Senior Professional Nurse - eThekwini at eThekwini Municipality

Job Purpose    

• To provide a comprehensive, equitable occupational health service to Ethekwini Municipality employees.

Special Conditions:

• To be able to travel within the Ethekwini Municipality Boundaries.
• Posts are interchangeable within occupational health regional clinics.

This post reports to CHIEF PROFESSIONAL NURSE

Key Responsibility Areas    

• Provides primary medical care services.
• Plans and executes a health promotion programme in line with the National Health Calendar.
• Plans and implements an effective wellness management programme within the allocated region.
• Provides an occupational health and hygiene service and keeps up to date with current trends and standards in light thereof.
• Oversees the First Aid and Injury on duty management at clinic level.
• Provides an efficient, effective legally compliant occupational health service to ensure healthy employees.
• Effectively markets and/ or promotes occupational health service to all council employees.
• Ensures clinical and administrative policies, procedures and processes are adhered to.
• Continually assesses and evaluates the performance of subordinates.

Competencies    

• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Professionalism
• Patient Care
• Medical knowledge
• Customer Orientation and Customer Focus
• Action and Outcome Orientation
• Resilience
• Cognitive Ability
• Learning Orientation
• Team Orientation

Essential Requirements    

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in General Nursing.
• Certificate or Degree (NQF Level 7) in Occupational Health Nursing.
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a General Nurse
• Dispensing Course Certificate.
• Certificate in Audiometry.
• Certificate in Spirometry.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 2 years post graduate experience in Occupational Health Nursing.
• Computer Literacy.

Preferred Requirements    

• Diploma (NQF Level 6) in General Nursing.
• Certificate or Degree (NQF Level 7) in Occupational Health Nursing.
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a General Nurse.
• Dispensing Course Certificate.
• Certificate in Audiometry.
• Certificate in Spirometry.
• Registration of Occupational Health as an additional qualification with the South African Nursing Council.
• Valid Basic Life Support Certificate.
• Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• 3 years post graduate experience in Occupational Health Nursing.