To work directly with adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) and provide them with youth-friendly support that ensures linkage to care and individualized follow-up of each client throughout period of care
The job entails creating demand through awareness of all sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV prevention services, which includes performing health talks at fixed facilities, mobile clinic, and other service points in the community, assisting each client with navigation through the health system pathway, performing individual follow-ups via telephone or other digital channels, and supporting the project with all demand creation and social mobilization activities as required
Driving the mobile clinic van
Location:
Mthatha, Eastern Cape
Key performance areas:
Welcome AGYW clients to healthcare facilities and/or community hotspots, build rapport with potential clients ensuring a quality and non-judgmental experience
Ensure AGYW clients at healthcare facilities and/or community hotspots are linked to SRH and HIV prevention services, especially PrEP
Provide information to clients ensuring they have a good understanding of the Project PrEP service offering and their journey within that service offering
Ensure clients are aware of the projects decentralized service points in the surrounding community and understand how to navigate this system
Assess each clients needs and navigate them to the relevant service and support - ensure clients understand exactly which services they will be receiving, how long it will take and how often they need to return for services
Maintain queues at facilities and/or community hotspots - mobilizing clients in an optimized manner ensuring minimal waiting times while ensuring that those clients in the queue, are as comfortable as possible
Provide individualized and group support to retain AGYW in SRH and HIV prevention services (care):
Be the first face clients see/first point of contact after receiving ANY Project PrEP services
Add all clients who engage in ANY Project PrEP services to a client navigation register, keep accurate notes of clients engagement in service delivery
Discuss and ensure clients understand when they need to come back for services, who they can contact for support or advice, and that they need to expect your call or messages as reminders for follow-up and encouragement on their health journey
Send a WhatsApp on day 2 (day after) to every client newly initiated on PrEP and/or who engaged in any other services thanking them for their time, congratulating them on their decision to invest in their health and reminding them who they can contact for support
Make follow-up calls on day 7 to all clients newly initiated on a PrEP method. (+sms)
Make follow-up calls 2 days before follow-up visit for any service
Trace all clients who missed appointments within 24 to 72 hours (SMS, call, WhatsApp, and home visits where possible) and make alternative arrangements with the client to attend a follow-up visit
Assist clients with diarising their follow-up appointments
Plan and facilitate follow-up events for Project PrEP (AGYW) clients - support/continuation clubs that enable service delivery, face-to-face support, and a safe space for AGYW
Provide information to clients on clinics outside of the projects geographic footprint that provide PrEP, should the clients be relocating
Collect accurate data for all services provided and capture and report the data collected timely to facilitate project review and decision making
ALWAYS MAINTAIN PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY (aligned to good ethical practice and POPIA) Provide basic counselling to allay anxiety of clients and provide accurate information related to SRH
Utilise IEC materials and other resources to facilitate health talks on comprehensive SRH services, including all PrEP products, and all other related services such as B-Wise, AYFS/Youth Zones, etc.
Participate in health promotion campaigns, including holiday programmes and youth events. These will occasionally occur on the weekend
Educate clients about the potential side effects of PrEP and other SRH products and what to do when experiencing such effects
Educate clients about the benefits and details of different PrEP methods and other SRH products, ensuring clients understand the necessity of using such products while they are vulnerable to HIV and other STI infections, as well as unintended pregnancy
Ensure clients understand that they have the CHOICE as to which HIV prevention (PrEP) method they want to use, if any, and which SRH services they want to engage in - ensure clients understand that they are WELCOME, even if not yet interested in PrEP
Distribute condoms and relevant IEC materials within the healthcare facility and the surrounding community
Support with all Project PrEP demand creation and social mobilisation services (dialogues, events, etc.)
Each client navigator is responsible for maintaining their personal client navigator register to ensure follow-up and support for clients in care
Ensure the safe-keeping and storage of the client navigator register
Liaise with M&E and ensure that capturing of all data collected is captured and reported timely using approved data collection and reporting tools
Complete the client navigator register of those navigated, linked to care, called for reminders, and supported through their health journey
Liaise with the DQIM daily for the generation of clients who missed appointments/Follow-up clients
Compile reports for all demand creation and social mobilization activity outcomes - share timeously
Ensure that a sufficient supply of correct data collection and reporting tools are available consistently
Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
Take ownership for driving own career development by willing to learn and participating in ongoing training and development activities such as forums, conferences, policy setting workshops, etc.
Required minimum education and training:
Grade 12 or equivalent
Code 10 with PDP (Drivers License)
Required minimum work experience:
Experience as a volunteer working in community related public health structures and projects for a minimum of 6 months
Previous demonstrable health talks, tracking and tracing experience in a health facility and/or community
Training in Customer Care will be an additional advantage
Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:
Good communication skills and must be able to speak more than one African language, Sepedi/Setswana, Zulu & Xhosa
Must be able to collect and capture data on different data management systems
Experience with NGO-related projects
Clued up with patient flow and a referral pathway within a Public Health System
Attributes: - must have the ability to be coachable, work independently and as a team member
Be adaptable, approachable, empathetic, and proactive with good observation skills
Willing to learn, and experience working with young people, AGYW
Experience in health-related services
Skills: - Basic computer literacy
Knowledge of using standardized registers and tools and the Project PrEP data reporting platform
TO APPLY:
Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
Please Apply Online.
Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
The closing date for all applications: 22 March 2024.
Note AJ Personnel is fully POPI compliant.
Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
Please note:
AJ PERSONNEL is only responsible for the advertising of the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.