Quality Improvement Team Leader - Mpumalanga at Right to Care

Description

• Provide leadership, coordination and formulate the QI/QA agenda within RTC programmes .

Requirements
Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in Nursing or Health related or related field
• Significant experience working with the department of health at a senior level
• Experience and technical knowledge of quality improvement projects
• 7 years’ of experience working within the public health system of South Africa, regulatory or Quality environment in the service delivery platform in South Africa.

Desirable Experience:

• 5 years or more experience in COVID19/HIV/TB/ STI management
• Significant experience in working with the department of health at a senior level
• Experience in working in NGOs and/or department of health settings

 KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Provide leadership, coordination and formulate the QI/QA agenda within RTC programmes
• Provide strategic direction, as well as technical and programmatic oversight and ensure appropriate support for the integration of the COVID-19 vaccine in routine health services.
• Responsible for understanding the processes of the underlying system of care so that improvements can be implemented
• Ensure that linkages between programmes are strengthened to foster better quality improvement outcomes in health services
• Assist in implementation of Quality Improvement/assurance activities by working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to identify gaps in service delivery in addition to identifying and setting improvement priorities
• Continuous report writing, record keeping of all working procedures, identification of gaps, development and implementation of new procedures and standards
• Follow-up on implementation of changes and comment on improvements, to ensure continuous quality improvement
• Guide and direct Right to Care staff and other stakeholders to develop, implement and measure quality improvement initiatives
• Assist the district and provincial teams to plan, prioritise and manage QI projects
• Provide formal training/mentoring to relevant stakeholders to ensure skills transfer regarding quality improvement
• Liaise with External and Internal Stakeholders