Nimdr Tb Coordinator: Global Fund Tb Programme

2 weeks ago


Amatole Eastern Cape, South Africa TB HIV Care Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Purpose of the position**:
The NIMDR-TB coordinator will assist with the management of the MDR-TB programme within the district, supporting the NIMDR-TB programme

**Minimum Requirements**:

- A Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice (BCMP)
- A degree (clinical associate) and registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) or South African nursing council (SANC)
- A professional nurse with a mínimal or equivalent qualification of NQF 7 in primary health care with a dispensing license
- Clinical associate
- NIMDR TB practitioner and trained
- Minimum of three years’ experience in DR-TB units/care
- Be updated with the current DR-TB clinical practises as per the 2019 DR-TB Clinical Reference Guidelines
- Good understanding of the M&E system
- Experience and knowledge of DR-TB management: programmatic and drugs, adverse events, and the management thereof
- Valid driver’s license and be willing to travel
- Clear criminal record

**Duties and Responsibilities**:**
Mentorship**:

- Implement national guidelines and tools to support active drug safety monitoring (ADSM) and pharmacovigilance at hospital and facility level
- Inclusion at DR-TB ADSM meetings and management meetings
- Assist the facility clinicians with mentoring nurses, trained in NIMDR-TB, during their practical sessions

**Clinical Governance**:

- Provide clinical support to the trained NIMDR-TB staff
- Conduct clinical assessment/ folder audits on the files of patients initiated on DR-TB treatment
- Assist with quality assurance at all levels of care
- Oversee DR-TB linkage to care and adherence support programme across the district

**Monitoring & Evaluation**:

- Monitor those who were initiated on DR-TB treatment
- Monitor ADR’s being reported and recorded
- Monitor treatment outcomes of clients who were initiated by the NIMDR-TB nurses

**Manage key partnerships with government and non-government sector**:

- Attend HAST information meetings
- Meet quarterly and monthly with HIV prevention, TB control and HIV treatment deputy directors to support alignment with DoH guidelines
- Manage regular engagement with all key stakeholders to support optimal implementation of programmes

**Supports implementation and maintenance of infection prevention and control standards**:

- Support teams to engage with relevant facility management
- Provide training and mentorship as needed



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