Nurse Clinician

3 days ago

Durban, South Africa TB HIV Care Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Purpose of the position**:
To provide a combination prevention evidenced-based package, focusing on HIV prevention (including oral PrEP as the additional prevention option) in adolescent girls and young women incorporating a comprehensive package of sexual health services and HIV, TB, STI screening, diagnosis, treatment, and continuity of care and condom promotion and distribution. To ensure navigation of referrals into a facility where needed.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Degree / diploma or relevant nursing qualification
- Diploma in Primary Health Care
- 2 years’ experience in nursing after registration
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse
- NIMART certified
- IMCI certified
- Dispensing Licence
- Proficiency in English & IsiZulu languages
- Valid code 8 driver’s licence

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Develops and maintains relationships with facility managers, educators and learner representative organisations in identified clusters
- Maps out CBOs and hots spots for mobilisation of vulnerable AGYW and sites for peer-led mobile services
- Implements and maintains the HIV testing services (HTS) programme and screens AGYW to identify vulnerable beneficiaries
- Implements package of integrated SRH services: Integrated HIV counselling and testing, ART initiation, PrEP initiation, pregnancy testing, contraception (incl. emergency, condoms), post-exposure prophylaxis, TB screening, STI screening and management, creatinine clearance, screening for mental health, substance and alcohol abuse, GBV care, risk perception & reduction counselling, and adherence/ continuation support
- Identifying victims of gender-based violence and provision of minimum package of post violence care services, including HIV testing, PEP, EC, STI screening, psychosocial support, and linkage to medical forensic services
- Ensures appropriate navigation and referral of all new cases for psycho social support to SAWs and social worker interventions
- Ensures case management strategy is implemented by PrEP CURR team (peer educator, linkage officer and enrolled nurse) to ensure beneficiaries of programme remain in care (RIC)
- Submits monthly reports
- Collaborates with Department of Basic Education (DBE), Department of Social Development (DSD), Department of Health (DOH) managers and community role-players to scale up THC’s package of services
- Provides mentorship to initiation and retention team
- Adheres to Infection Prevention Control (IPC) standards
- Minimises the risk of needle stick injuries by ensuring that all staff follow the recommended protocol
- Implements the Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) protocol and ensures all staff adhere to the protocol

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