Professional Nurse

**Main purpose of the job**:

- To provide best practice data collection, clinical assessments, collection of specimens and care according to protocols, and to provide pre-and post-test HIV counseling, PrEP initiation, and follow up

**Location**:

- **Ezintsha - 32 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown - Johannesburg**

**Key performance areas**:

- Screen potential participants and obtain informed consent according to SOPs
- Collect participant data and complete CRFs/study worksheets in accordance with GCP guidelines
- Conduct pre and post-HIV test Counselling at pharmacies or during home visits
- Refer participants to alternative care if necessary. Initiate PrEP according to DoH guidelines
- Diagnose and manage sexually transmitted diseases according to syndromic management guidelines and provide contraception
- Provide appropriate health education and adherence counseling to participants
- Draw blood from participants and send samples or specimens to the laboratory
- Maintain an inventory register of laboratory kits and supplies
- Support research assistants with recruitment and retention of study participants
- Review difficult cases with Ezintsha medical doctors
- Timeously respond to Quality control queries on study documents
- Facilitate services such as down
- and up-referrals
- Assist with SoPs that will improve the running of pharmacy or at-home visits
- Establish a baseline needs assessment for health systems improvement in the clinic
- Plan a tailored approach in conjunction with Provincial Managers and technical experts taking into consideration the needs and priorities of the pharmacies
- Develop a project plan and timeline for addressing the identified needs and priorities in conjunction with counterparts
- In conjunction with the clinical team, implement PrEP initiation within pharmacies
- Monitor and review the implementation and progress of the program work plans in conjunction with relevant stakeholders
- Review challenges and achievements
- Track changes made that lead to improved outcome measures at the pharmacy clinic level
- Compile and disseminate monthly reports to the Provincial Managers
- Integrate feedback from quarterly reports into program implementation plan and subsequent progress reports
- Compile relevant donor and Ezintsha reports
- Transfer quality improvement skills and methodology to pharmacy clinic counterparts and identify gaps in knowledge
- Participate in monitoring activities mandated by the Ezintsha project lead
- Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, feedback, and support
- Participate in ongoing mentorship programs initiated by stakeholders

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **Relevant Nursing Diploma or equivalent**:

- **_NIMART certificate is compulsory_**:

- **_Drivers license_**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **Minimum 3 years experience in public health**

**Professional Body**:

- South African Nursing Council

**Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities**:

- Certification in good clinical practice
- Certification/experience in HIV Management
- Sound technical knowledge of PrEP, ARV, TB-HIV integration, treatment, and care of infectious diseases
- Knowledge of national, provincial, and district health structures
- Experience working in a donor-funded organization/NGO or project-based environment
- Knowledge of clinical systems and data management
- Experience in training, material development, and quality improvement
- Exceptional organizational and administrative skills together with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Ordered and systematic in approach to tasks
- Attention to detail. Pro-active, able to exercise discretion and independent decision-making
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Able to speak other African languages

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
- Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
- Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

**Please note**:

- **AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.**:

- **AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.