Nimdr Professional Nurse X 1

**Location**: West Coast, Western Cape Province

**Duration of Contract**: 5-year fixed term contract.

**NIMDR Professional Nurse x 1 - (Ref Acc-28)**

**Main purpose of the job**

The incumbent will be required to support the implementation of decentralised DRTB services for the ACCELERATE 2 project in the supported district. The aim of the project is to safeguard advances of TB treatment by strengthening the TB health care platform in the district.

**Duties and Responsibilities include but not limited to**:

- Liaising with DOH district staff on procedures for diagnosis and treatment for DR-TB patients
- Initiating and sustaining linkages with health facilities and relevant NGOs
- Provide guidance and technical support on DR-TB, DS-TB and TB/HIV prevention, treatment and reporting to staff in facilities and participate in activities related to:

- contact tracing of patients.
- Track patients who have missed appointments for treatment initiation and for follow-up visits.
- Ensuring safe collection of quality sputum for testing
- Ensuring HIV testing for TB patients with unknown and HIV negative status.
- Promoting infection prevention and control, including dissemination of infection control materials
- Conducting education and training on DR-TB. Organize, attend and facilitate such workshops in liaison with other clinical teams.
- Ensuring that adherence counselling and support is provided for patients on treatment across all facilities supported.
- Ensuring and support monitoring and reporting of adverse drug events for Second line TB medicines (ADSM).
- Ongoing capacity building for different cadres of health care workers on clinical management, infection, control and ethics.
- Support implementation of EDRWeb.
- Monitor and support project staff placed at facility and district level.
- Lead in baseline facility assessments.
- Ensure treatment of all eligible patients for LTBI
- Regularly evaluate and analyse the progress, successes, and challenges with patients initiated on treatment, as part of Continuous Quality Improvement
- Meet regularly with the program advisors and supervisor for effective programme implementation.
- Perform any other duty that may arise during the duration of the project
- Submit reports (weekly, monthly, and quarterly) on programme indicators and progress. Perform quality checks on MDR-TB register/EDR web generated data.
- Willing to travel between health care facilities within the district.
- Perform other duties as required

**Required minimum education and training**
- Diploma in General Nursing (with specialization)
- Evidence of NIMDR Professional Nurse Training and certification

**Professional Body registration**
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council

**Minimum work experience**
- 2 years’ experience in a public health setting

**Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities**
- Sound knowledge on TB, MDR TB and TBHIV
- Knowledge on the South African health system (provincial, district, sub district and facility levels) will be an advantage
- Knowledge on TB recording (MDR-TB register/EDR web) and reporting.
- Three to 5 years’ experience in TB patient care
- Experience in programme coordination and training
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team with diverse backgrounds
- Clean criminal record
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability and willingness to travel

**Please note : By responding to this advert, you hereby acknowledge that you have read and accept the following Protection of Personal Information Act ( POPIA) disclaimer**:
Application Question(s):

- Evidence of NIMDR Professional Nurse Training and certification

**Education**:

- Diploma (required)

**Experience**:

- public health setting work: 2 years (required)

License/Certification:

- Nursing Council registration (required)

Application Deadline: 2023/11/10