To ensure that patients newly diagnosed with HIV and/or as TB or STI symptomatic by Informal Settlement Program HAST counsellors present to the referral DOH facility timeously for further Management
Minimum Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Matric (Senior Certificate)
- 2 years’ experience in TB or HIV field
- Computer Certificate
Desirable Qualifications and Experience:
- Previous qualification or experience in Adherence Counselling
- Previous experience of working with Communities, Home Based Care, WBOT’s or Community Based Organisation
Key Performance Areas
- Ensuring that patients diagnosed within the community are linked to care and commenced on ART as applicable.
- Improve Linkage to Care
- Assist facility staff to implement services which will increase retention in care of clients initiated on ART
- Networking
- Compiling of statistics
- Capturing of HIV patient data
- General departmental support