Job Description

Main purpose of the job:

• To promote and provide HIV Testing and Services, support Viral load and retention in care in line with the 95-95-95 strategy with the cluster/community and Differentiated Care Teams (DCTs)

Location:

• Pretoria - Tshwane

Key performance areas:

• Participate in demand-creation activities by educating and recruiting clients for HIV testing
• Provide HIV information to clients that include but is not limited to risk reduction, ARVs, adherence, nutrition, hygiene, PMTCT, infant feeding, PrEP, and retention in care
• Provide HTS sessions per different testing modalities e.g., HIVSS, Index testing, etc.
• Ensure provision of HTS by team members in line with national HTS quality standards (participation in IQC, PT, and ensuring availability of quality resources in the facility)
• Conduct HIV and IPV Risk assessments and refer appropriately e.g., PrEP, PEP, Psychosocial services, etc.
• Link newly diagnosed patients to care and treatment and ensure that they are initiated on ART
• Follow up with patients who were not initiated on ART to ensure that they ultimately initiated treatment
• Coordinate with the WBPHCOT and CBOs linked to the facility to integrate HTS in their activities
• Implement and monitor utilization of tools and registers e.g. Risk tools, Adherence forms, elicitation forms, etc.
• Identify HTS disabling factors, resolve within scope, or refer accordingly
• Keep track of PCR collection, results communication documentation, and capturing in Tier. Net
• Follow up PCR-positive infants to ensure ART is initiated
• Source from Data Capturers lists of patients who missed appointments
• Audit files and communicate with NIMART patients eligible for medicine drop-off
• Facilitate appointment/reminder calls by sharing lists with Treatment Navigators to call patients
• Coordinate with the WBPHCOT and CBOs for integration of physical tracing of patients in their activities
• Conduct physical tracing and medicine drop-offs to eligible patients
• Confirm and update demographic information for patients successfully traced and re-enrolled into care
• Provide TB screening and assess TPT eligibility at medicine drop-off
• Provide enhanced adherence counseling and complete adherence plan for patients returning to care
• Coordinate referral of complex cases to PSS mentors/senior clinicians
• Follow up with post-natal women after 1 week to ensure they have been seen at the referral PHC facility and referred for tracing (through facility linkage officer or WHCOBOT Team Leader)
• Screen for TB, STIs, contraceptive needs, and GBV/IPV using approved tools and guidelines and refer as necessary
• Note and share with data capture changes of patient's demographic data for update
• Work with the facilities and designated team managers and assist in the home ART delivery of medication
• Obtain viral load due lists from data capturers and work with Treatment Navigators to send reminders to patients
• Collect blood samples, and send specimens out to the laboratory using correctly filled NHLS forms with relevant EGK codes
• Participate in VL Blitz activities in/outside facilities
• Use E labs system to follow up results, update patients' records, and send for capturing on Tier.NET
• Identify, track, and trace patients with abnormal viral load results and refer them for clinical intervention
• Minimise waiting time/fast track patients called to the facility for VL collection
• Ensure that HTS data (including other supportive data like Viral load, home ART delivery, etc.) is reported
• Ensure and monitor that the data reported back to the facilities is reported and updated in the Tier.Net e.g., Viral load
• Participate in weekly and monthly facility program performance meetings
• Submit reports on required intervals (Daily, weekly, monthly)
• Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrate 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 conferences, workshops, etc.

Required minimum education and training:

• Certificate in Enrolled Nursing with Phlebotomy experience

Required minimum work experience:

• At least 1-year relevant experience in the Health Field, Phlebotomy, or related position in HIV/TB services
• Minimum 2 years experience in Public Health

Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Teamwork and collaboration

Demands of the job:

• Working overtime or over weekends may be required from time to time
• Able to work in a highly pressurized and challenging environment
• May be required to work at sites that are under strict confidentiality
• Tact and discretion must be maintained at all times
• Local travel may be required

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 20 October 2023.
• Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
• 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 of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.

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Company Description

The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa's health challenges.

It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health, and vaccinology.

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