Technical Advisor: Point of Care Testing

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, South Africa Anova Health Institute NPC Full time

Anova is an NGO that empowers people and changes lives. Good health and quality of life is what motivates us to provide healthcare solutions and support for those who need it most._
- The successful incumbent will be seconded to the National Department of Health (NDoH). The_ _NDoH is seeking to implement the Point of Care Testing (POCT) Policy across the country. The Technical Advisor will be collaborating with the departmental person who is responsible for health technology and the Point of Care equipment that will be used at Primary Health Care (PHC) level._
- The incumbent will be responsible for; the coordination of point of care testing, providing technical resources and daily direction to nurses, medical doctors, respiratory therapists, other health care providers and pharmacists with regard to laboratory policies and procedures and regulatory requirements; Assuring quality testing and accurate test performance through operator training, competency assessment, equipment monitoring, equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, quality control review, and proficiency testing._

**Key duties and responsibilities**:
**Policy Development and implementation**
- Provide technical support to the Department of Health on policy revision, District Health Policy framework and strategy revision.
- Coordinate and manage consultation with NDoH directorates, provincial District Health managers and district hospital management to discuss the policy revision, taking the National Health Insurance (NHI) into consideration.
- Plan and oversee workshops or meetings to discuss policy revision.
- Consolidate inputs on policy revision and ensure engagement with other program directorates within the NDoH.
- Provide weekly reports to the NDoH PHC management.
- Initiate and drafts submissions for Health Director General (DG)’s approval.

**Implementation, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting**
- Establish a team to develop a roll-out plan and provide oversight on the development and implementation of the plan.
- Liaise with the Health Technology department on behalf of PHC.
- Liaise with the National Laboratory Systems Manager (NDoH) and Provincial CLI/RTCQI Laboratory Coordinators regarding the roll out plan, training, and implementation in selected facilities.
- Engage National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) and National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) on all QA-related activities (e.g., Post Market Surveillance, Proficiency Testing, development of quality controls and so on) for POCT.
- Assist with the review of all POCT SOPs to align and comply with ISO15189 and ISO22870, including compliance with national policies and guidelines.
- Provide input on POCT policy planning in respect of quality systems nationwide.
- Engage provincial and district management on the planned roll-out.
- Oversee asset management and allocation of equipment by provinces and districts.
- Fast track communication related to the roll-out to provinces and districts.
- Coordinate with provinces and districts on the delivery and training.
- Develop a reporting plan and liaise with NDOH M&E Unit of the indicators and data processes and reporting plan.

**Quality Improvement and Universal Health Coverage Support**
- Support the ideal clinic: Align and harmonise National Quality Improvement Programme (NQIP) with the Ideal health facility Clinic (District hospitals).
- Coordinate QI with OHSS.
- Support CUPS: coordination and sharing of best practices.
- International benchmarking procurement of therapeutics and diagnostics.

**POCT Responsibilities**
- Provides technical oversight for Point of Care testing performed throughout National Department of Health to meet/exceed accreditation standards.
- Ensure that the test systems are properly functioning.
- Work with nursing staff, physicians, other employees, and management as needed to ensure Point of Care testing is running efficiently and effectively.
- Travel to each of the implementing sites at least twice a year.
- Coordinate training assessments. Develop and maintain teaching / training materials.
- Coordinate competency assessment. Develop and maintain competency assessment materials.
- Provide primary support for on-site inspections and surveys. Participate in inspection readiness and tracer activities for appropriate regulatory and accreditation agencies.
- Write and maintain current procedure manual(s) in area(s) of expertise using an approved format. Assist with development, maintenance and control of laboratory policies and procedures.
- Provide data to assist manager with the development of the budget. Monitor expenses as requested.
- Provide leadership for the testing, interpretation, and reporting of results.
- Review quality control for problem identification and troubleshooting. Use quality control statistics and control procedures such as comparison between methods and results from proficiency testing to identify and or correct performance problems.
- Develop and oversee validat

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