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Requirements

Matric Certificate; PLUS, An undergraduate qualification (NQF Level 7 or Diploma (NQF6) in Nursing, Medicine (MBChB) PLUS Registration SANC, HPCSA or equivalent body. 3-5 years’ experience as a HAST or Child health Clinical Programme coordinator or manager; Three to Five (3 to 5) years’ experience after registration with professional body in Maternal, Child and Women’s Health Programme/ Clinical Programme coordinator.

Postgraduate Qualification in Management or Public Health and 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: Provide leadership and technical expertise in conducting advanced analytics to better inform pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB and childhood illness management.

Monitor and track progress on pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB programmes, projects and activity budgets.

Routinely analyze and interrogate data relating to the pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS, TB and Strategic Health programs, including related/linked data.

Provide leadership and effective, accurate and timely monitoring, evaluation and reporting of all pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS, TB and other SHP and projects activities.

Provide guidance and develop support materials to enable sustained utilisation of data analytics by relevant health system stakeholders.

This includes capacity building on pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB management.

Ensure high-quality implementation, consistent with NDoH and KZN Provincial monitoring and evaluation guidelines, protocols, information and reporting systems for pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB management.

Lead efforts to monitor and evaluate pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB as well as other SHP program and project interventions, especially the documentation of results and provision of feedback to stakeholders to guide decision-making and support Continuous Quality Improvement interventions.

Support and conduct targeted evaluations and operations research, including design, data collection, management and analysis in pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB management.

Support the preparation of key annual and mid-term planning and reporting documents including the Operational Plan, Provincial Budget Justifications, Technical Notifications, Quarterly, Semi-Annual and Annual Progress Reports.

In collaboration with other Health Office staff, initiate and coordinate targeted analyses of HIV/AIDS and TB programmes data to generate trends and patterns that inform planning and programming.

Duties

Develop & review policies for child survival covering HIV/TB, pneumonia, diarrhea, EPI & IMCI.

Facilitate programs and implement WHO guidelines for pediatric HIV/TB, management of pneumonia, diarrhea, EPI immunizations & IMCI protocols.

Identify gaps and challenges in the implementation of the programmes, develop the necessary remedial actions; provide specialist 253 knowledge are necessary and facilitate research to address the technical aspect relating to child health.

Interpret National policy and legislative requirements related to pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB management and facilitate effective policy implementation through district guidance, efficient and integrated implementation in Kwa Zulu Natal Province.

Develop norms and standards and treatment protocols which allow institutions to as far as possible, manage the impact of HIV&AIDS pandemic through provision of ARVs and TB treatment to eligible patients, especially in children and adolescents.

Input on the development, updating, and implementation of HIV&AIDS care, treatment, and support services, policies, and standards that are sensitive to quality of care and equity of service throughout the province.

Monitoring and Evaluations: monitor indicators for HIV/TB, pneumonia, diarrhea & EPI to child mortality audits, registers (CHIP, DHIS).

Develop appropriate tools with the required indicators to monitor the progress in the implementation of the policy framework viz.

Child mortality audit meetings, and facility monitoring and evaluation tools e.g. add register, chip, DHIS.

Monitor HIV vertical transmission rates; TB co-infection rates in pregnant teens.

Ensure all pregnant teens (10-19yrs) screened for TB at clinics (report quarterly).

Provide expert technical assistance and capacity building including support for the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of HIV interventions to ensure implementation of DMOC for children and adolescents.

Facilitate processes to secure additional resources to effectively meet the impact of the pandemic for pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB management.

Develop guidance, tools, case studies, models, and other materials related to pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB programming to promote learning across the province, and to share Department of Health`s expertise with external stakeholders.

Coordinate and facilitate provincial training and mentoring of the department and its counterparts on all the Paediatric and Adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB management related subjects.

Monitor uptake of Differentiated Model of Care (DMOC) by stable patients across the province (age disaggregates for children and adolescents).

Provide technical guidance to stakeholders to strengthen capacity of local health systems, partners and communities to deliver quality care, treatment and support health services in pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB management.

Liaise with research institutions with a view to influence research programmes being conducted in support of departmental initiatives to manage pediatric/adolescent HIV/AIDS and TB.

Planning, coordinating, and monitoring HIV Care and Treatment work to meet targets aimed at closing the gaps along the 95-95-95 HIV care cascade with the aim to contribute to achieving control of the HIV epidemic.

Provide technical support to health workers on pediatric HIV/TB, pneumonia, diarrhea, EPI & IMCI training.

Identify gaps assess service challenges in HIV/TB, pneumonia, diarrhea, EPI & IMCI; develop remedial actions & research.

Develop human resources and provide district technical support to health workers in health districts and health facilities regarding child health issues.

Develop teen- friendly HIV/TB services (e.g., mobile clinics, peer educators).

Provide technical assistance to district and facility management team.

Conduct outreach support visits (on site or virtual to all districts) with priority given to districts with poorest performance.

Facilitate training in all key areas of women’s health and adolescent health Programme.

Oversee PrEP rollout for high-risk adolescents (track uptake).

How to apply

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