IHC Nurse

Family Aid Caring Trust (FACT) is a Christian national development NGO based in Zimbabwe. It implements sustainable development initiatives to improve people’s livelihood, Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH), HIV Prevention, HIV and AIDS care and support as well as health activities. FACT seeks the services of Integrated HIV Care (IHC) Nurse for the PREVENT project as detailed below;

Position:                        IHC Nurse (x1) 

Reports to:             Clinical Services Coordinator

District:                         Chipinge

Summary job responsibilities 

• Identifies, screens, and retests all Recipients of care s who are status neutral for prevention, treatment, and care services.
• Takes history, monitors vital observations, prepares Recipients of care for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and life-long therapy through giving information on benefits of AntiRetroviral Therapy (ART) and PrEP.
• Offers Pre-Exposure prophylaxis and post-Exposure prophylaxis to HIV-Negative Recipients of care who are at substantial risk of contracting HIV.
• Provides on-going psychosocial counselling to all Recipients of care to ensure treatment success.
• Monitors ART and PrEP clients for adherence, adverse events, and Opportunistic Infections.
• Conducts laboratory monitoring of Recipients of care on ART or PrEP per the standard operating procedure manual or whenever clinically necessary.
• Screens, counsels and initiate Adolescent Girls and Young Women on modern contraceptive methods.
• Maintains a clean and safe working environment for Recipients of care by adhering to infection prevention and control policies to prevent the spread of infections daily.

Education & Training 

• Diploma in Nursing from a recognised institution.
• Certificate in counselling and rapid HIV testing
• Registered with the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe.
• Holder of a valid forensic licence issued by MCAZ where applicable.

Experience & Competencies 

• Experience in Primary Health Care
• At least 3 years’ experience in SRH and OI/ART / services
• Good counselling skills.
• Key population friendliness.
• Good communication skills.
• Ability to ride (Added advantage)