Jobs Available at TB HIV Care

Purpose of the position:

• The Facility Coordinator will lead and manage the implementation of interventions at district to site level. They will coordinate and work with M&E teams for weekly meetings and review of performance, refine weekly plans in light of yield/challenges and develop QI projects. They will have line management of various coordinators within districts (supervising clinical, support and psychosocial teams etc.) and ensure effective implementation of a peer driven model for case management working collaboratively with a sub-recipient organisation. They will support delivery of differentiated HTS and models of care: HIVSS, index testing, recency testing.
• The Facility Coordinator will ensure effective collaboration between teams, especially clinical and M&E teams. They will engage with and establish optimal working relationships with stakeholders (district DOH, health care facilities, C&T networks and other implementing organisations). They will ensure reporting to and communication with the C&T regional manager,

Minimum Requirements    

• Bachelors’ degree/diploma in Nursing Science, health or equivalent
• Post graduate qualification will be an added advantage
• Trained and completed APC sessions
• NIMART trained
• Trained in TB and HIV clinical management
• COVID-19 and IPC trained
• 5 years’ experience practising as a qualified health care professional
• 2 years in managerial / supervisory experience
• Valid registration with SANC, HPCSA or any other recognised registration body
• Ability to communicate in IsiXhosa and English or another South African language
• Valid code 08 driver’s licence
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Leads a cluster of facility clinical teams
• Responsible for DSD implementation and coordination of teams
• Ensures integrated TB and HIV screening, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and continuity of care
• Provides clinical and technical to facility team leads
• Participates in hospital, district, PHC and clinic committee meetings; supports multi-disciplinary team approach to managing client
• Works closely with QI teams to embed impactful change initiatives

Skills and Competencies    

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge and understanding of Nursing Standard of Practice and code of ethics
• Computer literacy and possess IT skills
• Knowledge and application of QI approaches
• Problem solving
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics

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Purpose of the position:

• The Facility Team Lead will be responsible for overall facility performance and an anchor to ensure all program deliverables are successfully achieved through allocation of LOE to support QI, Case Management, Viral monitoring, CLI, eLabs and RTCQI etc.  Supports DoH in terms of CLI aspects at SPI-RT Level 3 and 4 facilities according to a routine schedule (Level 3 light touch support - each facility will have engagement minimum once a month; Level 4 surveillance support - each facility will have engagement minimum once a quarter; SEAD will provide technical assistance to QI mentors in this capacity; Level 2 and below facilities are directly supported by SEAD, the technical assistance partner for CLI).
• The project aims to institutionalise and strengthen local capacity through provision of technical, mentorship and direct service delivery support to TB and HIV services when required and interacts with Ward Based PHC Outreach Teams (WBPHCOT) and Community Based Organisations (CBO) as required.         

Minimum Requirements    

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing Sciences in health sciences
• A diploma in Midwifery
• A qualification in Primary Health care (PHC) or clinical assessment will be an added advantage
• A diploma in HIV Clinical Management and /or NIMART
• Certified training in Adult Primary Care (APC)
• QI trained and fully understands the methodology and its application
• 5 years relevant experience in the health sector managing/implementing HAST programs with knowledge of HIV and TB treatment cascade
• 2 years in managerial / supervisory experience 
• Familiar with SAG health system at national, province and district levels
• Ability to communicate in IsiXhosa and English or another South African language
• Valid code 08 driver’s licence
• Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities    

• Supervision of facility-based staff to ensure all program deliverables are fully achieved
• Conducts skills audit exercise to identify training gaps.
• Market CCMDD external pick-up points in communities
• Focuses intensely on QI, Case Management, general CLI, viral monitoring through eLabs and suppressions, RTCQI,
• Works collaboratively with Outreach Team Lead to ensure bidirectional referral, linkage and retention in care
• Tracks facility and outreach performance against set TB and HIV clinical cascade indicators and advise accordingly on improvement strategies
• Leads the development of QIPs working collaboratively with Facility Manager and Team to introduce change ideas followed by close monitoring of such intervention
• Ensure staff understands the contents of standard operation procedures and implements accordingly
• Ensures synergy between facility and outreach teams through sharing of daily activities
• Conduct mapping exercise to understand the disease burden and deploy outreach teams including Community Health Workers (CHWs) accordingly
• Conducts Siyenza site facilities with representatives of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and visits to Phuthuma sites with officials from the Department of Health
• Support and monitor the implementation of patient-tracking and referral systems
• Supports mentoring facility and outreach team in data analytics, use and decision making as informed by their own performance
• Accommodates and cooperate with Civil Society representatives visiting facilities in line with facility and community monitoring functions
• Works with Facility Manager to effectively establish and coordinate functionality of facility and clinic committees

Skills and Competencies    

• Excellent communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Computer literacy and possess IT skills
• Knowledge and application of QI approaches
• Problem solving
• Stakeholder management
• Excellent organisational and administration skills
• Reporting and statistics