Assistant Manager Nursing Primary Health Care

Requirements

• Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse.
• Post basic qualification with a duration of at least 1 year in Curative Skills in Primary Health Care/ Clinical Assessment, Treatment and Care accredited with the SANC.
• Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse.
• A minimum of 10 years appropriate/recognisable nursing experience after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing.
• At least 6 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/ recognisable experience after obtaining the 1-year post basic qualification in the relevant specialty.
• At least 3 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/ recognisable experience at management level.

Duties

• Deliver a service in the General nursing areas indicated to ensure service delivery on a 24-hour basis.
• Will be required to do calls within the discipline and do hospital sit-ups as required by the service as well as night duty.
• Demonstrate effective communication with patients and relatives, supervisors, other health professionals and junior colleagues including more complex report writing when required.
• Monitor patient care and compliance to quality standards.
• Work effectively and amicably at a managerial level, with persons of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial or religious differences.
• Provision of quality Nursing Care, assist team members with Quality Assurance and monthly audits and development of clinical guidelines and policies.
• Maintain, manage PMDS of subordinates.
• Manage risk and ensure that the environment complies with the Health and Safety Act and Infection and Prevention Control Policies.
• Ensure effective and efficient budget control and assets control for the department.
• Preparedness to engage and manage any project aimed at improving the image of the nursing profession and the effectiveness and efficiency of the health service.
• Overall management of the Community Health Centre.

How to apply

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Enquiries

Notes from the department

• Applications must be submitted on a duly new Z83 Form (effective from 01 January 2021), a comprehensive CV, indicating three reference persons:
• Name and Contact Numbers, A relationship with reference.
• Applicants are only required to submit a Z83 form and a comprehensive CV.
• Therefore, only shortlisted candidates for a post will be required to submit certified documents (copies of Qualification(s) inclusive of Matric certificate, Identity document, Proof of registration, proof of citizenship if not RSA citizen) on or before the day of the interview following communication from HR.
• All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
• One must be a practical exercise, and the other must be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment.
• Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
• Applicants must note that further Personnel Suitability checks will be conducted on short-listed candidates and that their appointment is subject to the outcome of these checks which include security clearance, security vetting, qualification verification and criminal record checks.
• Reference checks will be done on nominated candidate(s).
• The department reserves the right to amend/ review/ withdraw the advertised posts if by so doing, the best interest of the department will be well served.
• (Females and People with Disabilities are also requested to apply and indicate such in their applications).
• Misrepresentation in the application documents will result in automatic disqualification and disciplinary action in the event the candidate has already been appointed.
• If you have not been contacted by the Department of Health within three (3) months of the closing date of the advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
• We thank all applicants for their interest.
• People with disabilities are encouraged to apply for these posts.