Professional Nurses X 2

**Main purpose of the job**:
**Location**:

- **Germiston CBD, Ekurhuleni**

**Key performance areas**:

- Provide comprehensive gender-affirming clinical services within a multi-disciplinary team
- Provide HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), nurse-initiated and managed antiretroviral therapy (ART), and preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) according to DoH guidelines; identify and refer patients with ART failure or complications and support Counsellors to promote patient adherence to ART
- Support the Informed Consent process for clients wishing to start Hormone Treatment
- Provide Sexual Reproductive Health Care (SRH) including Family Planning and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) screening and treatment
- Conduct TB screening
- Prescribe and dispense appropriate treatment in line with good pharmacy practice
- Support and guide Peer Educators to provide support to clients prior to, during and after post-treatment
- Support delivery of health promotion and education programs
- Perform and comply with administrative procedures associated with accurate clinical record keeping and reporting including patient records and confidentiality
- Implement and comply with relevant policies, procedures & protocols
- Assist in standardization of procedures, tools & infrastructure
- Take part in ongoing Quality Improvement Planning and quality assurance of the operational activities of the clinic
- Support the development of project plans and timelines for addressing identified needs and priorities
- Contribute to accurate Monitoring and Evaluation (ME) processes
- Support the review of challenges and achievements in implementing donor-funded programs
- Participate in research studies conducted at the clinic
- Compile or give input into relevant donor and Wits RHI reports
- Integrate feedback from quarterly reports into the program implementation plan and subsequent progress reports
- Participate in short-term rotations to other Wits RHI clinics in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni Health Districts in times of staff shortages

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **Diploma/Degree in Nursing (NQF Level 5)**:

- **Registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC)**:

- **Dispensing License**:

- **NIMART registration**:

- **_Valid Driver’s Licence_**:

- **Prep training**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **Minimum 3 years experience in primary health care settings and HIV management**

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

- Prior clinical experience in gender-affirming health care including hormone treatment
- Willingness to work in unconventional community settings and hot spots
- Previous experience in Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services and ART adherence support
- Prior experience working in a donor-funded target-driven program
- Knowledge of national, provincial, and district health structures
- Knowledge in clinical and data management and analysis
- Able to prioritize own workload and work towards deadlines
- Self-motivated, able to work independently, take initiative, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Pro-active, able to exercise discretion and independent decision making
- Able to speak African languages
- Attention to detail
- Report writing skills

**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.