Curriculum Vitae
of Mthokozisi Soko
CANDIDATE SUMMARY
Position Applied For:
Linkage Specialist
Experience / Industry:
* *****’ experience in the public health field and three years in the NGO or PEPFAR funded field and throughout the five years I have been in the team leading field
Qualifications:
Matric
Diploma in Nursing
Advance Diploma in Nursing Administration
Key Skills:
Problem Solving Skills
Good Computer Skills
Good Interpersonal Skills
Coaching Skills
Proactive and initiative
Outside the box thinker
Innovative and creative
EE:
African
Gender:
Male
Age:
29 years old
Current CTC Salary:
673 000 P/A
Availability:
Calendar Month
PERSONAL INFORMATION
SURNAME
:
Soko
FIRST NAMES
:
Mthokozisi
NATIONALITY
:
South Africa
ID NUMBER
:
DRIVERS LICENCE
:
Code 10 (own car)
LANGUAGES
:
Zulu, English
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SCHOOL
:
Thistle Grove Combined School
HIGHEST GRADE PASSED
:
Matric
YEAR
:
2008
TERTIARY EDUCATION
INSTITUTION
:
University of Pretoria
QUALIFICATION OBTAINED
:
Advance Diploma in Nursing Administration
YEAR
:
2018
INSTITUTION
:
Mpumalanga College of Nursing
QUALIFICATION OBTAINED
:
Diploma in Nursing
YEAR
:
2015
COURSES ATTENDED
:
NIMART
Pediatrics HIV Management
Adherence Counselling for ART
HIV Testing Services
Nurse Mentorship Course
PC101 Facility Trainer
Disaster Medicine Training
Health Across Gender Spectrum
Infection Control for Covid-19
Managing Covid-19 stress
Prep Training
Managing Change in your Organization
Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation
Analysis and Action Planning
The Emotional Skills of a Manager
Master Emotional Intelligence
Hygiene Promotion
Becoming a Coach Manager
Coronavirus: Covid-19
Needs Assessment
Increasing Productivity in daily tasks
Time Management
LGBTQIA Personal Safety
Gender, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
COMPUTER LITERACY
:
Basic Computer Skills but have been exposed to working with computers throughout my work
CAREER SYNOPSIS
COMPANY
POSITION HELD
DATES
Broadreach Healthcare Pty
Cluster Team Lead
Nov 2018 to Current
Right to Care
Clinical Technical Officer
Jan 2018 to Oct 2018
Department of Health
Professional Nurse
Feb 2015 to Dec 2017
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
(Starting with recent position)
NAME OF EMPLOYER
:
Broadreach Healthcare Pty
PERIOD OF SERVICE
:
Nov 2018 to Current
POSITION
:
Cluster Team Lead
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Patient Care 90-90-90 Targets (testing sustained chronic treatment and diagnostic monitoring)
Planning and review of visit schedules and activities with the Professional Nurses, Enrolled Nurse and Data Capturer to supported facilities
Monitoring and review of Professional Nurses, Enrolled Nurse, Data Capture and Data support and Use Officer performance daily, weekly and monthly with the Sub District Manager
Coach, mentor and Supervise Professional Nurses, Enrolled Nurse, Data Capture and Data support and Use Officer in the use of BR products, e.g. Vantage and on their activities that they support the facility with
Monitoring and reviewing of activity trackers and reporting to Sub District Manager
Conducts site quality visits in accordance with Sub District Manager as per agreed schedule
Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses
Provide HIV Counselling and Testing services
Diagnose and treat for HIV/AIDS and TB in adults and children
Manage and maintain patients' adherence to treatment regimen
Recommend diagnostic or therapeutic interventions with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability, adherence, and efficacy • Prescribe medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized
Support adherence by educating patients about self-management of HIV/AIDs and/or TB, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances
Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, relevant to HIV/AIDS and/or TB
Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses
Provide ongoing adherence counselling to patients, recommending interventions to modify behavior associated with health risks
Keeps abreast of all new developments in HIV/AIDs and TB
Supports, advises and coaches Facility staff on systems and Nursing matters to meet the T90 Strategy, Ideal clinic, ICDM/ICSM and National Core Standards
Mentor nurses and other staff who require it on HIV and TB diagnostics, treatment and care as required (NIMART mentorship) Escalate patient care matters appropriately and ensure follow-up
Support Facilities to implement all the HAST SOPs such as Treatment Retention and Acceleration Plan, AGL Strategy, FIPs and DIPs
Provide Line Manager with a weekly schedule of activities per allocated facility
REASON FOR WANTING TO LEAVE
:
Headhunted by Boardroom Appointments
NAME OF EMPLOYER
:
Right to Care
PERIOD OF SERVICE
:
Jan 2018 to Oct 2018
POSITION
:
Clinical Technical Officer
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Conducted systematic and analytical review of priority programs (HIV care and treatment, TB, MNCWH, Prevention) indicators under leadership of provincial programme manager
Ability to utilize quality improvement approaches to improve patient HIV/TB outcomes
Ability to utilize quality improvement approaches to improve uptake and quality of Pap smears
Understand and support the pharmacy programme in implementing key activities, for example, adverse drug reaction reporting
Understand and support the objectives of RtC health management improvement programme
Conducted training and mentoring for counsellors, nurses and doctors to improve programme performance
Supported ad-hoc initiatives when requested line manage
REASON FOR LEAVING
:
I got a higher position in a different company for career advancement
and further development
NAME OF EMPLOYER
:
Department of Health
PERIOD OF SERVICE
:
Feb 2015 to Dec 2017
POSITION
:
Professional Nurse
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Provided effective management and professional leadership to junior personnel
Demonstrated effective communication with staff, patients, supervisors, other health worker and stakeholders including more complex report writing when required
Worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team at facility level to ensure good nursing care by the nursing team
Worked effectively and amicably at supervisory level, with persons of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial or religious differences
Managed own work, time and of junior colleagues to ensure proper nursing services in the facility
Displayed a concern for patients, promoting, advocating and facilitating proper treatment and care to ensure that the facility adheres to the Principles of Batho Pele
Maintained clinical competence by ensuring that scientific principles of nursing care are implemented
Maintained accurate and complete patient records
REASON FOR LEAVING
:
I got a higher position in a different company for career advancement
and development
and further development