Openings at TB HIV Care

Purpose of the position:

• The Professional Nurse (PN) is responsible for comprehensive, integrated cascade of care, inclusive of diagnosing, treating, monitoring and evaluating communicable and infectious diseases. The PN will consult and provide preventative, curative and rehabilitative treatment/health care to sex workers on various clinical aspects (Adult Curative care inclusive of communicable, non-communicable diseases).

Minimum Requirements    

• Degree/diploma or relevant nursing qualification
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a professional Nurse
• NIMART trained and certified
• Dispensing licence
• At least 2 years’ experience in nursing post registration
• A minimum of 1 years’ experience working with Key Populations
• Experience with NiMART, ART Clubs, Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH), previous experience in key populations/PWID
• Clear criminal record
• Valid Code 08 driver’s licence
• Willingness to travel as and when required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Ability to communicate in English and Xhosa or another South African language

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Making a nursing diagnosis according to policy, protocol and Guidelines
• Prescribing/administering the necessary medication/drugs in required dosages to control infection in line with Policy guidelines.
• Initiating, managing and prescribing clients diagnosed with HIV for ART according to Protocol, Policy and Guidelines.
• Monitoring HTS data and ensuring targets are met
• Monitoring referrals and ensuring successful referrals are validated
• Keeping abreast with new clinical developments e.g. training, in-service training, reading journals, policies, and procedures related to job
• Playing a role with the community and site you work in in providing health services to PWID
• Supporting DOH with events and campaigns

Skills and Competencies    

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Facilitation Skills
• Computer literacy and IT skills
• Problem-solving
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics

Deadline:22nd March,2026

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Purpose of the Role:

• To conduct out-reach activities in the PWID community by providing current accurate health information, mobilisation of PWID’s to access health services, and linkage to care services.

Minimum Requirements    

• Grade 10 
• Peer educators should be ex or current people who have used or injected drugs as they are a ‘peer’ and have therefore experienced the context, and challenges faced by PWID/PWUD
• Minimum 1 years’ work experience in the PWID Community or experience as a peer educator
• Able to read and write legibly in English
• Proficiency in isiXhosa,Afrikaans/ English and any South African language
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Distribution of harm reduction packs and safer sex commodities
• Safely collecting used injecting equipment in sharps bins from outreach areas and communities
• Provide accurate health information to PWID/PWUD on harm reduction and safe injecting practices, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, TB, SRH and human rights
• Link and or refer PWID/PWUD living with HIV or TB for treatment to the mobile nurse/ drop in centre or nearest health facility
• Ensure HIV negative PWID/PWUD are regularly tested and are encouraged to uptake PrEP as HIV prevention method.
• Promote psychological support, referral to social services and follow-up
• Recruit PWID/PWUD for Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) and complete eligibility criteria
• Identify women who inject drugs and provide dignity packs

Skills and Competencies    

• Write and present effectively, adjusting to fit the audience and the message, to strongly convey the message
• Ability to solve employee related problems
• Deliver outstanding service that meets and exceeds customer expectations
• Build effective relationships with all people; up, down, sideways, inside and outside the organisation
• Engage everything with drive and energy for a bottom line; not afraid to initiate action before all the facts are known and drive to finish everything he/she starts

Deadline:20th March,2026