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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Grade 12 or equivalent qualification. Certificate as an Enrolled Nurse. Current registration with the South African Nursing Council. Must have passion for nursing psychiatric patients.
An experience in psychiatric nursing will be an advantage. Ability to be a team player, must have critical thinking and analytical, good interpersonal and communication skills. Able to handle pressure.
Knowledge of the Nursing Act, Ideal Hospital Framework, Public Service Regulation, Patients’ Rights Charter, Batho Pele Principles, National Nursing Strategy and other legislative framework. Experience in working with psychiatric patients will be an added advantage.
Duties :
Assist with activities of daily living (Maintain hygiene, provide nutrition, and assist with mobility and elimination processes). Provide elementary clinical care (Measure, interprets and record vital signs, Administration of oral medication and injections under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse. Executing nursing care plan for the patients including monitoring of vital signs and other observations.
Preparation for and assistance with diagnostic and therapeutic acts by a registered person Escort patients for clinical investigations when required. Conduct health education and other group activities for patients.
Participate in Infection Prevention and Control, waste management activities and other Hospital Committees. Report and record patient incidents as per Hospital Protocols. Maintain professional conduct as required by the Public Service Code of Conduct and SANC. Attend in service training as required. Relieve in other wards when necessary.
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