Jo’burg Child Welfare provides care services, adoption and fostering, abuse treatment and prevention, rights advocacy and learning to children and their families across Johannesburg.
Jo’burg Child Welfare seeks to appoint a Nurse Linkage Coordinator to be based in head office/ and roaming to other facilities such as Discoverers Clinic and Alexandra CFM.
Remuneration: R 24757.00
Employment type: 11 months 01/11/2020-30/09/2021
Requirements:
Nursing degree
Stakeholder management skills
Registered with appropriate Council
Experience:
At least two years’ experience working in the HIV field and proven experience in counselling people living with HIV and linking them to appropriate services.
Responsibilities:
HTS service and ensure that proper linkage to care of all HIV infected patients is done.
Provide HTS at community level during outreach campaigns.
PEP follow up on patients who are victims of sexual violence and are initiated on PEP.
Ensure functional bi-directional referral systems between DOH facilities.
Provide direct support and feedback to ensure success of the referral systems and provide support as needed.
C/ALHIV including access to ART and viral load tracking
Collaborate and consult with clinic staff and psycho social staff for care coordination
Regularly communicate with psycho social team regarding identified challenges, progress and plans to redress issues
Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings as required.
Screen clients for mental health and substance abuse and refer appropriately
Abide by all government and health district policies regarding patient information and general protocols.
Assess potential barriers to care and the impact of stigma with newly diagnosed patients.
To apply, submit your CV, cover letter and certified copies of all relevant qualifications to [email protected]
For more about the Jo’burg Child Welfare, refer to www.jhbchildwelfare.co.za