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 (i.e. Diploma/ Degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse and Midwife.
Registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse and proof of current registration. Appropriate relevant experience in nursing after registration as a professional nurse with the South African Nursing Council in General Nursing.
Must be NIMART trained and must have worked in an ART clinic for a minimum of 2 years. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, DR-TB and DS-TS, MMC guidelines and policies. Computer literate. Understanding and knowledge of DHIS web and Tier. Net software.
Duties :
Demonstrate an understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices. Perform clinical nursing practice in accordance with the scope of practice and nursing standard as determined by the relevant health facility. Ensure effective management of the HAST programme. Monitor, validate and analyse data from DHIS web and Tier.Net software.
Improve HIV and TB screening within the hospital. Participate in the planning and organize of World Aids Day, HIV/TB awareness campaigns to improved case detection and linkage to care. Coordinate monthly and quarterly reports for submission to Sub district and District, Validate, verify and analyse data prior to submission to the next level. Attend Sub district, District and Provincial meetings as required. Ensure teamwork and quality management in the HAST Programme.
Support and guide nurses on both programme policies and guidelines. Promote quality nursing care as directed by the scope of practice and standards as determined by the relevant health facility. Be able to observe ethics in terms of patient confidentiality. Able to plan and organize own work and that of support personnel to ensure proper nursing care.
Display a concern for patients, promoting and advocating proper treatment and care including awareness and willingness to respond to patient’s needs, requirements and expectations. Application of Batho Pele Principles. Our Values and I Care for You, including 6 Ministerial Priorities.
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