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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ERRATUM (Number of posts moved from 1 to 2). Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse.
A post basic nursing qualification with a duration of at least 1 year accredited with SANC in Advance Midwifery and Neonatology. Current registration with the SANC as professional nurse.
A minimum of 4 years appropriate/recognizable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. Demonstrate effective communication with patients, supervisors and other clinicians, including report writing when required. Able to plan and organize own work and that of support personnel to ensure proper maternal and neonatal care.
Ability to work independently and innovatively. Knowledge of legal prescripts that regulate nursing and health services. Decision making and problem-solving abilities within the limit of the public sector and institutional policy framework.
Duties :
Provide holistic specialized nursing care within set standards and a legal/professional framework. To develop and ensure implementation of nursing care plans. To participate in quality improvement programmes and clinical audit. Maintain accreditation standards through quality improvement and infection control standards and guidelines.
To uphold the Batho Pele and patients’ rights charter principles. Maintain accurate and complete patient records according to legal requirements. Participate in staff, students and patients teaching.
Ensure ongoing education and in-service training of EMTCT, BFHI and ESMOE. Participate in the implementation of priority programmes to reduce morbidity and mortality rate, communicable and non-communicable diseases.
Ensure the use of Maternal and Child updated protocols and guidelines in the hospital. Demonstrate a basic understanding of HR and financial policies and practices by proper management of resources (human, material, and financial). Act as shift leader in the unit (where necessary).
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