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Requirements

Matric Certificate; plus A National Qualification, Diploma/Degree in Health or Social Sciences or in related/relevant field as recognized by SAQA; plus, Registration SANC, HPCSA or equivalent body. 3-5 years’ experience as a Clinical Programme coordinator or manager in HAST services; Postgraduate Qualification in Management or Public Health and experience in psycho- 251 social support will be an added advantage. applicants are submitting Z83 and CV only NB: All shortlisted candidates will be required to submit proof of work experience endorsed and stamped by the employer/s prior to the date of the interview.

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Competencies Required: Technical and Strategic Leadership: Serve as the technical advisor for the KZN DoH HIV/AIDS, STTB and NCDs adherence, care and support.

Provide expert- level guidance to the KZN DoH in HIV and TB programmes, serving as key advisor for strategic and policy programme issues relating to adherence, care and support.

Work closely with other Units within the Provincial Health Office to optimize opportunities for integration and leveraging of resources across the different program components for adherence, care and support.

Identify opportunities for integrated approaches, provide technical assessments and recommended strategies to test new innovations and interventions for HAST programme adherence, care and support.

Provide expert oversight and guidance to Developmental Partners in the province on new approaches to HAST programme adherence, care and support.

In collaboration with the other members of the Health Office, advise on the development of tools (such as dash boards) that support continuous learning and adapting to further improvement and evolve the knowledge base and data management capability related to HAST adherence, care and support activities.

Project Planning, Management, Monitoring and Evaluation Review routine data for HAST programme adherence, care and support indicators to ensure that district performance is aligned with 95-95-95 targets, and ensure that provincial policies and guidance documents are adhered to.

Using routine patient retention HAST programme data, identify poor performing districts and facilities and work with districts and development partners to identify bottlenecks and develop improvement plans to rapidly improve performance in key indicators.

Input into provincial nerve center meetings and make sure that development partners and districts follow up and resolve bottlenecks identified in adherence, care and support.

Analytically assess the HAST programme treatment retention performance, the available budget, the need for additional activities or ending activities, and input in the design of new projects or activities necessary to achieve strategic objectives.

Participate in the design for new activities, including drafting, getting approval for concept papers, writing scopes of work, evaluating applications/proposals, and starting up new projects on adherence, care, and support.

Lead routine meetings with implementing partners and district care and support coordinators to discuss technical and programmatic direction of the project.

Conduct field visits supported activities to meet with implementing partners and government health officials as appropriate for technical, programmatic, and administrative guidance as necessary.

Support reviews and approval for work plans, budgets, quarterly and annual reports, performance monitoring plans and monitoring activities.

Identify opportunities and strengthen existing opportunities for integration of HAST programme with health, economic growth and governance activities, and other areas of the department as appropriate.

Establish strategic working relationships with senior government officials at the national and district levels, donor agencies, civil society organizations, private sector health counterparts and medical associations, to enhance regular and timely sharing of information on TB and HIV interventions in the country, including changes in key policies, legal and regulatory environments that could affect the implementation of TB and HIV programs.

Prepare reports and responses to Departments Senior Management and the funder.

Duties

Coordinate activities that promote clients’ advocate advocacy, explain the available options to the clients, keep records of the services offered and work closely with the District HAST Coordinator.

Monitor coordination of community mobilization for linkage and retention in care activities.

Champion eLABS and Results for Action where applicable as well as viral load management in general as the province struggles with viral load completion at 12 months.

Monitor implementation of adherence activities whether from department or from social development partners.

Promote the delivery of services offered to different groups with the aim of enhancing quality, efficiency and client satisfaction.

The goal is to place the recipient of care at the center of service delivery while maximizing health system efficiency.

Coordinate and manage the communication of end customer deliveries, including scheduling, transportation, delivery equipment for the HAST programme adherence, care and support.

Ensure that the districts support health care facilities, develop 252 tracking and tracing clients who do not attend their club meetings and follow up within seven - fourteen days to determine whether they have collected their medication.

Develop a stakeholder directory of adherence care and support service agencies and providers for referral processes, Ensure development of the district adherence communication plan, which will guide health talks and health education in the facility’s waiting room, informing patients of available options for Differentiated Care are conducted.

Monitor that the club schedule is made available to the facility, and that club venues and dates are shared with decanting Clinicians for cohort purposes Ensure continuous utilization of an adherence plan for the individuals and support groups.

Monitor implementation of the AGL and SOPs, identify gaps for districts to intervene.

Evaluate the quality of all adherence process care and support services and identify areas that need improvements.

Compile report to inform the coverage and uptake of patients (HIV, TB and NCDs) decanted to Facility Pick Up Points (Fac PuPs), Adherence Clubs and External Pick-up Points (Ext PuPs).

How to apply

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