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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Diploma/degree in nursing or equivalent qualification that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse with midwifery.
A post basic qualification, with a duration of at least 1 year in Neonatal Intensive Care / Child Nursing accredited with SANC.
A minimum of 9 years appropriate/recognizable experience in nursing after registration with SANC as Professional Nurse in General Nursing.
At least 5 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/recognizable Neonatal/ Paediatric experience after obtaining the 1-year post basic qualification in Neonatal Intensive Care and Child nursing specialty.
Nursing Management will be an added advantage. Knowledge and understanding of nursing processes and other legal/Ethical framework.
Duties :
Coordination of optimal, holistic specialized nursing care provided within set standards and a professional\legal framework. Effectively manage the utilization and supervision of Human, Financial and material resources. Coordination of the provision of effective training and research. Provision of effective support to Nursing Services.
Maintain professional growth/ethical standards and self-development. Ensure effective communication via Health Information system programs. Knowledge and implementation of DOH Policies, Standard Operating Procedures and Protocols.
Ensure that Nursing Norms and standards are maintained and upheld. Accurate collation and consolidation of statistics to ensure evidence-based nursing practice. Manage and resolve Patient safety incident and complaints timeously. Must be prepared to do hospital supervision after hours, work night shift and act as Assistant Manager when need arises. Have knowledge of Ideal Hospital Realization framework.
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