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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Minimum Requirements: Grade 12 (standard 10). A Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/ degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse with Midwifery.
Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse with (Midwifery) with proof of current registration.
A minimum of 7 years’ appropriate/ recognizable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse and Midwife with the SANC in General Nursing and Midwifery.
Diploma/ Degree in Nursing Administration or Health Services Management will be an added advantage (refer to Personnel Circular Letter 04 of 2024).
Computer literacy. Applicant should be prepared to undergo medical surveillance.
Duties :
Supervise and evaluate quality of nursing care as directed by the professional scope of practice and set nursing standards as determined by relevant health facility. Demonstrate an in depth understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices
Ensure clinical nursing practice by the nursing team in accordance with the scope of practice and nursing standards as determined by the relevant health facility. Able to manage own work, time and that of subordinate to ensure proper nursing service in the units.
Demonstrate a basic understanding of human resource and financial policies and practices. Demonstrate basic computer literacy as a support tool to enhance service delivery.
Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure good nursing care by the nursing team. Demonstrate effective communication with patients, supervisor, other health professionals and junior colleagues including more complex report written when required. Manage resources effectively and efficiently in the unit.
Compile and analyze reports to improve quality of patient care. Work effectively and amicably, at a supervisory level, with persons of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial or religious differences.
Must have basic computer skills. Participate in training, research and self-development. 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. Promote achievement of National Core Standards targets.
Be prepared to work shifts including rotating and relieving on night duty. Flexible to rotate to all Functional Business Unit (FBU) of the institution (internally and externally) including ABT.
Effective utilisation of resources. Participation in training and research. Maintenance of professional growth, ethical standards and self-development and that of subordinates in line with SANC CPD framework. Comply with the Performance Management and Development System (Contracting, reviews and final assessment).
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