Professional Nurse

Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa

Job Description


To provide Comprehensive Quality Nursing Care to patients at all service delivery points, including pre, intra and post circumcision.

Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience :

  • Diploma in Nursing (General, Community, Psychiatry) and Midwifery.
  • A valid South African driverxe2x80x99s license endorsed with a PrDP (Professional Driving Permit) is compulsory.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience :
  • A Diploma in Nursing and VMMC Certificate.
  • Two to three years working experience as Professional Nurse in the surgical environment.
  • Two years NGO working experience, Infection Control
  • Certificate, VMMC Certificate, HIV Management Certificate.
Key Performance Areas:
  • Assist to align demand creation and clinical efforts to ensure collaboration in working towards targets.
  • Assist in provision of coaching and mentorship to Demand Creation Officers and Social Mobilisers regarding demand creation programme performance.
  • Assist in drafting of annual Operational plan.
  • Assist in drafting demand creation plans as required.
  • Ensure availability of suppliers and equipmentxe2x80x99s
  • Assist to develop and implement planning and reporting systems for the VMMC MOVE team to ensure that they perform and reach allocated targets.
  • Ensure vehicle inspection is done weekly and report is submitted to line manager.
  • Ensure stock and suppliers management/control and timely reporting of any missing or broken to line manager.
Clinical Output:
  • Implement Voluntary Male Circumcision Programme (VMMC) at facility level in accordance with provincial and SA national guidelines.
  • Ensure comprehensive package of VMMC services available.
  • Maintain and respond to QA assessments.
  • Chair/attend staff meetings.
  • Ensure all Circumcised Clients are followed up as per SA/WHO guidelines.
  • Management of VMMC related adverse events effectively.
  • Obtain informed consent from clients by providing them with essential information as per the National
  • Department of Health (NDoH) and PEPFAR VMMC/HTS guidelines.
  • Provide age- and culturally appropriate group and individual counselling to clients within language of their understanding.
  • Screen patients for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) as per current STI guidelines and Tuberculosis (TB) by asking the four standard TB screening questions and refer patients accordingly.
  • Ensure that the key elements of VMMC education are included in counselling sessions (i.e. risks, benefits, description of surgery, explanation of partial protective effect of VMMC procedure, VMMC being a permanent procedure, importance of knowing HIV status, and post-operative care).Conduct pre- and post-HIV counselling and testing as per most recent NDoH HTS guidelines.
Linkage to Care and Treatment:
  • Record personal and contact information of newly tested HIV positive clients in the linkage to care and treatment register.
  • Conduct Active and/or supported linkage to care and treatment of all newly diagnosed HIV positive clients.
  • Ensure all clients tested HIV positive are linked to care and started treatment and record on the register accordingly.
  • Confirm that all linked clients have reached a care and treatment facility within a week of referral.
  • Follow up on all linked clients at one-, three- and six months into care and treatment.
  • Verify that all linked clients are still in care and treatment and adhere to their treatment.
  • Receive and process all HIV negative clients that are referred from HTS partners for VMMC services.
Quality Assurance:
  • Ensure all source documents are available and well utilised by the Roving team.
  • Ensure utilisation of PPE materials by all staff at the facility.
  • Ensure clinical staff conducts Medical Circumcision in line with Minimum Surgical Procedure Standards.
  • Ensure adherence to Infection Prevention and Control Standards.
  • Ensure all follow-up and review of clients are conducted and documented accordingly.
  • Ensure availability and correct Supply Chain Management processes of Supplies, Equipment and Environment.
  • Ensure Emergency Management/Referral Protocol are adhered to.
  • Assist in verification of all data before reporting.
Closing Date : 27 November 2023

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1281097
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned