Professional Nurse (Specialty): PN-B1 - PN-B2 at Free State Department of Health

Requirements:

• Diploma\Degree in Nursing or equivalent that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse plus a post-basic nursing qualification in Advanced Midwifery, Pediatrics & Theater with a duration of at least 1 year, accredited with SANC. Current registration with SANC with proof of registration 2024/2025. Offer will be based on proven years of experience. Attach proof of working experience endorsed by Human Resource.
• Grade 1: A minimum of 4 years appropriate\recognizable experience in nursing after registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse.
• Grade 2: A minimum of 14 years appropriate\recognizable experience in Nursing after registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse. At least 10 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate\recognizable experience after obtaining the 1 year post-basic qualification. Attach proof of working experience endorsed by Human Resource.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Good interpersonal and communication skills. Health and Safety Act, Health Act, Nursing Act Planning and Organizing skills, Effective Communication skills Co-ordination skills, Collaboration skills, Computer Literacy Skills, Time Management Skills, Problem Solving skills Numeracy Report writing skills  Facilitation Skills

Duties:

• Provision of quality comprehensive community health care. Provide primary preventative health care. Provide curative health care services. Referral to health support services. (rehabilitation, oral health etc. Doctors etc. Specialist). Evaluate and follow-up patients during clinic visits. Initiate treatment, implementation of programmes and evaluations of patients' clinical conditions.
• Promoting scientific quality nursing care. Individual consultation session. Identify community needs. Initiate minor ailment treatment. Initiate community participation. Coordinate between hospital and community.
• Maintaining professional secrecy and preventing medico- legal risks. Attend and participate in doctors' visit. Arrange admission and outpatient appointments. Function as a member of the therapeutic team. Continuous evaluation of nursing care and nursing services. Assessment of personal services delivery towards patients. Provision of administration services: Plan and organize daily tasks in clinics in co-operation with Clinical Manager.
• Complete and control Health Information data of all patients and activities as per policy. Ordering and control of stationary, medical stock, consumables as per delegation in absence of personnel responsible for different services. Ensure the the safekeeping of stock assets. Ordering and control of medication as necessary as per delegations in absence of Pharmacist Assistant. Control of medicine prescribed to patients as per EDL. Up to date knowledge of appropriate legislation, regulations and departmental policies.
• Involvement with community meetings and committees in co-operation with Operational Manager. Identify needs for financial planning and indirect control of expenditure. Provision of education services; Clinical teaching, training and continuous evaluation of sub-category nursing personnel and support services in the clinic Manger. Teaching patients on one-to one basis. Personnel development, ie. Assessing in-service training, and implementing of training programme in co-operation with clinical Manager.
• Usage of equipment and machinery: Usage of basic medical equipment. Research responsibility, to assist in regional and departmental projects. Direct and indirect involvement with medical research. Involvement with matching research to the needs of the community.