Key Performance Areas:

• Provide on-site clinical mentorship and supportive supervision to facility-based professional nurses and TB focal nurses on the clinical management of TB patients
• Provide guidance on strengthening the implementation of TB Infection Prevention and control in high burden facilities. 
• Support efforts to integrate services (TB, HIV, NCDs) in Primary Health Care facilities and in differentiated models of care.
• Support facilities to apply quality improvement (QI) methodologies to address TB care cascade gaps (screening, diagnosis, treatment initiation, treatment success).
• Conduct skills-building sessions and in-service training aligned with updated TB guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Provide on-site and remote/telephonic mentoring and support to health facility nurses. 
• Collaborate with subdistrict and district health teams to identify underperforming facilities and co-development of mentoring plans.
• Participate in joint facility visits with district and partner program staff and contribute to routine reporting, feedback loops, and planning.
• Compile and disseminate narrative and quantitative reports on key project progress indicators.
• Document best practices, success stories, and areas for improvement and contribute to knowledge-sharing platforms within the TB program
• Conduct onsite assessment and initiation of TB treatment for people diagnosed with TB in the community, DCXR, and testing sites.
• Conduct TB clinical and mortality audits in selected health facilities.
• Troubleshoot or escalate any barriers to TB service provision timeously.

Minimum Requirements

• Registered Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council (SANC)
• Post-basic qualification in Primary Health Care (PHC), Community Health, or TB/HIV will be an advantage
• At least 5 years of clinical nursing experience, including 3 years in TB and/or TB/HIV service delivery
• Demonstrated experience in training, mentoring, and capacity building of healthcare workers
• Proven understanding of South Africa’s National TB Program policies 
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to travel frequently within the subdistrict (driver’s license required)

Competency

• Clinical expertise in TB and TB/HIV co-management
• Mentorship and adult learning facilitation skills
• Quality improvement methodologies
• Familiarity with national TB information systems (Tier.net, EDRWeb, DHIS)
• Ability to work independently and in multidisciplinary teams
• Flexibility and cultural sensitivity when working with diverse communities and facilities

Technical experience

• Problem-solving and the ability to use initiative in interpreting data
• Time management skills  
• Stakeholder management skills
• Routine report writing and correspondence 
• Sound conflict resolution skills
• Strong people skills