Permanent Professional Nurse – Anova Vacancies
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Anova Vacancies – Professional Nurse
Professional Nurse – Anova Vacancies
Main Purpose of the Role
The Professional Nurse provides comprehensive healthcare services to adolescents and young people, addressing HIV, sexual and reproductive health, and overall wellbeing. The role involves delivering a defined package of interventions based on regular needs assessments, including HIV testing services (HTS) and self-screening, HIV prevention (PrEP), antiretroviral treatment (ART) and viral load monitoring, TB and STI screening and treatment, post-violence care, HPV screening, family planning, and linkage to specialist services. The Professional Nurse ensures high-quality care, treatment adherence, and completion while facilitating access to appropriate care channels for adolescents and young people.
Key Responsibilities
ART Initiation, TB, Hepatitis B & C, and NCDs Linkage to Care
- Initiate all diagnosed HIV-positive clients on ART daily
- Establish and maintain effective referral and care linkages with health facilities in the region
- Ensure all clients testing positive for HIV, TB, Hepatitis B & C, and other NCDs (e.g., diabetes, hypertension) are linked to care, monitored, and supported for treatment completion
- Manage a cohort of clients to ensure adherence, viral suppression, and successful treatment outcomes
- Maintain accurate weekly, monthly, and quarterly case management reports and cohort follow-ups
- Record and reconcile clinical materials, ART medications, and provide monthly inventories to the Project Manager
Outreach Clinical Services
- Conduct adherence support clubs and group sessions in collaboration with psychosocial counsellors
- Assess client needs and develop care plans with the Site Coordinator, Linkage Nurse, HTS Counsellors, and Linkage Officers
- Provide outreach services including HTS, STI and TB screening, wound care, ART, PEP, PrEP, non-communicable disease screening, cervical cancer screening, family planning, and referral for specialist care
- Collect sputum samples and initiate treatment for clients testing TB-positive
- Ensure all clinical services adhere to National Department of Health guidelines and achieve or exceed programme targets
- Promote ART adherence and viral suppression among HIV-positive clients
Project Support and Administration
- Review HTS and ART registers daily and maintain up-to-date follow-up registers
- Participate in weekly project meetings and stakeholder engagements
- Supervise HTS Counsellors, Linkage Officers, and Social Auxiliary Workers
- Update clinical records and registers, including referral, linkage, ART, and HTS data
- Monitor drug supply, HIV rapid test kits, and compliance with Good Pharmacy Practice (GPP)
- Track referrals and validate successful client linkages
- Attend training, sensitisation sessions, and meetings as required by the organisation or funders
Organisational Support and Quality Assurance
- Train and counsel staff on clinical ethics and professional conduct
- Stay updated with clinical developments, guidelines, and policies
- Ensure medical equipment, clinical supplies, and stationery are maintained and available
- Implement quality assurance programmes, including Ideal Clinic Realisation and Maintenance (ICRM) and National Core Standards (NCS)
- Participate in Rapid Test Continuous Quality Improvement, Independent Quality Control, and Proficiency Testing for HIV RDTs
- Follow Anova vehicle management policies and travel to sites as required
- Undertake additional responsibilities delegated by managers
Qualifications and Experience
- Professional Nursing qualification with NIMART certification
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in project or operations management in HIV or public health programmes
- Valid Code 8 driver’s license and ability to travel as required
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to speak at least one local language
- Demonstrated ability to maintain and update data registers
- Highly organised, analytical, and able to interpret and act on health data effectively
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