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:
- To provide individualized support for patients newly diagnosed with HIV and those already on ART, including follow up contacts to ensure retention of clients into HIV services
Location:
- Tshwane (Eersterust CHC & KT Motubatse Clinic)
Key performance areas:
- Conduct HTS mobilisation and awareness campaigns, distribute flyers targeting the male dominated areas and workplaces and provide HTS
- Distribute HIVSS to the players and newly males tested for HIV
- Trace all clients who were issued HIVSS within 48 hours for feedback outcomes
- Conduct ITS elicitation and follow up services for the players / patients in the coach’s care
- Work together with the Data Capturer to identify male patients tested HIV positive and initiated on ART in the allocated facility and catchment area and enrol them into the coach’s model
- Provide individualised support for men/ patients newly diagnosed with HIV to ensure that they are initiated on ART, including follow up contacts session through regular meetings, phone calls and SMS
- Remind the patients about their next visit appointments for first and subsequent follow up visits for the first 12 months through SMS, phone call and home visits
- Utilise the telephonic support mechanism [access to Squad Manager and fellow coaches) for any challenges faced by the coach and is unable to solve
- Send the SMS and make telephonic call reminders to the patient about the next appointment date ,1st SMS and call at 7 days prior the appointment date and the 2nd SMS and call to be at 2 days prior the next appointment date)
- Conduct follow up (telephonic, SMS and physical) services for patients/players who are due and missed viral
- Follow up on patients/players not virally suppressing and provide enhance adherence counselling and refer to other service for support (Psychosocial support, social workers etc)
- Provide information to patients on other health services available in the clinic or community
- Trace all clients who missed appointments within 24 to 72 hours to avoid early, late and unconfirmed missed appointments (SMS, call and home visit)
- Refer all HIV positive clients with different needs to multi-disciplinary teams (psychosocial, nutrition etc.)
- Maintain patient confidentiality when dealing with patients/players within the coaches’ care
- Provide health talks on HIV, TB, Sexual Reproductive Health topics and other related health services
- Participate in health promotion campaigns, according to Health Calendar a
- Distribute condoms and IEC material within the community and to the players/patients within the coaches’ care
- Recruit clients especially men for HIV counselling and testing, and other health screening services in the community
- Motivate individuals and groups to bring their partners and children for HIV/TB and other health services and index testing Distribute HIVSS to the players/males’ patients Index contacts, partners and their families including targeting the male dominated areas and workplaces
- Organise community awareness, screening, mop up and tracing campaigns on quarterly basis to improve the management of HIV clients/players and retention into care activities
- Recruit males to join the Men connect online app to ensure that they receive the relevant messages about HIV/TB program
- Compile reports of activities and patient outcomes
- Keep a record of daily activities
- Share all reports and records timeously
Required minimum education and training:
Required minimum work experience:
- Long-term treatment success, and comfortable with disclosing HIV status and relevant experience in the health field, or related post
Desirable additional education, work experience and personal abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
Demands of the job:
- Teamwork and collaboration
Communications and relationships:
- Working overtime or over weekends may be required from time to time
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV
- 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: 22 May 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:
- HIV Counselling
- Communication Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Treatment Navigator
- Pretoria
- Tshwane
- Grade 12
