Key Duties and Responsibilities

Health System Strengthening

• Mentoring of staff at facilities in all program areas of CCMT
• Initiate and organize internal training and workshops based on needs and request
• Support the Department of Health and collaborate with other NGOs on implementation of CCMT program and community events
• Ensure implementation of the recent CCMT guidelines and protocols
• Identify program support needs at facilities and advise accordingly
• Facilitate integration of different CCMT services

 Monitoring and Skill Development

• Design development plan, based on identified needs and develop materials together with senior medical officers
• Support the Department of Health in conducting training 
• Empower colleagues (e.g. orientation and knowledge transfer)
• Provide solution on complicated cases together with clinic’s staff including referrals to relevant discipline at different levels of care
• Mentoring on acute service delivery in incidental cases including dispensing, recording and counselling

 Strengthening internal role and Administration

• Assist all other Anova projects with planning, organizing and execution of support activities 
• Assist with quarterly statistics collection
• Attend sub-district office meetings, all other relevant meetings/ workshops and skills development initiatives
• Submit work plans, requests and reports timeously as agreed
• Ensure and maintain required quality of written communication including reports and emails     
• Ensure documentation of tracing activities at facility level by staff involved and at community level by WBOTs teams reporting to supported facilities
• Support QI projects as assigned
• Support other interventions prioritized at any point during the performance contract period

 Research

•  Do Research work as when required 
•  Any other tasks as agreed with line manager.

Minimum Qualifications, Experience and Skills Required

• Grade 12 (Matric)
• Professional Nurse with Midwifery Diploma or Degree and registered with South African Nursing Council (SANC)
• NIMART trained, mentored and certified as competent
• 2 to 5 years’ experience in working as a Professional Nurse including work in TB/HIV/AIDS environment
• Have knowledge and experience in TB/HIV/AIDS management
• Be able to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Able to communicate in English and any other local language
• Proficiency in MS office