Nurse Clinician - OR Tambo (Mthatha)

TB HIV Care - Mthatha, Eastern Cape

Closing date yi 9 ka July 2026

Regrettably, this position has been removed.

Purpose

  • To provide a comprehensive community health service that includes HIV testing and counselling services linked to screening and diagnosing clients for TB/STIs as well as TB contact tracing.
  • The provision of treatment, clinical care and case management for HIV clients, ensuring successful same-day ART initiation with an emphasis on adherence and retention in care.
  • The role includes screening for TB, identifying asymptomatic and symptomatic clients, same-day initiation of TB Preventive Therapy (TPT), adherence and completion of treatment.
  • For TB clients, TB treatment is started on diagnosed DS-TB results, with adherence and completion of treatment.

Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree (B Cur Nursing) from four-year college or university
  • Experience in HIV counselling and testing in public health services
  • 2 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • SANC registered
  • NIMAART trained
  • Valid code 08 driver’s licence
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office package
  • Ability to communicate in IsiXhosa and English or another South African language
  • Clear criminal record
Skills & Competencies
  • Good communication skills
  • Stakeholder management
  • Decision making skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Teamwork
  • Innovation
  • Planning & organising
Responsibilities
  • Coordinate and conduct outreach programmes and HTS services in the community, workplace and farms
  • Provide an enhanced appropriate package of treatment care and support of clients diagnosed with HIV, TB, STI’s, covid-19 case management and other health related conditions
  • Provide technical assistance in HIV counselling and recording
  • Collaborate with community role-players in engaging scaling up of TB/HIV service provision
  • Maintain relations with C&T and other NGO’s/ stakeholders working to support the programme
  • Appropriate referral of all the necessary health related conditions needing further management
Additional Information
  • We are committed to Employment Equity when recruiting internally and externally.
  • It is company policy to promote from within, wherever possible.
  • We will ensure that we accommodate internal candidates, however to maintain a competitive advantage and to recruit best talent is also important for the organisation.
  • If you do not hear back from us within 4 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Ref No
  • TBH260706-2
Centre
  • Mthatha Gateway Clinic
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