Tb Quality Improvement Officer Ethekwini West
1 day ago
**General responsibilities**
The role of the Quality Improvement Officer is to provide practical knowledge transfer to facility staff on how to use QI methods to improve clinical outcomes. This involves overall planning for implementation in a phased manner with the aim to achieve 100% coverage over the three-year grant period. The IO will be directly reporting to assigned SR supervisor in the district who will monitor day to day activities and approve timesheets. In addition, the IO will work closely with the sub district TB or HAST Manager and provide reports to the direct supervisor and sub-district manager.
**Key Performance areas**
**Technical / Management**
Develop overall sub district work plan for the TB quality improvement with clear roles, responsibilities and timeframes
Work hand in hand with the sub-district teams in preparations for training and overall implementation of QI
Build capacity for facility and sub district staff to ensure standardization of QI implementation
Provide ongoing mentorship through regular joint facility visits with the sub district TB manager, prioritizing underperforming facilities
Monitor progress against the TB care cascade targets through facility data reviews
Identify, address or escalate challenges that arise during the improvement process to remove barriers
Provide progress reports in monthly cluster meetings to share experiences, successes, and challenges of implementation
Participate in the baseline data collection, data quality assessments (DQAs) for facilities
Document and share best practices on an ongoing basis
Provide progress reports in sub district meetings and participate in DHMT meetings and district quarterly review meetings
Report daily or weekly to the district level SR supervisor, or as per organizations policies and procedure
Submit monthly activity reports as per workplan to the district level SR supervisor and district TB manager
Collaborate with other technical partners to ensure alignment of QI methodology implemented.
**Qualifications and Experience**:
An appropriate 3-year national diploma/degree in Health Sciences or Social Sciences
At least 2 years’ experience in training or facilitation
At least 2 years’ experience in health programme management
Clinical experience in the management of TB and HIV co-infected patients
Experience in quality improvement implementation
Administrative and management skills
Experience in Stakeholder management
Valid drivers licence.
**Required Knowledge and Skills, and Abilities**:
Good TB and HIV clinical management skills
Good quality improvement skills
Good understanding of Health programme management
Strong project management skills.
Good analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently
Good communication skills (both interpersonal and written)
Good training/ facilitation skills
Good understanding of monitoring and evaluation of projects or programmes
Excellent report writing skills
Good working understanding of computer programmes
Good understanding of the public health system.
Kindly provide current and relevant references for background checks
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