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.
Read more about this company
Qualifications that allow registration with SANC as an enrolled nurse. Current registration with SANC as an enrolled nurse.
Competencies: Knowledge of nursing care processes and procedures, nursing statutes and other relevant legal principles.
Basic communication skills, interpersonal skills, elementary writing skills, ability to lead a team and function as part of a team.
Experience in WBPHCOT will be an added advantage. Must be prepared to work in the community. Drivers License is essential.
Duties :
Manage and supervise a team of community health workers (CHW) assigned to a health care facility and providing community –based services at ward level. Outreach Team Leader (OTL) will spend 70% of his/her time in the community supporting CHWs when doing home visits and 30% in the facility doing administrative work and assisting in the facility.
Organise campaigns to address poor performing indicators of the facility and District. Ensure work allocation to the team and monitor performance (PMDS) of CHWs.
Liaise with Ward Councilor with the assistance of the Facility Manager and other community structures with regards to overall activities of CHWs in the community.
Coordinate and facilitate training and In-service training for CHWs. Attend meetings, training and give feedback to the team. Compile reports and submit to the Facility Manager. Manage resources allocated to the team.
Gmail
Yahoomail