Direct Service Delivery Nurses x11: Zimbabwe Technical Assistance, Training and Education Center for Health (Zim-TTECH)
Nursing Jobs
- Zimbabwe Technical Assistance…
- Expires 26 Nov 2025
- Harare
- Full Time
Job Description
Deadline: 26 November 2025.
Location: Harare x2, Matabeleland North -Lupane x3, Nkayi x2, Tsholotsho x3, Bubi x1
Background
Zim-TTECH is seeking highly qualified and experienced applicants to be considered for the position
of Direct Service Delivery Nurse in Harare and Matabeleland North Provinces. 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;
and prevention, care, and treatment of infectious diseases.
Position Summary
Providing direct client services by conducting HIV testing, and initiating eligible clients on ART at healthcare facilities and in communities and managing clients on ongoing ART through adherence support, monitoring of treatment response, and retaining them in care.
Duties and Responsibilities
Responsibilities
• Conducting rapid HIV testing on all eligible clients who have consented by testing patients
using point-of-care HIV tests as per testing algorithms to ensure fidelity.
• Collecting DBS samples on HIV-exposed infants and counsel caregivers by discussing HIV
exposure risks, importance of testing, and providing post-test counseling to caregivers.
• Prescribing primary care drugs to all exposed infants by ensuring the correct dose is given
according to infant age/weight.
• Screening all HIV positive clients for TB and STIs, offering appropriate treatment and making
appropriate referrals to physicians or specialized centers for the management of complicated
cases.
• Facilitating linkage between HIV testing, diagnosis, care, treatment, and support by supporting
patients on the care and treatment cascade to adhere to visits, diagnostics, ART, and retention
to long-term care.
• Ensuring appropriate systems for same-day ART initiation after screening for opportunistic
infections, deferring initiation for clients with presumptive TB (cough of any duration) by
establishing standardized screening and assessment protocols to identify clients eligible for
same-day initiation.
• Providing routine follow-up and monitoring clients, including scheduling, collecting, and
interpreting viral load results, and providing adherence support by ensuring clients are
scheduled for routine monitoring appointments according to protocols.
• Mobilising clients for mass viral load collection, offering counselling for viral load testing and
ensuring all results for clients are properly filed and recorded in the client file.
• Providing comprehensive support including EACs for clients with unsuppressed viral load and
identifying defaulters by reviewing the Appointment Register to see which clients have missed
scheduled visits.
• Facilitating the formation and strengthening of community and family ART refill groups,
(CARGs & FARGs) by identifying stable clients on treatment who can form and lead the core
groups.
• Participating in targeted community outreaches for High Risk populations populations,
offering them HIV testing services, STI and TB screening, and treatment and by documenting
the services provided in the relevant HTS, STI, and TB registers including documentation in the
electronic health record e-HR system.
• Offering PrEP, condom distribution to HIV Negative clients as well as health education by
identifying clients at substantial risk of HIV infection who would benefit from prevention
services.
• Conducting data analysis (yield and cascade analysis) by organizing the data to calculate HIV
testing yields from different outreach activities and facilities.
• Conducting facility quarterly cohort cleaning and folder reviews to faciliate accurate
TX_CURR, TX_ML & TX_PVLS reporting
• Supporting monthly MRF/MER data abstaction across key performance indicators
• Ordering drugs and clinic sundries at facility level by reviewing current stock levels and
consumption trends of medicines, test kits, and other supplies.
• Promoting and providing HIVST kits for clients with partners of unknown status.
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
• Minimum of a diploma in General Nursing or Primary Care Nursing and registered with the
Nurses Council of Zimbabwe.
• Valid Rapid HIV testing certificate is mandatory.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working in OIC department with MoHCC or health-related
implementing partners.
• Advanced HIV Management and Electronic Health Records Training.
• Knowledge of ARV medications and HIV care and treatment guidelines is needed to have in-
depth knowledge of national treatment protocols and standards of care.
• Should possess excellent organizational interpersonal skills to manage patient flow, drug
inventory and build rapport with patients, and collaborate professionally.
• Be able to work as part of a team and support community activities.
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 should submit their application letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae, national
ID, and certified copies of certificates indicating the position applied for to
dsdnursecop25@zimttech.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
