Purpose of the position:

To provide a comprehensive community health service that includes HIV testing and counselling services linked to screening and diagnosing clients for TB/STIs as well as TB contact tracing.The provision of treatment, clinical care and case management for HIV clients, ensuring successful same-day ART initiation with an emphasis on adherence and retention in care. The role includes screening for TB, identifying asymptomatic and symptomatic clients, same-day initiation of TB Preventive Therapy (TPT), adherence and completion of treatment. For TB clients, TB treatment is started on diagnosed DS-TB results, with adherence and completion of treatment.

Minimum Requirements    

• Bachelor’s degree (B Cur Nursing) from four-year college or university
• Experience in HIV counselling and testing in public health services
• 2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• SANC registered
• NIMAART trained
• Valid code 08 driver’s licence
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office package
• Ability to communicate in IsiXhosa and English or another South African language
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Coordinate and conduct outreach programmes and HTS services in the community, workplace and farms
• Provide an enhanced appropriate package of treatment care and support of clients diagnosed with HIV, TB, STI’s, covid-19 case management and other health related conditions
• Provide technical assistance in HIV counselling and recording
• Collaborate with community role-players in engaging scaling up of TB/HIV service provision
• Maintain relations with C&T and other NGO’s/ stakeholders working to support the programme
• Appropriate referral of all the necessary health related conditions needing further management

Skills and Competencies    

• Good communication skills
• Stakeholder management
• Decision making skills
• Problem solving skills
• Teamwork
• Innovation
• Planning & organising