Clinical Associates X 5

**Main purpose of the job**:

- To provide leadership and expertise in the comprehensive clinical management of people living with HIV, with a focus on those with complex and advanced clinical disease, COVID-19, and supported by National TB/HIV/ACC Advisor and facility teams, within designated hospitals and clinics
- Serve as the team lead for the allocated facility in the absence of a Nurse lead

**Location**:

- **Pretoria - Tshwane District**

**Key performance areas**:

- Together with the ACC Advisor, DoH, and hospital/Clinic management, support the delivery or referral for comprehensive, high-quality, clinical services for people living with HIV including, but not limited to: Management of ART treatment failure, Management of HIV Opportunistic infections, Management of treatment complications, Management of advanced clinical disease, Clinical Case Discussions, Ward rounds, Initiation of HIV Patients
- Provide comprehensive clinical care and support to patients at the designated hospital or clinic through direct service delivery
- Contribute to the analysis of programmatic data of the hospital to identify gaps in clinical care, and progress toward targets
- Implement novel strategies to improve clinical services at the designated hospital
- Act as Wits RHI’s first point of contact and team lead for the designated hospital on aspects relating to clinical care
- Support the management of activities of Wits RHI staff based at the designated hospital
- Implement new treatment protocols and guidelines
- Implementation of result Management protocols according to National Guidelines
- Improve and lead the HIV/TB program implementation for paediatric, adults, and pregnant patients in Tshwane District hospitals/Clinics
- Compile monthly and quarterly reports of activities and disseminate them to stakeholders
- Review and analyze key project indicators at the designated hospital on a regular basis
- Collaborate with the broader Gophelega team to monitor progress toward project targets
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Take ownership of driving your own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities such as forums, conferences, policy setting workshops, etc.
- Serve as the team lead for the allocated facility in the absence of a Nurse lead
- Attend to all staffing requirements and administration
- Supervise and manage the duties of subordinates to ensure optimal staff utilization and maintenance of sound labor relations
- Perform and facilitate performance development and assessments
- Identify substandard performance by team members and take necessary corrective action
- Coach and train subordinates and team members to ensure the acquisition of knowledge and skills required by the organization
- Facilitate skills transfer from program staff to DOH counterparts
- Promote harmony, teamwork, and sharing of information

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **BCMP, Diploma in HIV management/Certificate in HIV Management**:

- **Driver’s license**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **5 years of experience working within or supporting the public health sector**:

- **2-3 years of experience in HIV management and management of complex or advanced clinical disease cases**

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

- Confident in managing clinical care of HIV-infected patients
- Experience managing or identifying the need for referral of patients with HIV/TB, DR TB, advanced clinical disease, and opportunistic infections
- Good interpersonal skills and ability to navigate complicated situations
- Ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders
- Excellent levels of written and verbal communication
- Attention to detail and ability to problem solve
- Ability to communicate in other languages preferable in relation to the area
- Demonstrated leadership ability

**Demands of the job**:

- Able to work in a highly demanding and pressurized environment, traveling may be required

**Communications and relationships**:

- Develop and effectively manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders (Within relevant Wits RHI Structures, DoH)

**TO APPLY**:

- Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- _AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant._
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.

**Please note**:

- **Our Client, WHC - RHI, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.**:

- WHC, in accordance with its Employment Equity goals and plan, will giv