Benedictor Nhlapho
Nurse Clinician
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Results driven Professional Nurse with 10 years' experience as a Nurse Clinician within the NGO setting and 4 years as a Site Coordinator. Strong leader with proven expertise in staff supervision, district reporting, quality improvement reporting, infection control oversight and budget management. Skilled in mentoring teams, implementing Department on Health policies and strengthening healthcare service delivery at facility and district level.
Experience
Professional Nurse at Witbank Hospital (2007-01 – 2012-02)
- Neonatal care management
- IV therapy and blood transfusion administration
- Drafting of off duties plan
- Staff supervision and leadership
Professional Nurse at Kriel municipality clinic (2012-12 – 2013-05)
- Community and Primary Health Care
- EPI programme implementation and Antenatal care
- Sexual and Reproductive health, and Pap smears
- Acute and chronic disease management
- Quality improvement and compliance
Community Health Nurse at Lynville clinic (2013-06 – 2016-05)
- Community and Primary Health Care
- EPI programme implementation and Antenatal care
- Acute and chronic disease management
- Sexual and Reproductive Health including Pap smears
- Lead facility TB programme implementation in line with national guidelines
- Screen, initiate and monitor TB treatment
- Conduct contact tracing and retention in care services
- Maintain accurate TB registers and compile monthly and quarterly reports
Professional Nurse at Re-Action Consulting (2016-05 – 2018-04)
- Key population (sex workers) health services
- TB/HIV integration
- Sexual and Reproductive Health including Pap smears
- Coordinating occupational Health outreach (HTS to Glencore employees in all Nkangala Glencore complexes)
- Staff supervision & leadership
Nurse Coordinator at TB/HIV Care (2018-04 – 2021-11)
- Lead overall site operations and clinical service delivery
- Conduct probation assessments and performance reviews
- Approve leave applications and night duty claims
- Conduct staff interviews and support recruitment processes
- Staff mentoring, in-service training and clinical support
- Facilitate stakeholder sensitisation workshops and training sessions
- Attend internal management and external stakeholder meetings
- Lead Bi-annual SIMS audits and ensure compliance with programme standards
- Compile and submit monthly and quarterly reports
- Prepare and submit stakeholder and district reports
- Analysis and presentation of quarterly district reports
- Monitor programme indicators and implement corrective action plans
- Stock management and pharmaceutical control
- Monitor resource utilisation and budget alignment
- Ensure availability of essential medicines and clinical supplies
- Manage PrEP and TB/HIV co-infected to sex workers populations
- Sexual and reproductive health services including Pap smear
- Manage acute illnesses
Nurse Clinician at The Aurum Institute (2021-12 – Present)
- PrEP and ART services to MSM and TGW populations
- Initiate and manage Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for TGW clients
- Deliver stigma-free and confidential care
- Conduct comprehensive STI screening and treatment
- Monitor and manage Viral load outcome
- Pharmaceutical stock management and control
- Served as site occupational health and safety Clinician
- Facilitates internal in-service trainings and prepare comprehensive training reports
- Analysis and presentation of quarterly district reports
Education
Diploma in General nursing, Community, Psychiatry and Midwifery – Mpumalanga College of Nursing (2007)
Certification in NIMART – Foundation for Profession Development (FPD) (2015)
Certification in VMMV – Centre for HIV-AIDS Prevention Studies (CHAPS) (2015)
Certificate in Dispensing certificate – Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) (2019)
