Nimdr Tb Coordinator

2 weeks ago

Durban, South Africa The Aurum Institute Full time

**NIMDR TB Coordinator**

Nurse Initiated Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (NIMDR-TB) programme is aimed at alleviating shortage of physicians that were at the time the only cadre responsible for initiating MDR-TB patients on treatment. The introduction of NIMDR-TB paved the way for nurses to reduce the workload of the physicians, put task-shifting in motion and the nurses were then tasked with initiating uncomplicated MDR-TB patients on treatment and monitoring the patients throughout the treatment period. Clinics that adopted a task sharing approach for MDR-TB demonstrated greater treatment success rates than the national average, hence the importance of adopting the NIMDR-TB approach.

**Technical Work Responsibilities**
- Assist the facility clinicians with mentoring nurses, trained in NIMDR-TB, during their practical sessions
- Update nurses in the event of any changes within the DR-TB programme
- Assist with refresher courses
- Provide clinical support to the trained NIMDR-TB staff
- Conduct clinical assessment/ folder audits on the files of patients initiated on DR-TB treatment
- Assist with remedial action plans of these folder audits
- Assist with quality assurance at all levels of care
- Monitor that those patients, who were initiated on DR-TB treatment, details are accurately recorded in the patient’s folder, DR-TB register and ERWeb
- Monitor ADR’s being reported and recorded
- Monitor treatment outcomes of patients who were initiated by the NIMDR-TB nurses
- Identify gaps within the DR-TB programme and assist with remedial action.

**Qualifications**
- An appropriate 3-year national diploma/degree in Health Sciences or Social Sciences
- A Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice (BCMP) or a degree (clinical associate)
- Register with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
- A professional nurse with a mínimal or equivalent qualification of NQF 7 in Primary Health Care with a dispensing license
- Registered with SANC

**Requirements**:

- Minimum of three years’ experience in DR-TB units
- Innovative thinking, initiative, and leadership qualities
- Computer literacy
- Good writing and presentation skills
- Be able to use initiative in interpreting data
- Must be willing to travel
- A valid driver’s licence

**Experience**
- The NIMDR-TB co-ordinator should have prior/ current experience, not less than three years, in the treatment and management DR-TB care.
- Be updated with the current DR-TB clinical practises as per the 2019 DR-TB Clinical Reference Guidelines
- Experience in DR-TB programme management

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