Job Description

Zim-TTECH is seeking highly qualified and experienced applicants to be considered for the position of DREAMS Program Nurse in the Lupane and Tsholotsho districts. Zim-TTECH is a registered Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO 125/23). Its 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 at outreaches working closely with the Ministry of Health and Childcare reporting to the Clinical Services and Mentorship Officer

Duties and Responsibilities

Responsibilities
• Providing Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health (ASRG)-friendly and HIV Prevention clinical services at health facilities.
• Maintaining a clinical services footprint informed by profiling and active screening and providing clinical services to partners of AGYW at community level.
• Screening and enrolling AGYWs who visit health facilities including pregnant and young mothers.
• Providing adolescent health literacy to stir informed decision-making for the provision of quality youth-friendly services.
• Referring AGYWs for subsequent interventions by DREAMS IPs in the district of implementation.
• Keeping detailed village-level data for data-driven clinical services provision, monitoring, and tracking.
• Utilizing MoHCC and additional DREAMS-specific data-capturing tools, religiously.
• Assisting in any training or other activities supported by Zim-TTECH and/or MoHCC.
• Advocating for a conducive environment for good patient care and provider development.
• Identifying gaps at health facilities to inform the development of youth-friendly adolescent clinics.
• Attending health facility and community meetings.
• Preparing and submitting monthly progress reports to the DREAMS Team Lead and Program Coordinator sharing program challenges, best practices, and recommendations to improve the DREAMS program.
• Reviewing and approving performance appraisals, timesheets, claims, and travel requests for volunteers including DREAMS Ambassadors.
• Performing any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• Must be a General Nurse registered with the Zimbabwe Nurses Council.
• A valid Rapid HIV testing certificate is a must while LIVES training is an added advantage.
• At least one year experience with primary health care, especially antenatal care service provision and/or contraceptive services,
• Computer proficiency and familiarity with a range of software applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

How to Apply

Commitment to Diversity
Zim-TTECH recognizes that disparities in health around the globe stem from inequity. Therefore, the organization encourages and supports 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. Zim-TTECH strives to become a local, national, and international leader in developing and maintaining increased representation and recognition of each of these dimensions of diversity among its staff.

How to Apply
Interested candidates can submit their Application/Cover letter, CV, and certified copies of certificates to the following email address: [email protected]