Professional Nurse Counsellor

2 weeks ago

Pietermaritzburg, South Africa TB HIV Care Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Purpose of the position**:
**Minimum Requirements**:

- Grade 12
- Degree/diploma or relevant nursing qualification
- NIMART trained & certified
- Computer literacy
- At least 2 years’ experience in nursing after registration
- Clinical HIV management experience is mandatory
- Dispensing license
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a professional nurse
- Proficiency in English and another South African language
- Valid code 8 driver’s licence

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Coordinate and conduct outreach programmes and HCT services in the community, workplace, correctional services, farms, schools and DOH facilities
- Develop a presentation outlining TB/HIV service provision
- Maintain relations with managers by providing feedback on number of clients seen at sites
- Mobilise with team in walk and talk programmes, distribute pamphlets
- Provide an enhanced appropriate package of treatment care and support of clients diagnosed with HIV, TB, STIs, and other health related conditions
- Order monthly stock of medications needed for wellness and HCT programmes
- Conduct physical examination and proper history taking on clients seen on the mobile.
- Provide appropriate syndromic treatment for STIs, fertility planning and other health related illness.
- Ensure accurate documentation of stock in and stock out
- Keep records of medication dispensed
- Provide health/HIV screen to allocated areas every 3 to 6 months
- Reach successful referrals of 90% for HIV positive clients pre-ART and ART
- Provide technical assistance in HIV counselling and recording
- Train to complete the PI VCT register and monthly report new cases.
- Compile and maintain a record on the confirmed clinic the clients will attend and document referral or LTF using tools and algorithm
- Regular tracing of clients by telephone, home visits or other
- Collaborate with community role-players in engaging scaling up of TB/HIV service provision
- Meet quarterly with local GPs and other stakeholder/NGOs on TB/HIV service provision
- Meet quarterly to collaborate in developing and conducting support groups with collaborating organisation
- Meet quarterly to report on progress
- Maintain relations with health services and other NGOs working to support programme
- Attend HAST information meetings
- Report quarterly on programme progress
- Meet quarterly with facility managers on site activities
- Appropriate referral of all the necessary health related conditions needing further management - ART, psychosocial, substance abuse, gender based violence, etc
- Submit monthly report on the number of new cases
- Weekly follow-up on referred clients by telephone, home visits or other
- Document successful referrals above 90%
- Adhere to waste disposal
- Adhere to needle stick injury policy
- Participate in clinic sensitivity trainings
- Tracking and monitoring success of project
- Any other duties as assigned by the line manager

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