About the position
Background:
- The Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute (Wits RHI) is a renowned African-led research institute that seeks solutions to Africa’s health challenges
- It is located within the University of the Witwatersrand and addresses some of the greatest public health concerns affecting our region, including HIV and its related problems, sexual and reproductive health, and vaccinology
Main purpose of the job:
- Wits RHI is supporting the Department of Health (DOH) in the introduction of a new contraceptive, subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) into Public Health Clinics in South Africa
- This is packaged into an easy-to-use kit and can be administered by a healthcare provider or as a self-injection, once women have been trained
- DMPA-SC is one of several contraceptive options and will provided within the context of contraceptive choice and informed-decision-making
- Several Learning Sites have been selected to explore the health system and resource requirements for the future national introduction of DMPA-SC
- To this end, the purpose of the Clinical Mentor is to provide support at select Learning sites with the introduction of DMPA-SC, including:
- The provision of training and mentoring to Nurses and Pharmacists in contraceptive choice and the provision of DMPA-SC, including screening, dispensing, and the administration of DMPA-SC and other contraceptives
- Identify key service delivery points within the clinic to promote access and integration of SRH and HIV services and leverage opportunities for the provision of DMPA-SC, and other contraceptives
- Stakeholder engagement and advocacy in relation to the promotion of contraceptive choice and DMPA-SC at community, facility, and district level, with a focus on supporting the introduction of DMPA-SC as a self-care option
- The provision of training to all healthcare providers; lay community health workers; health promotes, NGO’s and CBO’s in the promotion and support of contraceptive choice and supporting women in the self-administration of DMPA-SC
- Management of other staff at site level
Location:
Key performance areas:
- Identify the training needs of DOH clinical, non-clinical staff and other relevant stakeholders - together with the Zenzele team and NDOH
- Arrange appropriate training to meet these needs
- Prepare for training in terms of content and methodologies
- Provide both off site and on the job training to ensure skills transfer and competency
- Ensure all completed registers, assessments and evaluations are collated and submitted to the assigned person in the Zenzele team
- Provide ongoing mentorship and coaching to Nurses and Pharmacists as well as Lay Community Health Workers, Health Promoters, NGOs and CBOs to support the provision of DMPA-SC
- Identify key service delivery points within the clinic to promote access and integration of SRH and HIV services and leverage opportunities for the provision of DMPA-SC, and other contraceptives
- Complete training and mentoring reports including description and analysis of participant assessment and evaluation and share the report with assigned person in the Zenzele team
- Act as the first point of contact for the Zenzele Project, at the allocated Learning Sites
- Collaborate with Facility Managers, Clinic Committees, CBOs and other stakeholders to elicit feedback and provide updates on the project
- Participate in the development and review of tools, job aids and other resources to support staff
- Support the implementation of DMPA-SC, within the package of contraceptive choice at selected facilities
- Ensure clinical services are provided as per DOH policies and guidelines
- Monitor the quality-of-service delivery, and where required, engage in quality improvement activities, together with DOH, to improve quality of care
- Ensure the clinical components of service delivery are recorded, provide oversight for data quality of the Nurses, in compliance with M&E reporting requirements
- Ensure programme data collected is correct and timeously reported to M&E
- Contribute to project reports on the clinical service delivery, as requested
- Participate in monitoring activities mandated by the project management
- Provide support to the following cadres of staff who will be supporting the provision of DMPA-SC:
- Clinical staff (Professional Nurses)
- Non-clinical staff
- Community based Health Workers
- Perform and facilitate performance development and assessments
- Promote harmony, teamwork and sharing of information
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of own work are consistently and accurately maintained
Required minimum education and training:
- BCurr, BNurs, Nursing Diploma, MBChB or equivalent
- Code 10 Valid SA driver’s license
Professional Body Registration:
Required minimum work experience:
- Experience in sexual and reproductive health service provision
- Experience in healthcare provider training, mentoring and support visits
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Prior experience in a research setting
- Experience facilitating stakeholder engagements and engaging community stakeholders
- Sound technical knowledge of SRH service provision, and specifically contraception
- Knowledge of provincial, district and clinic management structures
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and demonstrates effective self-management
- Ability to communicate and work with different cadres of personnel management, clinicians; non-clinical and community-based
- Take ownership for driving own career development by participating in ongoing training and development activities such as conferences, workshops etc.
- Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
- Experience working in a donor funded organisation / NGO or project-based environment
- Knowledge of health systems and data management
- Exceptional organisational, administrative and effective communication skills together with working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel
- Ordered and systematic in approach to tasks with close attention to detail
- Proactive, able to exercise discretion and independent decision-making
- Able to prioritise own workload and work towards deadlines
- Reside in the area
- Self-motivated, able to work independently and work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Able to speak other South African Languages
- Dispensing licence
- Monitoring and evaluation; data collection and reporting
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV and a cover letter (maximum one page)
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate, and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions
- This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL
- However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position
- 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
- Closing date: 18 June 2026
- Note: No CV will be accepted after the closing date
Please note:
- WHC, in accordance with its 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
- AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising and the response handling on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium
- AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position
Desired Skills:
- HPCSA
- SANC
- GCP
- Free State
- Clinical Mentor
- Medical Officer
- Professional Nurse
