Staff Nurse Grade 1-3 at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

• Qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Staff Nurse (Enrolled Nurse). A 1-year psychiatric experience will serve as an added advantage. Must possess communication skills, empathy and compassion, time management, medical knowledge, organizational skills.
• Must know Batho Pele principles and their applicability. Must know and apply the six-key ministerial priorities. Must be conversant with National Core Standards. Successful candidates will be subjected to medical surveillance.

Duties :

• Perform nursing practice, particularly for assessment of psychosocial health needs, in line with physiological design, implementation and evaluation of care planning with the partnership of the client, restoration and promotion of mental health and enhancement of quality of life as the client’s desire - collaboration with other mental health team members in the care provision.
• Safeguard Mental Health Care Users (MHCU) from unsafe practice. Ensure patients’ rights of dignity, autonomy, privacy, confidentiality and access to information.
• Maintain a therapeutic environment conducive to mental health rehabilitation. Recognise the factors affecting mental health and the appropriate actions to take for mental health promotion.
• Identify the health-related needs of clients in different health care settings. Communicate health information and coordinate mental health education/promotion activities effectively. Collect and utilise updated evidence and reliable information for planning and improving mental health promotion and education activities.
• Intervene appropriately to safeguard the interests and well-being of clients. Administer medication to MHCU under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Attend in-service training and staff meetings as required. Adhere to all facility policies and procedures