Clinical Nurse Specialist

**Location**: Buffalo City Metropolitan

**Type of Contracts**:Fixed Term Contracts ending 31 March 2026

**Main purpose of the job**

The incumbents will provide leadership for clinical services for prevention including Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV, provision of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for pregnant and breastfeeding women and HIV treatment, early infant diagnosis and services for children exposed to and living with HIV.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Support services to address early identification, treatment linkage and viral load suppression for pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Support the conduct of joint OVC and PMTCT visits to provide peer support for ART adherence
- Provide technical assistance and support for community and facility adherence support groups in the cluster
- Ensure the longitudinal tracking for mother-baby pairs
- Ensure the registration and timely initiation of appropriate prophylaxis for high-risk infants and comprehensive HIV exposed infant services
- Provide support for paediatric and adolescent specific case finding and care and treatment activities.
- Provide support for Family-based differentiated services delivery models for the continuity of treatment and adherence support.
- Ensure the provision of clinical services for PMTCT and PrEP for PBFW according to the National and Provincial Department of Health (DoH) policy, guidelines and standard operational procedures.
- Provide technical assistance to optimize and improve the clinical management of PMTCT and PrEP for PBFW
- Deliver and address quality of clinical services for PMTCT and PrEP for PBFW
- Provide on-site mentorship and training to health care workers on quality improvement and clinical care
- Conduct files audits and clinical reviews and develop remediation plans to address any gaps identified.
- Provide weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on clinical services
- Identify and document good facility practices from implemented Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) activities
- Conduct transition readiness assessments for PMTCT and PrEP services and develop action plans
- Participate in the facility's bi-weekly and monthly review meetings

**Minimum Qualifications and Experience**
- Diploma in Nursing
- SANC registration
- NIMART Certificate
- 4 years relevant experience in a public health setting
- Valid Driver’s License

**Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities**
- Experience in a donor funded organisation and PEPFAR funded programmes desirable
- Post graduate degree
- Certificate in HIV management and dispensing
- Training in PrEP, Primary Health Care and Integrated Management of Childhood illness
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Attention to detail
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to travel

Detailed CVs, copies of applicable qualifications and registrations must be uploaed when applying.

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- **Non-South African Citizens and non-permanent residence holders must be in possession of valid paperwork authorising them to work in South Africa.**_

Application Question(s):

- Are you in possession of a NIMART Certificate ?
- Do you have a Diploma in Nursing

**Education**:

- Diploma (required)

**Experience**:

- public health setting work: 4 years (required)

License/Certification:

- SANC registration (required)
- Driver’s License (required)

Work Location: In person