Clinical Advisor (Nelson Mandela Bay) needed at The Aurum Institute

Description

• The Clinical Advisor is responsible for providing clinical advice and strategic direction to the to the support district/s and the appropriate internal and external clinical staff.  They will building capacity among HCW to strengthen the TB HIV response and ensure clinical governance standards at all times.  The position will assist the District manager and DoH HO in ensuring the quality of the technical assistance provided to DoH is of the highest quality.  He/she will further be responsible for the training in developing, managing and implementing various knowledge and skill acquisition strategies for several cadres of health care providers within the field of HIV and TB management.

 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

Requirements
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