Hast Counsellor
2 weeks ago
**Job Advert Summary**:
**Purpose of the position**
To provide HIV testing services to clients accessing public health services through the district roving mentor team as part of IHSS support to the facilities in reaching their 95-95-95 targets.
**Minimum Requirements**:
- Grade 12
- HTS Certificate including adherence counselling and rapid testing course (RT QII)
- Couple counselling
- Advanced counselling certificate
- TB/HIV care certificate or other health related field
- Disclosure and paediatric consent certificate
- Psychosocial counselling certificate
- Fluent in English and/or isiXhosa
- Clear criminal record
- Ability to travel extensively within the assigned district
**Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Provide HIV counselling and testing services (HTS) to clients of the Department of Health attending PHCs or CHCs to access any health services offered at these facilities inclusive of and focusing on TB/HIV and MCH services.
- Recruit clients from all waiting areas as well as from direct referrals from other health professionals.
- Provide HIV/AIDS Counselling and Testing as well as TB screening services to clients as per the National HCT Guidelines and as stipulated by the National Department of Health.
- Educate clients re health and specific HIV/TB/PMTCT-related conditions
- Promote the advantages of knowing your status
- Explain coping mechanisms and treatment options
- Advise on lifestyle adaptation, good nutrition
- Provide adherence counselling and assist with identifying treatment support
- Maintain confidentiality of patient information
- Do TB symptom screening (4 questions) on all clients and refer if positive
- Link positive clients to ART initiation services
- Other duties may be assigned.
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