Medical Advisor

**Purpose of the Position**

Provides direct clinic services and advices, coaches and mentors facility and hospital level Department of Health management and staff in line with policy and/or evolving DoH needs. Driving the 90-90-90 HIV and TB agendas for adults and children at facility and site levels ensuring that patients are being tested for HIV/TB captured in the care system, treated with antiretroviral TB treatments, and virally suppressed and cured of TB in line with meeting the 90-90-90 targets. Ensuring health system strengthening models, initiatives, protocols and guideline are being implemented by target facilities and hospitals that facility staff are continuously identifying and addressing clients as well as facilitating on
- site coaching and mentoring.
- You will monitor and review activity trackers and reporting to PHC Area Manager
- You will conduct site quality visits in accordance with PHC Area Manager as per agreed schedule
- You will analyse and interpret patient’s histories, symptoms, physical findings or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnosis.
- You will diagnose and treat for HIV/AIDS and TB adulys and children
- You will recommend diagnostic therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence and efficiency
- You will maintain complete and detailed records of patient’s health care plans and prognoses.
- You will educate patients about self-management of HIV/AIDS and/or TB, tailoring instructions to patient’s individual circumstance.

**Experience & Skills**
- Strong clinical experience
- Understanding of healthcare systems in resource -limited settings
- Understanding the local political landscape involved in Facility, Sub-district and District level.
- Understanding of 90-90-90 HIV and TB agendas for children and adults
- Ability to diagnose and clinically manage HIV and TB infected adults and children, knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction

**Salary**: R900,000.00 - R1,350,000.00 per year

**Experience**:

- managing and initiating patients on ARVs: 5 years (required)