Head of Department General/Student Support at KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS:

• Senior Certificate/Grade 12
• A Degree/ Diploma in Nursing: (General, Psychiatric and Community) and Midwifery

PLUS

• A Diploma/Degree in Nursing Education registered with SANC
• Current Registration (2024) with SANC PLUS
• A minimum of NINE (9) years appropriate/recognizable nursing experience after registration as a Professional Nurse with the SANC
• At least FOUR (4) years of the period referred to above must be appropriate / recognizable experience in Nursing Education after obtaining the post-basic qualification in Nursing Education.
• Unendorsed valid RSA Driver’s license (EB/C1)
• Basic computer course
• Verification for relevant experience – as per HRM Circular 94/2008

RECOMMENDATIONS:

• Masters’Degree in Nursing
• A post-registration qualification in Nursing Management /Nursing Administration/ Health Service Management;
• Basic computer literacy course

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Coordinates the provision of education and training of student’s nurses.
• Manages clinical learning exposure to students between college and clinical areas.
• Coordinates and ensure clinical accompaniment of students
• Coordinates the implementation of R171, including teaching and learning and assessment in the first to third year levels in the new programmes
• Develops and ensure implementation of quality assurance programmes
• Collaborates with other internal and external stakeholders and build a sound relationship within the Department.
• Supervision and management of performance and development of staff under your discipline in accordance with EPMDS policy
• Oversees the supervision of students
• Policy analysis and development
• Development and review of nursing curricula for all categories of training.
• Implements the new nursing programmes in line with SANC and CHE regulations.
• Participates in the provisioning of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) activities at the Campus