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Description
Required Minimum Qualifications
- Clinical Associate Degree/ Bachelor’s Clinical Medical Practice.
- VMMC Training course.
- Quality Improvement Training
Desirable Qualifications
- Clinical Associate Degree/Bachelor’s degree in clinical medical Practice
- Infection Prevention and Control Training/course
- Post graduate qualification in either of the following: HIV/ AIDS/ TB/ STI.
Required Minimum Experience
- 2 years’ experience in VMMC Service provision as a Clinical Associate
- 1 year Experience as a Clinical Associate in a Public Health setting
- 1 year Experience in VMMC Quality Improvement
Desirable Experience
- 3 years’ experience in VMMC Service provision as a Clinical Associate
- 2 years’ experience as a Clinical Associate in Public Health
- 2 years’ experience in VMMC Quality Improvement
Requirements
Implement Voluntary Male Circumcision Programme (VMMC) at facility level in accordance with provincial and SA national guidelines
- Ensure comprehensive package of VMMC services available
- Ensure all Circumcised Clients are followed up as per SA/WHO guidelines
- Management of VMMC related adverse events effectively
- Keep abreast with present developments in the field
- To participate in research projects relevant to the specific field.
- Liaise with the outreach officer and field recruiters to ensure effective recruitment of clients
- Support in establishment of new facilities.
- In-service training and mentorship of Clinical staff
- Clinical guidance to management.
- Keep abreast with present developments in the field
- Familiarise self with rules and regulations of the Health Act and other relevant legislation.
- Familiarise self with Right to Care standards, policies, and procedures.
- Encourage and influence peers, clinical colleagues, and other stake holders to prioritise quality improvement activities as well as infection prevention and control activities and change behaviour where required.
- Demonstrate integrity by upholding the highest values and ethical standards.
- Display cultural, gender, religion, race nationality and age-based sensitivity and adaptability.
- Assess management systems in all facilities.
- Assess Leadership, planning and sustainability standard in all facilities.
- Assess Monitoring and evaluation standard in all facilities.
- Assess the surgeon/Clinical associate during surgical procedure.
- Compile reports and send back to facilities within 10 working days
- Assist facility staff in developing effective QIPs.
- Ensure all facilities have proper linkage to care systems
- Ensure all facilities receive adequate CQI support based on performance in previous assessment.
- Participate in development, monitoring and presentation of internal quality measures and initiatives.
- Ensure that all facility staff receive the most relevant trainings as per gaps identified during assessments.
- Provide formal mentoring to facility CQI teams and CQI Champions to ensure skills transfer regarding quality improvement.
- Ensure all facilities have CQI an internal CQI team
- Train and mentor DoH staff that assist in VMMC services
- Ensure all facilities receive adequate CQI support based on performance in previous assessment
- Follow up on progress of QIPs with facility teams
- Report any persisting gaps or stumbling blocks to the CQI Coordinator in time.
- Ensure that facility teams prioritise policy violations and Major gaps as per action Priority Matrix plan
- Ensure that there is good working relationship between CQI, Clinical and Demand Creation teams
- Assist in direct service delivery in facilities as required by Management.
- Support in establishment of new facilities.
- Conduct Site readiness assessment in all new facilities
- Send all training needs to the Training Coordinator
- Ensure the Quality improvement team transport is always ready for use.
- Schedule CQI visits.
- Ensure the Quality Improvement team arrive in facilities at the right time and leave after all completed tasks
- Ensure all quality improvement team members do tasks as always expected and according to job descriptions.
- Report any delays in facilities or challenges to the CQI Coordinator in time.
- Compile reports and send to facilities within 10 working days.
- Send assessment/support visit reports to the CQI Coordinator in time.
- Petrol cards and disc validity management
- Ensure car roadworthiness, services, and repairs
- Inventory and loss control