment of consumables
• Ensures that tea, coffee, sugar, milk, hot water and clean cups are available in the kitchen between 7:00 am and 3:00 pm each day
• Ensures that tea, coffee, milk, sugar and cups are set-up at least 1 hour ahead of meetings, training, or any other function in the first floor training room and that they are cleared within 15 minutes of the end of the refreshment break
• Sets out plates, cutlery and other requirements if meals are to be provided. Setting out must be done at least 1 hour in advance of the scheduled meal time.  The reception area must be cleared within 15 minutes of the completion of the lunch break
• If asked by outside caterers, helps with setting out meals
• Assists with setting out catering requirements if asked to do so
• Advises the relevant office administrator well in advance if stock of refreshments or cleaning materials are required
• Be available as the contact person for all tea requests for meetings in boardrooms
• Runs errands as and when required
• Arranges tea for meetings - i.e. set up tea trolleys, serve and clear up.

 Minimum qualifications and experience:

• Grade 12
• Covid Vaccinated
• At least 1 year domestic or office cleaning experience
• Communication skills and local language ability
• Ability to maintain a professional image;
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage own time;
• Recognise and support business values
• Good verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Team player

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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, STI’s, 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 stationary 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, implement corrective measures where needed.
• Ensure facilities have and abide by the 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 implementation of youth friendly services and 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 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 Anova team lead on 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 South African Nursing Council
• 2 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)

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Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead defaulter tracing activities
• Conduct physical tracing.
• Retention in care
• Clinical Services
• Offer other health related clinical screening services (Blood Pressure, Glucose, pregnancy etc.) to clients during all community outreach activities.
• Assist with collection of blood samples:
• Ensure abnormal incidences are recorded, reported, and fast tracked for confirmation and linkage into care.
• Assist with delivery of medicine at household.
• Conduct health screening and testing services during campaigns, household visits and at facilities.
• Active Linkage to Care
• Monitoring and reporting of outcomes
• Stakeholder engagement
• Cross cutting activities:
• Promote HIV testing and screening for TB, STIs, NCDs, Cervical Cancer mental health for person.
• Assist with training and supervision of CHWs.
• Work with CHWs to continuously identify and map other community stakeholders providing various services to link household members for psychosocial and economic care.
• Any other tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Enrolled nursing certificate or relevant qualification
• Minimum of One year of work experience in nursing
• Experience of working within community health programs
• Up to date knowledge on South African HIV/TB programs, preferably in the public health sector
• Counselling experience, especially HIV.
• Up to date professional body registration
• Confidentiality and discretion
• Ability to work in a poorly resourced environment.
• Ability to work weekends, as and when required.
• Drivers Licence

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Key Duties and Responsibilities

Data Collection and Reporting Coordination:

• Ensure that facility M&E data staff have the tools, access, and training necessary to perform their duties optimally. Problem-solve challenges
• Engage facility managers and program teams on a weekly basis to discuss challenges with data collection, analysis, and reporting
• Prepare and develop systematic and realistic facility M&E implementation plans that outline processes for the capturing of quantitative and qualitative data to report on project performance indicators, and with input from the M&E Manager finalise for approval by the Program Manager
• Coordinate the implementation of baseline surveys
• Review and adapt existing, or develop new, project reporting templates that facilitate the effective collection of data and aggregation of information
• Compile data from all Anova projects ensuring data is at the agreed levels of quality standards
• Maintain effective information databases for projects
• Compile reports and verify data, validating the accuracy of reports generated from projects. prior to submission to donors on a quarterly and annual basis or as directed by the M&E Manager
• Provide facility level M&E reports to the program on technical focus areas (i.e., key populations, AGYW, etc)

Data Quality Improvement:

• Conduct monthly data quality assessments/audits to identify data quality improvement and training needs
• Develop facility data quality improvement project plans
• Work closely with the Facility Managers, M&E Data Capturers, M&E Manager, and Technical Advisors to implement data collection and data quality improvement plans
• Measure and report data quality improvement project progress and outcomes
• Support the M&E Manager on regular data quality drives, setting targets to reduce data capturing and reporting mistakes
• Provide supportive supervision on data entry and capturing processes to the M&E Data Collectors
• Work alongside with clinical staff to ensure adequate completion of clinical stationery according to latest DoH SOP/Guides

Data Analysing and Reporting for Facility and Program Performance Improvement

• Support managers and advisors in the evaluation and documentation of qualitative and quantitative performance measures at quarterly and yearly intervals, following completion of implementation of projects
• Investigate and resolve queries regarding reporting form all programs and activities
• Regularly analyse data trends at facility level to identify patterns observed, preparing monthly reports to M&E Managers and facility leaders
• Prepare high quality reports and disseminate findings to the program teams to support evidence-based decision making relating to activities and focus areas

Support to Program stakeholders (DOH and other Health stakeholders)

• Collaborate with the M&E Manager to resolve any difficulties with program activities and program compliance
• Contribute to the development of guidelines and standards for the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all project interventions
• Ensure adherence and compliance with relevant norms and policies
• Actively identify successful activities and interventions and working with the M&E Manager, develop lessons learnt and document these
• Organise and coordinate regular lessons learnt workshops to contribute to knowledge sharing and improved data driven decision-making
• Facilitate implementation of key community capacity building initiatives to ensure community-based monitoring and evaluation

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required

• A minimum of a 3-year Bachelor’ degree in development related subjects (preferable)
• Or A minimum 5 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation of development programs
• Good knowledge of programme and Project Cycle Management and Development.
• Good knowledge of computer and MS Package.
• Communication and analytical skills
• Exposure to at least one of the health information System used in the COCT (PREHMIS, Health Systems, PHCIS)
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, Power point: SPSS Ms Access, STATA, Excel, or other statistical software package desired
• Attention to detail
• Analysis and Problem Solving
• High degree of accuracy in handling and managing statistical data
• Oral and written communication
• Planning and organising
• Good judgement capabilities
• Ability to provide coaching and mentoring to junior staff
• Capacity development

Advantageous Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• A certified Degree qualification and a post degree qualification will be an advantage
• Exposure to at least one of the health information systems (PREHMIS, Tier.net, PHCIS, DHIS)
• Understanding of DATIM reporting and MER indicators

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 Key duties and responsibilities:

 Project Coordination

• Lead and support Peer Educators and larger outreach team in their respective region.
• Provide supervision to the site coordinators.
• Work closely with the site coordinators to manage daily outreach activities.
• Provide on the job training to the of site coordinators, HTS Counsellors, and Peer educators.
• Coordinate community HIV testing and counselling activities, and other screening services on outreach
• Work with site coordinators to identify places where people who inject drugs congregate and send this monthly to the M&E copying the project manager.
• Responsible for updating and adding all the sites to the mapping tool monthly.
• Ensure that site Coordinators adhere to the SOP’s relating to the distribution of harm reduction kits, needles and syringes, condoms and lubricants, and other materials during outreach to PWUD and partners.
• Document and report all the missing project supplies, and assess the reasons given and take appropriate action.
• Recruit clients to receive Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) and submit the report to the project manager and M&E monthly.
• Provide and ensure that risk assessment is done per client.
• Work with Site coordinators to ensure that there is always enough harm reduction packs to the site.
• Work closely with the PSS team to assess the psychosocial, human rights and risk elements of clients and make referrals to relevant departments. Include this update as part of your monthly narrative.
• Ensure monthly organisation of district clean ups with people who inject drugs and other stakeholders in the region. Include this update as part of your monthly narrative.
• Ensure that teams organise small group discussions and coordinate with the Advocacy officer. Include this update as part of your monthly narrative.
• Identify female clients and ensure they receive all relevant services offered by the project. Include this update as part of your monthly narrative. 
• Responsible for driving yourself and your team to the sites of work as and when required, and you should adhere to the Anova vehicle management policy.
• Ensure that all positive clients are linked to care via mobile or local facilities. 

Project Administration

• Consolidate reports from the site coordinators and submit to the project manager.
• Keep records about services provided during outreach and submit these to M&E officer.
• Maintain regular contact with peer educators and follow up with them on performance-related issues.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly schedules for peer educators and tracking attendance.
• Administer the HR policies and ensure compliance of project staff on timesheets, etc.
• Manage project vehicle and ensure daily checklists are done.
• Ensure that the office rentals are paid timely each month.
• Ensure all project supplies distributed are recorded.
• Ensure all your staff members have adequate PPE.
• Ensure all medical waste is managed as per the Waste Management SOP. All needles must be submitted to the Yeovile clinic.
• Submit office inventor to the project administrator each quarter.
• Submit weekly sign in registers to the project administrator.

 People development

• Participate in learning and development opportunities (trainings, workshops, information sessions etc.).
• Stay abreast of developments in the fields of HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB.
• Organise and encourage all staff members to attend debriefing and counselling sessions.

 Participate and represent organisations at meetings

• Attend meetings, briefings, debriefing, staff meetings and other as directed.
• Represent the PWUD project in various meetings.

 Other tasks as reasonably required by Management.

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• Degree in social or behavioural science.
• Knowledge of Department of Health policies and strategies on HIV/TB and HCT.
• 3 years’ experience working on HIV and TB programmes.
• Experience in Coordination and implementation of HTS.
• Experience in working with key populations (PWUD).
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Willingness to travel and drive teams to sites.

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft office.
• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention and community health issues.
• Facilitation skills.
• Report-writing skills.
• Planning and organisational skills. 

Generic Skills

• Confidentiality.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Problem solving skills.
• Management skills.
• Analytical and detail orientated.
• Integrity.
• Report writing skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Planning and organising skills.
• Strong team orientation.

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Key duties and responsibilities: 

Transport and Logistics

• Ensure safe and secure transit to and from outreach sites and offices. Responsible for managing the mobile clinic or work vehicle.
• Maintain fuel, mileage, and maintenance records as instructed by Project manager, site Coordinator/ Administrator
• Ensure all field equipment is loaded and unloaded each shift (chairs, tents, generators, etc.)
• Ensure all the items in the vehicle are handled correctly and you should report all the damages that occurred.  
• Follow all the rules/regulations of the road relating to the National Road Traffic Act of South Africa and as per Anova vehicle SOP and safety requirements.
• Ensure that you keep up to date with Anova’s vehicle policy.
• Responsible for driving yourself and the team to the sites of work as and when required, and you should adhere to the Anova vehicle management policy.
• Submit weekly vehicle inspection checklist to the project administrator and provide a written report in case of any incident or accident to the vehicle.

Outreach support work

• Provide an integrated, holistic client centred HTS with support.
• Conduct HTS as per the National HIV Counselling and Testing policy/guidelines.
• Ensure all HIV positive diagnosed clients are navigated to the nearest facilities.
• Ensure newly diagnosed positive client is initiated on ART.
• Ensure IQC is done and recorded as per SOP.          
• Ensure compliance to HTS, waste management and infection control guidelines and policies.
• Encourage PWUDs to seek health care, including HCT and STI screenings.
• Ensure that there are adequate HTS supplies for outreach.
• Ensure that there is no misuse of company resources.
• Ensure testing supplies are stored corrected in the field.
• Ensure that there are adequate HTS supplies for outreach.
• Ensure that there is no misuse of company resources.
• Ensure testing supplies are stored corrected in the field.
• Ensure that you always use a cooler box to collect and store your HTS supplies.
• Support the professional nurse with supply management of the mobile clinic contents.

Administration support work

• All client’s data completed correctly and submitted daily.
• Record keeping into DoH HTS register.
• High quality HTS data reported daily.
• Data queries attended to within 24 hours.
• Monitoring HTS data and ensuring targets are met.
• Delegated administration chores done, as required.
• Professional conduct maintained at work as per applicable policies.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience:

• Grade 12.
• Relevant heavy duty drivers’ licence and Professional Drivers Permit.
• At least 2 years’ experience as a Counsellor Driver.
• Trained in basic HAST, HIV counselling, adherence counselling.
• Knowledge of DoH, HTS guidelines and protocol.
• Experience working as an HTS counsellor.

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention
• Good knowledge of the PWID community and relevant issues
• Computer skills

 Generic Skills

• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, including task and time management, ability to multitask, establish priorities and meet deadline, and work without supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Must be able to work independently and in a team.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

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Key duties and responsibilities:

Data Capturing and entry

• Collate and organise data into relevant data tools as required by the project
• Distribute and collect relevant data to/from project staff
• Correct all data errors timeously

Data storage

• File and store client data correctly
• Ensure data is protected by limiting access to approved persons

Data quality assurance and use

• Update HTS linkage tracker and ensure it has high quality information
• Use data to help the team plan activities
• Support data quality assurance activities

Project administration/ storage

• Support the project manager and team members in administrative tasks, including liaising with staff, minute taking and distribution, preparing/printing/collating documents/tools, meeting administration, distribution of project materials.

Project Support and Reporting

• Ensure reporting takes place daily/weekly/monthly as required

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• A matriculation exemption is a minimum requirement; a tertiary qualification would be advantageous
• Data capturing and collection
• 1 year experience in administration/or M&E
• Computer experience in Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel, MS Word.
• Experience supporting M&E plans
• Experience with TIER.Net, DHIS, Clinical stationery
• Experience engaging facility staff and familiarity with South Africa’s health information at public-sector facilities
• Fast and accurate data capturing and entry skills.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.

Skills, competencies, and attributes:

• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to manage relationships.
• Strong organisational skills, including task and time management, ability to multi-task, establish priorities, and meet deadlines; and work without daily supervision.
• Excellent communication and report-writing skills

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Key Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical services:

• Screen patients for STIs, TB/HIV and refer for further management
• Facilitate established support groups for patients living with HIV/AIDS
• Establish and implement adolescent ART support groups at all targeted facilities
• Assist at alternative distribution sites to ensure efficient running of the programme
• Support and perform monitoring activities including updating of registers, collection of statistics and validation of data
• Compile and analyse patient data and statistics as required
• Provide in-service training on facilitation of support groups to Department of Health’s (DoH) facility Enrolled Nurses
• Compile and submit relevant reports weekly, monthly and quarterly
• Assist with implementation of decanting modalities as facility level as per need (Cohorting, Phlebotomy, completion of register etc.) to ensure efficient running of the programme.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Registration as an Enrolled Nurse with the South African Nursing Council (SANC)
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working as an Enrolled Nurse including work in TB, HIV and AIDS environment
• Ability to communicate in local languages an advantage
• An interest in community outreach and skills development advantage

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Key Duties and Responsibilities

Health Systems Strengthening

• Provide direction and supervision to sub-ordinates; the Decanting Mentors.
• Familiarise self with district healthcare system, policies, and appropriate lines of communication
• Familiarise with and ability to use clinical standards and guidelines
• Implement, monitor and evaluate operational plans
• Conduct continuous reviews on programme implementation progress of programmes implemented.
• Track progress of supported programmes against set objectives and targets.
• Identify training needs and assist in the development of training plans for supported facilities and subordinates.
• Identify bottlenecks and additional needs to improve service delivery and opportunities to exceed targets by supported facilities.
• Ensure effective and efficient communication with all programme stakeholders.
• Supervise and train facility staff on the use of all relevant tools and documentation (Adherence Plan, RPCS, Club registers, Cohorting SOP, Club registers, CCMDD SOP’s)
• Supervise and perform monitoring activities including updating of Club registers and collection of relevant statistics (COJ, Pepfar and M&E tool)
• Mentor on & Ensure that pre-packaging of medication for clubs is done according to SOPs/GPP

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Professional Nurse qualification
• A course in HIV Management will be an added advantage
• Support Group and Adherence Club Facilitation experience will be an added advantage
• A certificate in project management or a good understanding of project management
• Proficiency in English
• Report Writing skills
• Registration as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council
• PHC Qualification is advantageous
• 3-5 years’ experience in a health or related field
• At least 2 years NIMART experience

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Key Responsibilities and Duties:
Recruitment, cohort facilitation and monitoring of decanted patients

• Support the implementation of Repeat Prescriptions collection strategies (RPCS) in supported facilities
• Identify eligible stable chronic patients into Repeat prescription  collection strategies, with the assistance of a nursing clinician

Conducting support/education group activities

• Ensure that the SFLA/AC club registers are signed and captured on Tier.Net
• Monitor, report and refer patients to be deactivated from CCMDD
• Follow up defaulting decanted patients and trace and record outcomes LTFU

Audits

• Conduct baseline and/or routine assessments on decanting at the clinic using specific tools
• Prepare facilities for USAID Siyenza facility Visits/Audits

Reporting & Administration

• Complete and submit daily reports
• Compile Weekly and Monthly Progress Reports to line manager on specific reports(M&E Tool, COJ decanting report and PEPFAR report)

Administrative Tasks

• Form part of a Facility multidisciplinary team and  ensure that decanting is  implemented

Qualifications and Experience

• Matric/Grade 12 Certificate
• Minimum two years’ experience in differentiated care models
• Experience with HIV/AIDS treatment regimens and adherence issues relating to HIV/AIDS patients.
• Basic computer skills

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Key duties and responsibilities

Data Collection and Reporting

• Ensure that the defined data flow and internal reporting requirements are adhered to, and guidelines, SOPs and other tools put in place for data collection, aggregation and reporting are utilised correctly and are available.
• Support with harmonisation/standardisation of data collection and reporting tools and SOPs at sites
• Ensure compliance by M&E staff to applicable confidentiality prescripts (e.g. POPIA) in so far as use of and access to health information systems is concerned

Data Quality Control and Data Analysis

• Ensure data sources collect the required information to the set minimum quality standards.
• Ensure appropriate data quality assurance and control systems, measures and tools that are in place are adhered to at all sites.
• Identify shortcomings in the data quality management processes and support with remedying these by developing protocols to ensure regular, accurate data collection and reporting and continually improve them for efficiency.
• Ensure correct and complete subdistrict weekly, monthly, quarterly programme performance reports are submitted at scheduled times.
• Analyse weekly, monthly, quarterly subdistrict programme data and provide insights on performance against targets and other reports to programme implementation teams as required for the purposes of programme improvement
• Provide data analytic support to M&E Officers, Data capturers and other programme team members as required.

Capacity Building and Sustainability

• Regularly assess the capacity gaps of M&E Officers and data capturers, including government M&E staff, and support with developing the training curricula
• Mentor, coach and train M&E Officers and data capturers, focussing on, for example, effectively executing their M&E mandate.
• Support with M&E skills transfer to Department of Health staff
• Provide supportive supervision for subdistrict M&E staff on data collection and  management, reporting processes, systematic use of defined M&E tools.           

Data Use and Learning

• Support the use/creation or strengthening of forums to share, review and use programme data at sub-district level (internally and externally)
• Create data use demand by encouraging use of data on available platforms.
• Conduct data analysis for effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, coherence, and relevance, of programme activities etc and disseminate findings thereof to relevant stakeholders for the purposes of programme improvement.
• Operationalise tools that support data use within the subdistrict.

M&E Supervision and Operations Management

• Manage and supervise sub-district M&E staff effectively including ensuring that they are aligned to the company strategic plans and effectively deliver their M&E mandate.
• Ensure that the M&E sub-district staff composition is fit for purpose through, for example, supporting strategic planning on staffing.
• Support initiatives for career development of sub-district M&E staff by, among others, mentoring and coaching them and identifying their professional development opportunities.
• Proactively manage operational issues (e.g. M&E staffing at subdistrict) to ensure the sub-district M&E unit is able to effectively perform its duties.
• Ensure availability and correct use of health information systems e.g. TIER.net

Stakeholder Support and Management

• Support effective reporting to stakeholders, such as the Department of Health, at sub-district level on programme performance
• Build and sustain relationships with external stakeholders at sub-district levels.
• Support efforts aimed at developing M&E capacity for the Department of Health at subdistrict levels.
• Support with building capacity of DoH sub-district programme and M&E teams to use data in a strategic manner to inform programme decision making.

Essential qualifications and experience

• An NQF level 7 Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation/ Public Health/ Epidemiology/ Information Systems/ Computer Science Statistics/ Project Management or any equivalent degree
• At least 3 years’ experience in designing, operationalising, and managing monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring data quality, and managing data-intensive, performance-based programmes, preferably in large-scale PEPFAR-funded programmes.
• Working knowledge of PEPFAR and South Africa’s health information systems such as DATIM and TIER.Net and monitoring and evaluation processes as they relate to data collection for performance-based reporting.
• Experience in leading and managing diverse teams composed of monitoring and evaluation officers and data capturers.
• Competence in disseminating lessons learnt on programme performance to interdisciplinary teams including sub-district government health facility managers and programme managers.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, deliver on short deadlines and being a self-starter.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office analytical and business intelligence applications, most particularly but not limited to Excel and Power-point. Being competent with programming languages such as R and SQL is an added advantage.
• A valid driver’s license and ability to travel to various health facilities in the City of Johannesburg district

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Key duties and responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive counselling to promote retention in line with DoH policies and guidelines and in line with District 909090 DIP and Sub-district IP 909090 plans.
• Recruit and receive referrals of high-risk patients such as pregnant women, paediatrics, adolescents and youth
• Promote and facilitate index testing and facilitate partner disclosure using the Index Screening Tool and actively refer for HTS.
• Collaborate with Ward Based Outreach team and DoH Social Worker, Dietician, Lay Counsellors and Clinicians for bi-lateral referrals.
• Report as per agreed timelines to Professional at the facility or other Anova team members as required
• Be available to work on weekends &/ or Public Holidays to provide adherence counselling at DoH facilities when required, a minimum of at least one Saturday per month (When required)

Essential qualifications and experience

• Matric/Grade 12 certificate
• Training in Basic HAST, HIV Counselling, Adherence counselling
• Certificate in couple counselling, RTCQI, disclosure and paediatric consent an advantage
• Knowledge of DoH HCT guidelines & NAS.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working as an HTS counsellor/ Adherence counsellor
• Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage relationships.

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Key duties and responsibilities:

• Technical advisor aimed to provide skills transfer to DoH and ANOVA counterparts and build local capacity to achieve Health system strengthening at the facility level.
• To implement improvement strategies that will improve 909090 programme, SA NDOH NSP for HIV/TB/STI (2017- 2022) plans.
• To form a part of a multi-disciplinary team in implementation of improvement strategies and to inspire DoH team to lead in all quality improvements strategies.
• Support the development and implementation of facility 909090 plans in line with sub-district 909090 plans
• Train and mentor facilities in completion of TRAP tools and preparations of sub-district phuthuma meeting. Monitor the implementation of facility phuthuma activities and review Facility phuthuma performance indicators and develop improvements plans for non-performing indicators.
• Participate in preparation and during USAID visit at the supported facility and follow up on facility USAID action items.
• Lead the developments of QIP’s through a stakeholder engagement in the facilities to improve the PMTCT programme, TB/HIV co-infection, Peads and Adults ART management including HIV case finding strategies, linkage to care, VL management and DMOC in supported facilities.
• Use facility data to evaluate QIP’s implemented in the facilities and develop further improvements as a change idea.
• Conduct file audits (Paeds, Adults, PMTCT and TB) to identify clinical management gabs and provide mentorships
• Support the ideal clinic implementation in the facilities (including conducting baseline, status determination, printing of temporary signage, conducting patient waiting surveys and develop QIP’s)
• Conduct facility baseline skills audits and provide training on gabs identified. Update skills audit database for teams in the facilities via our training centre.
• Train DoH and ANOVA clinicians on updated clinical guidelines and mentor mentee on NIMART until competency and complete portfolio of evidence
• Train DoH and ANOVA on QI methodologies and the model on how to implement QI for DoH ownership.
• Develop and provide tools for design, implementation, and monitoring of QIP’s.
• Supervise and oversee Anova DSD Professional Nurse and Enrolled Nurse working in supported facilities
• Team leader for Anova roving team
• Establish & maintain good working relationships with all key stakeholders within & outside of Anova.

Minimum qualifications and experience:

• Tertiary qualification (Degree) in a health-related field
• Registration as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council
• Clinical Assessment Treatment & Care (Nurse Clinician)
• NIMART trained and certified competency
• Certificate in PC 101/Adult Primary Care and IMCI
• Quality Improvement Advisor Course or other training in QI methodologies
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in working as a professional nurse including work in TB/ HIV/AIDS environment
• Previous management/supervisory experience (an advantage)
• Ability to communicate in local languages (an advantage)
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel within allocated district
• Quality Improvement Advisor Course or other training in QI methodologies
• Sound knowledge and understanding of national public health priority programs
• Must have knowledge of and documentation of best practices
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior managers, DOH, partners and funders
• Supervision and project management skills could serve as an advantage

Advantageous Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Strong leadership skills
• Flexible & resilient
• Have good attention to detail,
• Deadline driven,
• Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision,
• Good team player with good time management.

Management and Leadership Skills                        

• Organisational Management and Principles (Basic)
• Programme Management (Basic)
• Project Management (Basic)
• Risk Management (Basic)
• Planning and Organising (Complex)
• Problem Solving (Complex)
• Gathering and Analysing Information
• (Complex)
• Coaching (Basic)
• Networking (Basic)
• Strategic Perspective (Basic)