Job Description

Duties/Pligte
Reporting to the study director, the incumbent will work closely with and form excellent interpersonal relationships with all relevant personnel at all levels to coordinate. Monitoring and evaluating implementation of the community-based DR-TB household contact management model. Acting as line manager to project staff and building and maintaining close working relationships with health facility personnel at the two designated primary healthcare facilities, with affiliated NGO personnel, and with community-based healthcare workers (CHWS) at these facilities. Working closely with management at health departments in the Cape Town metro. Supporting the refinement and integration of existing electronic tools for community-based DR-TB household contact management. As such, the incumbent will be responsible to ensure that data is efficiently captured for household contact visits and for household contacts who have been referred for TB services or are eligible for TB preventative therapy.



Job Requirements/Pos Vereistes
A postgraduate qualification in a health-related field. Experience with working in the health sector in Cape Town. Excellent computer skills in MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. A valid driver's licence and own vehicle. The ability to speak isiXhosa and/or Afrikaans in addition to English. Willingness to travel within the Cape Town metro area. Experience with working with health data. Knowledge of good clinical practice. The ability to work at all levels. Excellent interpersonal skills. Attention to detail. Motivated. Organised. The ability to take initiative. Good writing skills.



Recommendation/Aanbeveling
* An understanding of the TB programme at primary healthcare level in Cape Town will be highly advantageous.