Professional Nurse (PNA2)

Requirements

• Senior Certificate, Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Registered Nurse in General Nursing.
• OR - A 4-year Bachelor Degree in Nursing (R174) that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse Grade 1:
• Experience:
• None after registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse.
• Grade 2:
• A minimum of 10 years after registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse.
• Grade 3:
• A minimum of 20 years after registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse.
• Knowledge and Skills:
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Good communication (Written and Verbal);
• Good interpersonal relations;
• Professionalism;
• Confidentiality and basic computer literacy.

Duties

• Demonstrate an understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices.
• Implement a comprehensive nursing care plan/program for the promotion of health, self-care, treatment and rehabilitation of patients.
• Implement standards, practices, criteria and indicators for quality nursing (quality of practice).
• Maintain a plan to improve the quality of nursing and health care.
• Actively engage in the educational and training of students in the health care system.
• Practice nursing and health care in accordance with the laws and regulations relevant to nursing health care.
• Protect and advocate rights of patients regarding health care.
• Implement patient care standards, policies and procedures.
• Maintain a constructive working relationship with nursing and other stakeholders.
• Disseminate information on epidemics, nutritional disease, maternal and infant morbidity and mortality and other common diseases.
• Communicate with the multi-disciplinary health teams, organisations and special interest groups when dealing with community health issues and needs.
• Utilise human, material and physical resources efficiently and effectively

How to apply

New to the Z83 form? Read the application guide.

Enquiries

Notes from the department

• All applicants must login/register to apply for positions.
• The applicant’s profile on the eRecruitment is equivalent to the newly approved Z83, and it is the responsibility of applicants to ensure their profiles are fully completed or their applications will not be considered, as per the DPSA Practice Note.
• Applicants should upload their curriculum vitae (CV) on the e-Recruitment system.
• (Please ensure is in PDF format & maximum size 3MB).
• The Curriculum Vitae should be specific regarding previous positions occupied and the start date and end date of the position(s) should be indicated.
• Accompanying relevant documentation required to be uploaded on the system such as copies of all qualifications including National Senior Certificate/Matric certificate, Driver’s license, ID, etc., such documents need not be certified at point of application, however, certification will be required prior to attending the interview.
• Only short-listed candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents on, or before the day of the interview following an invitation from the Department to attend an interview, and such qualification(s) and other related document(s) should be in line with the requirements of the advertisement.
• Successful completion of the Senior Management Pre-Entry Programme (Nyukela) is required for being considered for this SMS post prior to appointment.
• Enrolment for the course should be made on the NSG’s website at https://www.thensg.gov.za/trainingcourse/sms- pre-entry-programme.
• All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments.
• One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other will be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. criterion in the interview process.
• Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
• Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process.
• Applications received after the closing date and those that do not comply with these instructions will not be considered.
• The onus is on the applicants to ensure that their applications are submitted online timeously.
• Candidates who possess foreign qualifications and/or short courses certificates must take it upon themselves to have their qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).
• The highest relevant qualification should be captured/listed as the first qualification on the e- recruitment profile.
• Applicants are respectfully informed that if no notification of appointment is received within 4 months of the closing date, they must accept that their applications were unsuccessful.
• Communication will be limited to short-listed candidates only.
• Suitable candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks (criminal record check, citizenship verification, financial assets check, qualification verification and reference checks).
• Applications must declare any pending criminal, disciplinary or any other allegations or investigations and/or record.
• The Department reserves the right not to make appointments on the advertised post(s).
• Free State Provincial Department of Health is compliant with the requirements of POPIA.
• The Department of Health is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer.
• The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department.
• It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representativity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan.