Professional Nurse Clinician (OR Tambo)
TB HIV Care - Oliver Tambo District Municipality, Eastern Cape
Closing date yi 10 ka July 2026
Regrettably, this position has been removed.
Purpose
- Provision of life saving services in public health facilities and communities to establish high-quality, person-centred services for high-risk populations. In addition, tailored support for high- risk populations with treatment and prevention services.
Requirements
- Grade 12 / Matric
- Degree / diploma in Primary Health Care or relevant Nursing qualification
- 2 years’ experience in nursing after registration
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse
- NIMART trained
- IMCI trained
- Dispensing licence
- Intermediate level computer (MS office) certificate
- Proficiency in English & other african languages
- Valid code 8 driver’s licence
- Clear criminal record
- Knowledge and experience in a DREAMS or related programme a requirement
Skills & Competencies
- Good communication skills (written & verbal)
- Problem solving skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Dependability
- Teamwork
- Planning and organising
- Initiative
- Ethics
Responsibilities
- Develops and maintains relationships with all government departments, sectors, implementing partners, facility managers, educators and learner representative organisations in identified clusters
- Maps out CBOs and hots spots for mobilisation of high-risk population and sites for peer-led mobile services
- Implements and maintains the HIV and TB testing services (HTS) programme and screens high risk population to identify vulnerable beneficiaries
- Implements person-centred services for high-risk populations and facilitates referral as needed
- Ensures appropriate navigation and referral of all new cases for psycho- social support and social worker interventions
- Ensures case management strategy is implemented by community
- Submits weekly and monthly reports
- Collaborates with Department of Basic Education (DBE), Department of Social Development (DSD), Department of Health (DoH) managers and community role-players to scale up person centred package of services
- Provides mentorship to team members
- Adheres to Infection Prevention Control (IPC) standards
- Minimises the risk of needle stick injuries by ensuring that all staff follow the recommended protocol
- Implements the Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) protocol and ensures all staff adhere to the protocol
- Up to date knowledge of HIV and TB guidelines
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
- TBH260707-1
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