The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Grade 12 with Basic R425 qualification (i.e. Diploma/ degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse. Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse specialty.
A post-basic nursing qualification with duration of at least one year, accredited with the SANC in one of the specialties R48 (Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment and Care) or R212(Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Science). A minimum of 10 years; appropriate/ recognizable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing.
At least 6 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/ recognizable experience in the specific specialty after obtaining the 1 year post basic qualification in the relevant specialty. At least 3 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/ recognizable experience at management level.
Financial management and human resource management knowledge; Leadership, organizational, decision making and problem-solving skills; Sound knowledge of public service policies, Code of Conduct, Team building and Policy formulation.
Diploma/degree in Health Services Management/Nursing Administration is essential. Computer literacy and driver’s license is essential.
Duties :
To ensure that a comprehensive quality nursing treatment and care service is delivered to patients in a cost effective, efficient, and equitable manner by the facilities. To always ensure compliance to professional and ethical standards.
Promote quality of nursing care and ethos as directed by the professional scope of practice and standards as determined by SANC.
Facilitate provision of a comprehensive package of service at PHC level and ensure that the facilities adhere to the principles of Batho Pele.
Ensure effective implementation of Service and Quality Improvement Plans, Occupational Health, and Safety as well as Quality Assurance Program etc.
Ensure compliance with ideal clinic, clinical guidelines and protocols, norms and standards within the facilities.
Adhere to Office of the Health Standard Compliance and ensure effective achievement on Ministerial Priorities, Ideal Clinic Compliance and support PHC re-engineering program implementation.
Ensure management and control of human, financial and material resources. Monitor utilization of budget to ensure that the clinic functions within the allocated budget.
Supervise and monitor staff performance in accordance with Performance Management and Development System (PMDS); develop and implement staff training plan.
Attend to grievances of staff and administer discipline; and ensure that absenteeism and abscondment of staff is effectively controlled.
Oversee provincial personnel in Local Authority facilities.
Ensure submission of day, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. General administration duties and management soft skills is mandatory, Deputize the NSDR Deputy Manager when delegated.