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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A Basic R425 qualification (i.e. Diploma / Degree in Nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse. Registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse and proof of current registration. 1 year experience working in Psychiatry unit will be an added advantage.
Duties :
Ensure that a therapeutic environment is provided for the patients, staff and public. Provide comprehensive, quality nursing care as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, according to identified needs of the patients.
These activities include the following: Holistic and comprehensive assessment of voluntary admission assisted care, emergency mental health care admission, 72 hours assessment of involuntary mental health care users, as well as further care treatment and rehabilitation of mental health care users in an acute psychiatric unit according to the Mental Health Care Act of 2002.
Identify patients needs and formulates, implement and evaluate nursing care interventions that are patient specific. Identification of risk and implementation of preventive measures timeously, e.g. sedated, suicidal, violent and aggressive patients.
Formulate and participate in ward individual and group activities following a structured ward programme in consultation with other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Ensure that psychotropic medication and other treatment are ordered, administered and controlled according to the Medicine and Related Substance Act. Monitor the compliance, effectiveness and side effects of medication and advocate for patients in cases of ineffective treatment. Delegate and supervise ward activities.
Ensure the continuity of patient care is maintained through nursing care rounds and hand over. Ensure adequate record keeping is maintained. Provide support, counselling and crisis interventions when needed. Manage the department efficiently and cost effectively. Manage PMDS of subordinates. Management of complaints.
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