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 SANC as a Professional Nurse. Appropriate experience in a psychiatric setting will serve as an added advantage for a career in psychiatry.
NIMART clinical experience with valid dispensing license will serve as an added advantage. A driver’s license and computer literacy will be considered as an advantage.
Duties :
Provision of optimal, holistic knowledge of mental health care in nursing. Provide complex and advanced comprehensive care to patients in a psychiatric unit in a cost-effective, efficient, and equitable manner. To understand the processes, procedures, and other legal framework about Nursing and Mental Health Care Act. To act as a shift leader when required to do so.
To be able to work night duty and public holidays. Good communication and writing skills are important. Ensure the implementation of the National Regulated Norms and Standards and Batho Pele Principles. Participate in other structures (Committees) of the hospital outside the unit to strengthen service delivery. Maintain own professional growth and ethical standards.
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