BEAUTY GUGU PHAKATHI
Registered Nurse
Kempton Park
Summary
Professional nurse known for delivering exceptional patient care and fostering collaborative team environments. Strong skills in clinical assessments, patient education, and emergency response. Reliable and adaptable, consistently meeting patient needs and contributing positively to healthcare outcomes. Demonstrates empathy, effective communication, and commitment to continuous learning.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
TECHNICAL ADVISOR: PAEDS AND ADOLESCENTS
ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE
Midrand
10.2023 - 02.2025
- Programme Management & Technical Assistance: Anova and DoH workplan/DIPs supported and includes Paeds
- Adol core activities
- Present paediatric and adolescent activities/strategies in Anova and DoH meetings, and support implementation in priority facilities, Clinic support days implemented in 80% of priority facilities
- Screening tool used in 80% of priority facilities
- Sub-district data/gap to target reported on, with remedial plans implemented at priority facilities
- Support AYP to implement AYFS in priority facilities
- Review PCR RfA outcomes monthly and demonstrate remedial action implemented for gaps identified
- Health System Strengthening & Programme Quality Improvement: Oversee use of VL RfA, reporting on outcomes of patients followed-up
- Demonstrate actions of facilities with higher proportion of unsuppressed patients or poor uptake of VL
- Direct service and mentoring on complex cases done
- TB case-finding and management included in facility level support by clinical team
- Priority facilities implementing NAS components for children - adherence, disclosure, EAC, support groups
- Support paeds/adol trainings for DoH once a quarter
- Capacity Building: File audits conducted monthly at priority facilities
- Ensure Anova Paeds
- Adol CNP are mentored on Paeds/Adol ART
- Coordinate schedule and programme implementation of Anova paeds
- Adol team
- Support interview process of Paeds/adol staff
- Staff attending relevant trainings
- Team Management, coaching and supervision: Update performance contracts in line with activities
- All team members up to date with probation and performance process
- Attend and active participation in paeds/adol meetings
- DoH managers aware of paeds/adol activities in the subdistrict
- Support engagements with community partners to facilitate referrals
- Stakeholder engagement & reporting: Attend sub-district DoH/Anova meetings
- Reports submitted to manager monthly/quarterly/ad hoc
CLINICAL TECHNICAL ADVISOR: PAEDS AND ADOLESCENTS
ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE
Midrand
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Technical Support and Capacity Building: Support paediatric and adolescent differentiated service delivery interventions
- Working with roving teams, identify training needs and conduct off-site training where needed & arrange in-service training where needed
- Work with Anova sub-district team and PASP team to identify poor performing facilities, put together QI plans and implement QI plans as agreed upon with the team & facilities
- Direct Service Delivery & Clinical Mentoring: Provide capacity building at facility level on clinical care for children & adolescents
- Health Systems strengthening: Work with Anova roving technical team to identify gaps within the health system and implement corrective measures where necessary, with focus on capacity building and differentiated care
CLINICAL TECHNICAL ADVISOR
ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE
Rooderport
11.2021 - 02.2023
- Provide skills transfer to DoH and ANOVA counterparts and build local capacity to achieve Health system strengthening at the facility level
- Implement improvement strategies that will improve 909090 programme, SA NDOH NSP for HIV/TB/STI (2017- 2022) plans
- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in implementation of improvement strategies and to inspire DoH team to lead in all quality improvements strategies
- Support the development and implementation of facility 909090 plans in line with subdistrict 909090 plans
- Train and mentor facilities in completion of TRAP tools and preparations of sub-district Phuthuma meeting
- Monitor the implementation of facility Phuthuma activities and review Facility Phuthuma performance indicators and develop improvements plans for nonperforming indicators
- Participate in preparation and during USAID visit at the supported facility and follow up on facility USAID action items
- Lead the developments of QIP's through a stakeholder engagement in the facilities to improve the PMTCT programme, TB/HIV co-infection, Paeds and Adults ART management including HIV case finding strategies, linkage to care, VL management and DMOC in supported facilities
- Use facility data to evaluate QIP's implemented in the facilities and develop further improvements as a change idea
- Conduct file audits (Paeds, Adults, PMTCT and TB) to identify clinical management gaps and provide mentorships
- Support the ideal clinic implementation in the facilities (including conducting baseline, status determination, printing of temporary signage, conducting patient waiting surveys and develop QIP's)
- Conduct facility baseline skills audits and provide training on gaps identified
- Update skills audit database for teams in the facilities via our training centre
- Train DoH and ANOVA clinicians on updated clinical guidelines and mentor mentee on NIMART until competency and complete portfolio of evidence
- Train DoH and ANOVA on QI methodologies and the model on how to implement QI for DoH ownership
- Develop and provide tools for design, implementation, and monitoring of QIP's
- Supervise and oversee Anova DSD Professional Nurse and Enrolled Nurse working in supported facilities
- Team leader for Anova roving team
- Establish & maintain good working relationships with all key stakeholders within & outside of Anova
CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER: PEADS AND ADOLESCENTS
ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE
Midrand
12.2019 - 10.2021
- Routinely monitor performance & registers of paediatric and adolescent HIV/TB programmes at facility level (especially indicators that measure performance against 909090 targets) and provide mentorship & technical support where required
- Conduct clinic file audits (paediatric and adolescent HIV/TB) for each supported facility and implement corrective measures where needed
- Work with Anova sub-district team, PASP and AYP team to use data to identify poor performing facilities, put together QI plans and implement QI plans as agreed upon with the team & facilities
- Support clinics to start implementing ART programmes for children/adolescents and Facilitate implementation of comprehensive paeds& adolescent's activities
- Facilitate use of NHLS data to improve 3rd 90 in paeds &adolescents
- Ensure facilities have latest paediatric and adolescent HIV/TB/STI guidelines and support implementation thereof
- Identify training needs at facility level and advocate for off-site training where needed & arrange in-service training where needed
- Attend TOT on paediatric and adolescent HIV/TB related guidelines on behalf of Anova
- Support the role out of the Kidz Alive Model and Support capacitation of facility staff on AYFS
- Provide clinical care for children & adolescents with HIV; this includes but not limited to: history taking & staging, phlebotomy, ART initiation and follow up consultation
- Mentor professional (& Enrolled nurses, where required) nurses at DoH facilities on NIMART, using latest paediatric and adolescent HIV/TB/STI guidelines and in line with DoH mentorship manual/guidelines
- Evaluate the performance of NIMART mentees and submit assessment report, completed logbook, PC101 & IMCI certificates at end of mentorship period as required
- Mentor on use of correct clinical and programme stationery (TB/HIV/PMTCT)
- Training of HCWs on contraceptives guidelines, promoting use of long-acting contraceptives
- Support DoH and Anova counsellors and clinicians to conduct case-finding at facility entrypoints to identify children & adolescents living with HIV
- Perform baseline assessment of Paediatric & Adolescent HIV/TB care at supported facilities and implement corrective measures
- Work with Anova roving technical team to identify gaps within the health system and implement corrective measures where necessary, using DoH/USAID guidance e.g
- Ideal Clinic
- Support with awareness campaigns as required (e.g
- TB, Imbizo, Wellness Days, Adolescent dialogues and support groups, programme launches, etc.)
- Support facilities to ensure that comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Services are provided for AGYW (e.g
- HTS and condom provision to also be provided as part of SRH)
- Identify priority sites for implementation of AYFS services in line with other team members, and support implementation of PrEP
- Form part of Anova sub-district team and contribute in these meetings and activities as required
- Provide monthly facility/mentee progress report to line manager
- Attend external trainings, workshops as requested
- Represent Anova in external meetings as requested
- Participate and present in Anova/other CMEs/case discussions
NIMART PROFESSIONAL NURSE
ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE
Alexander
02.2019 - 12.2019
- Initiate and follow up HIV infected clients on ART (adults, children, pregnant and breastfeeding women) in line with DoH HIV management guidelines and in line with Anova work plan and facility 909090 plans
- Referring clients to higher level of care when required un line with DoH referral policies
- Oversee Anova DSD staff based at supported facility (linkage officer, data capture, enrolled nurse)
- Using M&E tools to report daily to Anova sub-district team on number of clients initiated on ART
- Monitor attendance, absenteeism of team members and work performance and targets for TB/HIV/PMTCT programs of the facility
- Identifying gaps and implementing quality improvement plans to address the gaps
- Function as the team leader of the Anova team at the supported facility
- Identify patients eligible for PEP and PrEP and referring them to Alex CHC which is the facility that currently gives these prophylaxes
- Ensuring that the test kits used for HIV testing are of good quality by ensuring that Independent Quality Control is done as required by the DoH and Anova Counsellors
- Ensuring that for each positive patient, index testing is offered
PROFESSIONAL NURSE
HARTLAND CLINIC (EDUMBE CHC)
Paulpietersburg
02.2015 - 01.2019
- Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of minor ailments
- Family planning
- Minor injuries
- Ensuring that clients are referred to higher level of care when required
- Non communicable disease management
- Ante-natal care, 6 days' post-natal care and deliveries where required
- Co-ordinator of the ante-natal and post-natal care support groups at Clinic level to improve the linkage and retainment to care of pregnant and breastfeeding mothers
- Implementing strategies to find adults, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, children and adolescents living with HIV who are not in yet in care and link them to care
- Baseline and routine clinical and laboratory monitoring of paediatric, adolescents, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, and adult's HIV/TB care
- Initiation of ART in paediatrics, adolescents, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, and adults
- Monitoring of viral load and managing first line ARV treatment failure for infants, children, adolescents, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers, and adults
- ART in pregnant and breastfeeding women
- Implementation of Mom-connect to improve the care of pregnant women, mothers and their infants
- Identify gaps in the care of HIV pregnant and breastfeeding woman and implement corrective measures
- Care of HIV-exposed infant in the immediate post-delivery period
- ART prophylaxis in HIV-exposed infant
- Expanded immunisation programme
- Implementing the AYFS Programme
- Management of TB in HIV negative and HIV positive patients
- Provide training to nurses and other relevant personnel for example: on adherence guidelines, child and adolescent disclosure new HIV guidelines and the roll out of the AYFS
- Capturing on tier.net in the absence of a data capture
ACTING OPERATIONAL MANAGER
HARTLAND CLINIC (EDUMBE CHC)
Paulpietersburg
05.2017 - 09.2017
- Overall supervisor of the staff (nurses, admin staff, cleaners, securities)
- Conduct clinic file audits (Adult ART, Paediatric ART, PMTCT, TB, acute, Chronic) and implement corrective measures where needed
- Work with sub district managers to identify poor performing indicators, put together QI plans and implement QI plans as agreed upon with the team
- Ensure that the correct stationery and equipment is available and is used
- Plan and conduct campaigns and outreach activities to improve performance
- Member of the war room community meeting to improve service delivery to the community
- Compiling monthly facility statistics and summary using MS office
PROFESSIONAL NURSE (COMMUNITY SERVICE)
APPELSBOCH HOSPITAL
Appelscbosch
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Administering intravenous and oral medication
- Carrying out Doctor's orders
- Assist in theatre with Caesarean sections
- Labour ward (deliveries, post-natal care)
Education
Certificate - Intergrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
Department of Health
Knowledge Hub 03.2025 - 03.2025
Adult Primary Care -
RSA Department of Health: Knowledge Hub
Improving Heath Care Quality -
Pacific Open Learning Health Net
Case Management of Childhood Illness - undefined
Pacific Open Learning Health Net
Dispensing Practitioner's course - undefined
Health Science Academy
Advanced Clinical HIV Management - Couse for Nurses
Southern African HIV Clinicians Society
ADVANCED UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA - HEALTH SCLIENCE IN CLINICAL NURSING SCIENCE, HEALTH ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND CARE(PHC)
NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY
Primary Care 101 - undefined
KZN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
NURSE INITIATED MANAGEMENT - ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
KZN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY - NURSING SCIENCE
DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
04.2013 - 1 2013
GRADE 12 - ENGLISH, ISIZULU, MATHEMATICS, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, PHYSICAL SCIENCES
KHANYISELUZULU HIGH SCHOOL
Skills
- Skills transfer through training, Mentorship and coaching
- Development of facility quality improvement plans- Operational Phuthuma nerve centre
- Reports writing and presentation
- collaboration and strategic networking with partners and relevant stakeholders
- Adult, Pediatric, pregnant and breastfeeding mothers HIV and TB prevention and management
- Developing and implementing strategies to achieve the 95-95-95 targets
- Team leading and supervision
- Effective facilitation, organizational and management skills
- Skilled on the use on Microsoft
Criminal Record
NONE
Drivers Licence
CODE 10
Timeline
Certificate - Intergrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI)
Department of Health
03.2025 - 03.2025
TECHNICAL ADVISOR: PAEDS AND ADOLESCENTS
ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE
10.2023 - 02.2025
CLINICAL TECHNICAL ADVISOR: PAEDS AND ADOLESCENTS
ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE
03.2023 - 09.2023
CLINICAL TECHNICAL ADVISOR
ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE
11.2021 - 02.2023
CLINICAL NURSE PRACTITIONER: PEADS AND ADOLESCENTS
ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE
12.2019 - 10.2021
NIMART PROFESSIONAL NURSE
ANOVA HEALTH INSTITUTE
02.2019 - 12.2019
ACTING OPERATIONAL MANAGER
HARTLAND CLINIC (EDUMBE CHC)
05.2017 - 09.2017
PROFESSIONAL NURSE
HARTLAND CLINIC (EDUMBE CHC)
02.2015 - 01.2019
PROFESSIONAL NURSE (COMMUNITY SERVICE)
APPELSBOCH HOSPITAL
01.2014 - 12.2014
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY - NURSING SCIENCE
DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
04.2013 - 1 2013
Case Management of Childhood Illness - undefined
Pacific Open Learning Health Net
Dispensing Practitioner's course - undefined
Health Science Academy
Primary Care 101 - undefined
KZN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
NURSE INITIATED MANAGEMENT - ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY
KZN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Adult Primary Care -
RSA Department of Health: Knowledge Hub
Improving Heath Care Quality -
Pacific Open Learning Health Net
Advanced Clinical HIV Management - Couse for Nurses
Southern African HIV Clinicians Society
ADVANCED UNIVERSITY DIPLOMA - HEALTH SCLIENCE IN CLINICAL NURSING SCIENCE, HEALTH ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND CARE(PHC)
NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY
GRADE 12 - ENGLISH, ISIZULU, MATHEMATICS, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, PHYSICAL SCIENCES
KHANYISELUZULU HIGH SCHOOL
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