Background: We are seeking highly qualified and experienced applicants to be considered for the position of DREAMS Program Nurse in Nkayi district. We are a registered Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO 125/23). Our activities occur primarily in the technical areas of health system strengthening; epidemiology and strategic information strengthening, health workforce development; operations research and evaluation; prevention, care, and treatment of infectious diseases.
Position Summary: The DREAMS Program Nurse provides quality adolescent and youth-friendly clinical services at health facilities and outreaches working closely with the Ministry of Health and Childcare reporting to the District Team Lead.
Duties and Responsibilities
-Offering Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health-friendly (ASRH)and HIV Prevention clinical services at health facilities to reduce new infections. -Maintaining a clinical services footprint informed by profiling and active screening for delivery of person-centered needs-based services. -Providing clinical services to males at community level by creating demand for HIV prevention to reduce male risk. -Screening and enrolling AGYWs who visit health facilities and make appropriate subsequent referrals and interventions to other DREAMS IPs within the district of implementation to identify the most vulnerable AGYWs and ensure linkage to appropriate ASRH services. -Providing adolescent health literacy to stir informed decision-making for the provision of quality youth-friendly services. -Keeping detailed village-level data to inform data-driven clinical services provision, monitoring, and tracking. -Utilizing MoHCC and additional DREAMS-specific data-capturing tools to ensure standardized reporting and implementation fidelity. -Assisting in any training or other activities supported by Zim-TTECH and/or MoHCC by coaching and mentorship of community cadres for delivery of quality clinical services. -Identifying gaps at health facilities to inform the development of youth-friendly adolescent clinics for good patient care and provider development. -Resuscitating and attending health facility and community meetings to raise program awareness and create demand. -Preparing and submitting monthly progress reports to supervisors sharing program challenges, best practices, and recommendations to improve the DREAMS program. -Performing any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications and Experience
-Must be a General Nurse registered with the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe. -Should possess a valid Rapid HIV testing certificate or confirmation of Rapid training by a recognised institution. -LIVES training is an added advantage. -At least 1 year experience in primary health care, especially antenatal care service provision and/or contraceptive services. -Must have basic knowledge of Microsoft office packages like Word, Excel. -Training in LIVES, GBV response and management training, HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support, Key populations friendly programming and standards for clinical service provision is an added advantage. -Knowledge of HIV prevention for priority populations including adolescents and youth; HTS; positive dignity, health and prevention, social and behavior change, community development, gender, and gender-based violence is important. -Experience working with local partners and local district government in Child Rights, Nutrition, -Education, HIV/AIDS, or Child Protection is an added advantage.
How to Apply
Commitment to Diversity: We recognize that disparities in health around the globe stem from inequity. Therefore, we encourage and support the multiple identities of staff including, but not limited to, socio-economic status, age, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, sex, gender identity and expression, culture, spiritual practice, geography, mental and physical disability. We strive to become a local, national, and international leader in developing and maintaining increased representation and recognition of each of these dimensions of diversity among our staff.
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit their application letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae, national ID, and certified copies of certificates indicating the position applied for to [email protected]
