Nurse Clinician - OR Tambo, Eastern Cape, South Africa - TB HIV Care

TB HIV Care

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OR Tambo, Eastern Cape, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Job Advert Summary:

Purpose of the position:

To provide a comprehensive community health service that includes HIV testing and counselling services linked to screening and diagnosing clients for TB/STIs as well as TB contact tracing.

The provision of treatment, clinical care and case management for HIV clients, ensuring successful same-day ART initiation with an emphasis on adherence and retention in care.

The role includes screening for TB, identifying asymptomatic and symptomatic clients, same-day initiation of TB Preventive Therapy (TPT), adherence and completion of treatment.

For TB clients, TB treatment is started on diagnosed DS-TB results, with adherence and completion of treatment.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree (B Cur Nursing) from fouryear college or university
Experience in HIV counselling and testing in public health services
2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
SANC registered
NIMAART trained
Valid code 08 driver's licence
Proficiency in Microsoft Office package
Ability to communicate in IsiXhosa and English or another South African language
Clear criminal record

Duties and Responsibilities:

Coordinate and conduct outreach programmes and HTS services in the community, workplace and farms
Provide an enhanced appropriate package of treatment care and support of clients diagnosed with HIV, TB, STI's, covid19 case management and other health related conditions
Provide technical assistance in HIV counselling and recording
Collaborate with community roleplayers in engaging scaling up of TB/HIV service provision
Maintain relations with C&T and other NGO's/ stakeholders working to support the programme
Appropriate referral of all the necessary health related conditions needing further management