Job Description

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Job Advert Summary

TB HIV Care (THC), in existence since 1929, is an internationally recognised non-profit organisation. We provide health care services throughout South Africa to both the general population and communities at increased risk for HIV and TB, including adolescent girls and young women, sex workers and people who use drugs. THC provides a stimulating work environment and the opportunity to work with leaders in the field of HIV and TB prevention and care. Our work culture is adapted to the constantly-evolving South African health care environment and will suit solution-driven team players interested in opportunities for career development while working to connect people with care

Purpose of the position:

The Community Coordinator will provide operational management of the HIV/TB/STI comprehensive prevention package of service. The package focuses on HIV and TB prevention, in active case finding & same day ART initiations and TB preventive therapy (TPT). The HIV newly diagnosed and the TB contacts are to be case managed by the mobile team. The mobile teams provide screening for HIV, TB, Covid-19, STI's, non-communicable diseases, condom promotion and distribution with navigation of referrals into a facility and laying the HIV negative girl & women with priorities population prevention programmes. They are responsible for executing the Index Testing modality & sexual partner/s case finding with the biological children =<19 years old and the HIV self-screening modality with distribution in primary assisted and secondary unassisted methodology.

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Minimum Requirements

Diploma in Nursing or Bachelor's degree (B. Cur) in Nursing HIV Management Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience NIMART and preferred dispensing licence Current SANC registration 3 yrs experience in HAST programme coordination Valid code 08 driver's licence Clear criminal record
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Duties and Responsibilities

Provides operational and technical support to the Nurse Clinician in the CB HTS programme Meet weekly and monthly with Programme Director: HTS and Care & Treatment Index testing and HIVSS modalities with same day ART initiations of HIV newly diagnosed client, sexual partners & biological children, commence adherence support and monitor ART care. Meet quarterly with DOH (sub district, district and province) managers, community stakeholders and other service providers, so as to engage them in scaling up the THC package of service provision Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement activities Provide programme reports to Programme Director, HTS Project Coordinator and indirectly to Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Provides mentorship to Nurse Clinicians * Adheres to Infection control standards