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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Basic R425 qualification (i.e. Diploma /Degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with South African Nursing Council (the SANC) as a Professional Nurse.
Post graduate diploma/degree in health services management.
A minimum of 7 years appropriate / recognizable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with SANC in General Nursing. Extensive knowledge of safe termination of pregnancy programme and family planning. Knowledge of women’ s health programme.
Display good research understanding and willingness to participate. Data verification knowledge. Current registration with SANC as a Professional nurse.
Service records must be included. Candidate must be computer literate.
Duties :
Demonstrate an in depth understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices and how it impacts on service delivery. Ensure clinical nursing practice by the nursing team(unit) in accordance with the scope of practice and nursing standards as determined by the health facility. Provide women’s health services and safe termination of pregnancy up to 2nd trimester.
Support the gynaecology department. Provide in-service training for nurses. Demonstrate basic understanding HR and financial policies and practices.
Promote the quality of nursing care as directed by the professional scope of practice. Work as part of the multidisciplinary team at unit level to ensure good nursing care by the nursing team. Able to manage own work, time and that of his/her subordinates to ensure proper nursing service in the unit.
Display a concern for patients, promoting, advocating and facilitating. Proper treatment and care and ensuring that the unit adheres to the principles of Batho Pele.
Demonstrate effective communication with patients, supervisors, other health professionals and junior colleagues including more complex report writing.
Demonstrate basic computer literacy as a support tool to enhance service delivery. Must be prepared to do hospital supervision after hours, work night shifts and relieve Area manager when need arises.
Have knowledge of Ideal Hospital Realisation Framework. Ability to function as part of the team and display good professional image.
Ensure compliance with the Ideal Hospital Framework, Batho Pele principles, and patient rights and Infection Prevention and Control. Contribute to managing complaints and patient safety incidents
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