Professional Nurse Grade 1 to 3 (General) (Wellness Program) at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Experience:

• Grade 1: None . Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years appropriate/recognisable experience in nursing after registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse in General Nursing. Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years appropriate/recognisable experience in nursing after registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse in General Nursing.

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• - Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification (R683 plus R254) that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse or a 4 year Bachelor Degree in Nursing (R174) or equivalent qualification (R683 plus R1497 or R171 plus R1497) that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse.

Duties

• External interface management planning, coordination and implementation of wellness initiatives and interventions with support from internal stakeholders to implement community orientated primary care. Intersectoral interface management with strong organisational linkages and partnerships with outside stakeholders, sector, departments, NGO’s and community structures. Lead and co-ordinate scheduled wellness activities for men, women, adolescents and youth with the focus on the 1st 1000 Days initiative towards building healthy communities. Co-ordinate wellness activities in the specific communities with the focus on Western Cape Wellness (WoW!) to support an integrated approach in managing chronic conditions e.g. Diabetes, Hypertension, TB, HIV and Mental Health. Coordinate and support collection, collation, interpreting of health data for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes.