Professional Nurse

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Anova Health Institute NPC Full time

Key duties and responsibilities:

Technical Support and Capacity Building

  • Support PMTCT guideline implementation in line with Anova, SA DoH NSP for HIV/TB/STI and HIV/TB strategy and Donor requirements.
  • Routinely monitor performance & audit registers and files at facility level to ensure quality PMTCT care is provided (especially indicators that measure performance against targets) and provide mentorship & technical support where required.
  • Work with Anova subdistrict team to use data to identify poorly performing facilities, put together QI plans and implement QI plans as agreed upon with the team & facilities
  • Identify training needs at facility level and advocate for offsite training where needed & arrange inservice training where needed
  • Support the implementation of Postnatal Clubs and other interventions to improve the linkage and retention in care of pregnant and breastfeeding women.

Direct Service Delivery & Clinical Mentoring

  • Provide integrated care to postnatal women and their infants in postnatal clubs together with transferring skills to facility PHCN.
  • Mentor professional nurses at DoH facilities on providing integrated care to HIVinfected pregnant and breastfeeding women and their infants which includes family planning and pap smears.
  • Mentor on use of correct clinical and programme stationery (TB/HIV/PMTCT) including ensuring good recording of the details of PMTCT takes place in mother's facility records.
  • Evaluate the performance of NIMART mentees and provide monthly feedback on progress of mentees to line manager in resolving them or referring to the relevant reporting lines

Health Systems Strengthening

  • Oversee and support CLOs testing and retesting pregnant and breastfeeding women for HIV at health facilities
  • Support the

CLO:

PMTCT to link all HIV-infected pregnant and breastfeeding women to ART and other care and to retain them in care and virologically suppress them until their infant is 18m old and/or has stopped breastfeeding.


  • Identify gaps in the care of HIVinfected pregnant and breastfeeding women at supported facilities and implement corrective measures where possible
  • Understand and improve the referral pathways of HIVinfected pregnant women and linkage back into care following delivery.
  • Support the
implementation of MomConnect, PMTCT Connect and other communication interventions to improve the care of pregnant women, mothers and their infants.

  • Provide support to the Gauteng Mentor Mothers Programme

Administration

  • Form part of Anova subdistrict team and contribute in these meetings and activities as required
  • Attend external trainings, workshops, and symposia as requested
  • Represent Anova in external meetings as requested
  • Participate in and present at Anova CME sessions

Reporting

  • Provide monthly facility/mentee progress report to line manager
  • Report daily to the roving team leader and the cluster PMTCT technical advisor.

Qualifications and Experience

  • Registration as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council
  • Clinical Assessment Treatment & Care (PHC Nurse Clinician)
  • NIMART trained and mentored
  • 2 to 5 years' experience working as a professional nurse in PMTCT/ HIV/AIDS environment
  • Experience in managing HIVinfected pregnant and breastfeeding women on ART
  • Experience in training an advantage
  • Experience in engaging with HIVinfected pregnant and breastfeeding women and their partners
  • Ability to communicate in local languages (an advantage)
  • An interest in community outreach and skills development

Skills, competencies, and attributes:

  • Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Ability to manage relationships.
  • Strong organisational skills, including task and time management, ability to multitask, establish priorities, and meet deadlines; and work without daily supervision.
  • Excellent communication and reportwriting skills

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