Research Nurse (Project PrEP - NIMART - 11 Months Fixed Term Contract - Wits RHI)

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

Main purpose of the job:

• This is a contract position, which requires experience in implementation of clinical research activities, clinical knowledge, as well as nursing qualifications with specific emphasis on NIMART certificate, PrEP exposure and training
• The Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) project requires the services of 1 Professional Nurse that will be responsible for providing all comprehensive health services (including SRHR) for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW)
• The candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day activities within a cluster (clinic (s), schools, and tertiary institutions)
• The activities include the implementation of research activities, the provision of mobile PHC, HIV Prevention, Care and support services for Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW), including PrEP, ART, SRHR, linkage to care, adherence support, phlebotomy, interpretation of results and ensuring that clients remain in care

Location:

• Tshwane (Pretoria) – GP

Key performance areas:

• Engagement with AGYW, and other key role players to identify area where AGYW are found on a regular basis
• Produce weekly work-plan with a list of AGYW hotspot areas, with planed route of delivery of services
• Identification of allocated funder targets, and design outreach schedule to reach target population, daily, weekly, monthly
• Establishment of stakeholder team and organising meetings to include AGYW and other role players
• Produce reports on demand creation and awareness campaigns and activities used to reach AGYW
• Orientation of facilities, and involve AGYW in the project model, services available and hours of operation
• Provision of behaviour change information on issues related to HIV, TB, STI, SRHR, PrEP, ART, and other related information within the community
• Orientate DOH PHC facilities, and make them aware of project implementation
• Ensure DOH policies and guidelines are available, and keep up-dated on developments
• Adhere to research protocols in service provision by implementing set SOPs
• Attend regular training on all guidelines, and keep up-dated of changes
• Working closely with the research clinician to offer services to the clients
• Work closely with the research coordinator to ensure completeness and quality of research documentation
• Obtain letter of authority from the DOH to receive a list of commodities required to provide PHC services for AGYW
• Together with the Project Manager: National Coordination, order PHC drugs according to the DOH recommendations and keep record of stock in, stock-out
• Sensitization training
• Conduct risk reduction counselling
• Implement clinical research activities
• Conduct the following screening services for HIV, TB, STI, Syphilis, HPV, pregnancy and other minor alignments
• Registration of clients using the clinical chart for Pre-ART, and ART
• Open clinical charts for clients for both PrEP/ART
• Phlebotomy-interpretation of results
• Documentation of all relevant patient results and information
• Clinical assessment of clients
• Counselling for PrEP, ART, and contraceptive choices
• Initiation clients on PrEP, PEP, STI treatment, FP, and ART
• Adherence support groups for PrEP, PEP and ART
• Stock management and control, including drug supplies and commodities
• Quality assessment and control
• Produce electronic mapping data-base
• Produce reports on relevant out-reach activities and outcomes
• Monitor PrEP/ART numbers on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis
• Monitor effective benchmarks for measuring and analyze, review, and report on effectiveness of policy
• Regularly feedback on service standards, and new developments
• Quality Control of source documents and ensure data collection tools are completed in line with protocol and good clinical practice guidelines
• Maintain and build relationships with NDOH and DBE, provincial and district DOH and any other medical/social services and stakeholders linked to the project
• Keep abreast of current news and events to report to management
• Engage regularly with key stakeholders, e.g., DOH, Civil Society, DBE
• Up-date stakeholders on new developments
• Promote interest in the Project PrEP programme
• Promote the clinic in the cluster they have been assigned to ensuring that the visual IEC materials are available
• Participate in regular planning sessions with RHI/DOH and other key stakeholders
• Establish effective working relationships with internal and external team
• Strengthen and support the referral system between the community, schools, clinics, and hospitals to ensure that clients are linked to care
• Conduct regular focus group discussions, support groups and adherence support groups to increase uptake of PrEP/ART
• Support the implementation of strategies to ensure retention and adherence
• Support and strengthen the use of B-Wise as a source of educational information related to HIV and HIV Screening
• Work closely with WBOTs, peer navigators and counsellors to document and respond to issues arising in the community
• Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
• Create a database for client follow-up and trace missed appointment immediately.
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback

Required minimum education and training:

• Professional Nursing Diploma/Degree
• A/PC 101
• Certificate in NIMART with PrEP experience
• Dispensing license
• Proficiency in MS Office
• GCP course
• A valid driver’s license and own vehicle
• Public Drivers Permit (PDP) is an added advantage

Required minimum work experience:

• Minimum 2 years’ experience working within or supporting the public health sector
• 2 years’ experience working in a research field
• 1 year experience in A/PC 101
• Experience working with Adolescents, or on Adolescent health focused projects
• Experience working in the community and providing PHC mobile services

Professional body registration:

• South African Nursing Council

Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to navigate complex situations
• SRH, AYFS trained or experience and certification in Good Clinical Practice is an advantage
• A demonstrated understanding on how to screen, assess, diagnose and treat clients for HIV STI and TB
• Good understanding and ability to provide comprehensive health services including but not limited to HTS, PrEP, FP, Pregnancy and ART services
• Ability to conduct adherence support groups, contraceptive counselling, and charting and conducting quality control assessments for clinical activities
• Systems thinker, ability to think through multifactored problems
• Experience working in a donor funded organisation/NGO or project-based environment
• Experience of working with in and out of school youth
• Adaptable, willing to take initiative/a self-starter
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills, and a proactive approach
• Knowledge of and passion for health-related issues
• Knowledge of youth (age 10-24) culture in South Africa
• Team player, detail focused and reliable, able to work independently
• Have a good knowledge of principles of customer service
• Passion for helping people

Demands of the job:

• Availability to work during weekdays, some evenings, as well as weekends as and when required
• Time will be split between community PrEP service delivery, direct service delivery, training and mentoring of staff at the site

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above requirements will not be considered for the respective position.
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• The closing date for all applications: 24 January 2025.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.

Please note:

• AJ Personnel is only responsible for the advertising and response handling of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks from the closing date can consider their application to be unsuccessful.

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