Nurse Clinician

**Main purpose of the job**:

- To contribute to the quality of Adolescent and Youth clinical care, and achievement of 95-95-95 targets, through mentoring of clinicians, and implementation of adolescent and youth strategies (Youth Zones and Youth Clubs) within the specified geographical area

**Location**:

- **Tshwane - Pretoria**

**Key performance areas**:

- Support the implementation of AYFS within the supported sub-districts, including but not limited to the implementation of adolescent and youth centres of excellence, Youth Zones, linkage to care strategies for adolescents and youth, clinical quality of care for adolescents and youth and Pre-Exposure prophylaxis for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW)
- Establish and successfully maintain Youth Care Clubs within the supported sub-districts, according to programme strategy
- Identify gaps in adolescent and youth clinical guideline implementation at the facility level and develop plans to address these
- Support the implementation of the programme relate clinical guidelines at the facility level through on-site mentoring support and contribute to the achievement of priority programmes targets for adolescents and youth
- Provide direct service delivery to support the achievement of adolescent and youth clinical targets
- Support team members with the management of complex clinical cases
- Track and monitor all programme components, including operational research projects as applicable, using agreed indicators
- Contribute to the development of best practice reports, technical publications, and other programme resources
- Ensure compliance with the AYFS standards at all supported facilities, in collaboration with other Wits RHI teams
- Support the identification and implementation of Quality Improvement projects within the programme area
- Participate in monthly progress meetings with the sub-district teams to monitor the progress of the strategic plan and deliverables
- Identify training needs of DOH and Wits RHI staff
- Capacitate DOH and RHI teams to deliver on the adolescent and youth components of the CDC and DOH 90-90-90 and other related strategies, through formal and on-site training
- Monitor the AYFS implementation of training and mentoring activities and develop training and mentoring plans for facilities based on gaps identified
- Regularly review data from facilities to identify skills gaps
- Ensure the transfer of skills and knowledge to DOH and RHI colleagues
- Support the implementation of clinical support materials related to adolescent and youth care
- Support clinical file reviews and audits to identify skills gaps and measure programme outcomes
- Complete training and mentoring reports including description and analysis of participant assessment and evaluation and communicate the report to relevant stakeholders
- Report on key achievements, challenges, and successes according to programme reporting timelines
- Ensure high-quality data is reported for the programme area according to reporting timelines
- Ensure programme data is regularly reviewed and analysed, gaps identified, and action plans or mitigation plans implemented in collaboration with other team members
- Track facility level progress towards achieving targets
- Disseminate accurate reports to internal and external stakeholders on an ongoing basis
- 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.

**Required minimum education and training**:

- **Professional nursing degree or diploma, or equivalent**:

- **Certified clinical (NIMART, APC/PC101 and HTS) mentor**

**Required minimum work experience**:

- **Minimum 5 years experience in public health, HIV Management, Stakeholder Engagement, and experience in paediatric and adolescent HIV care and treatment**:

- **Experience in Technical Assistance is an advantage**

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

- Certification in HIV Management
- Sound technical knowledge of Adolescent and Youth Friendly Services (AYFS), Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH), TB/HIV integration, PMTCT, Paediatric and Adolescent treatment and care
- Experience implementing Youth Care Clubs, and linkage to care interventions for children, adolescents, and youth an advantage
- Experience working in a donor-funded organization/NGO or project-based environment
- Qualification or experience in training, mentoring, project management and quality improvement methodologies
- Knowledge of clinical systems and data management. Exceptional organizational, administrative, and effective communication skills together with workin