Professional Officer: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at South African Nursing Council

Requirements

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 12
• Undergraduate Nursing Degree
• Minimum five (5) years’ experience practising as a Professional Nurse
• Postgraduate qualification in Nursing Education or Clinical specialisation in Nursing
• Minimum three (3) years’ working experience as a Nurse Educator in higher education (College or University) or in Nursing Practice environment after obtaining postgraduate qualification
• Valid Annual Practicing Certificate
• Valid driver’s license

ADDED ADVANTEGE REQUIREMENTS

• Working experience in coordinating and/or implementing CPD programme/ activities.
• Working experience in coordinating and or conducting Evidence Based Research.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Willingness to travel extensively and beyond working hours within the Basic Conditions of Employment Act provisions.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge, interpreting and application of the Nursing Act Nursing act, National Health Act, Mental Health Act and relevant regulations.
• Understanding, interpreting and application of Health and Nursing Legislation, including relevant Acts, CPD Framework and other Legislation relevant to Nursing
• Knowledge, understanding, interpreting and Implementation of the SANC CPD system.
• Knowledge, interpreting and application of SANC Regulations for Professional Practice.
• Health and Nursing Legislation, including relevant health legislation and other relevant Acts.
• Knowledge, interpreting relevant legislation outside that impact on Nursing Practice e.g. National Health Act, Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, etc.
• High quality report writing and presentation skills
• Stakeholder engagement knowledge

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES / SKILLS

• Job knowledge
• Technical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Report writing skills
• Acceptance of responsibility
• Quality of work
• Reliability
• Initiative
• Communication
• Interpersonal relationships
• Flexibility
• Teamwork
• Planning and execution

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Contribute to the development of the Annual Performance Plan, Annual Operational Plan and the CPD implementation plan.
• Implement CPD in line with Council strategy and provisions of the Nursing Act.
• Contribute to the development required processes and documentation to enable CPD implementation as required.
• Evaluation of applications from Institutions/Organisations and individuals for recognition as CPD providers.
• Contribute to development and review of policies, standard operating procedures, frameworks, internal controls and systems within the area of specialization.
• Monitor compliance to CPD implementation by Nurse Practitioners and CPD Providers
• Identifying and reporting inherent risks within the CPD section.
• Liaison with internal and external stakeholders with matters related CPD.
• Liaise and respond to CPD related enquiries via email, telephone and attend to walk -in clients as and when required.
• Conducting support visits to provinces, health establishments on CPD implementation related matters.
• Assist with managing and analysing CPD implementation and compliance data.
• Compile CPD implementation and compliance reports.
• Supporting Council Committees and assist with presenting reports to Council and stakeholders as and when required.
• Perform ad hoc tasks as delegated by the line manager/ supervisor; and
• Manage resources (human, financial, physical and information).
• Evaluation of registration applications from Institutions/Organisations and individuals on CPD courses
• Review of Certification of other professional bodies/events
• Conduct road shows and site visits as delegated.
• Stakeholder liaison
• Support of Council Committees.
• General Administration and Reporting