Professional Nurse Specialty (Pnb1-2)

Requirements

Diploma/Degree in nursing or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse. A post basic nursing qualification in Primary Health Care with a duration of at least 1 year, accredited with SANC. Current registration with SANC (2026/2027). Grade 1: A minimum of 4 years appropriate recognizable experience in Nursing after registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse. Grade 2: A minimum of 14 years appropriate recognizable experience in nursing after registration with SANC as a professional Nurse. At least 10 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate recognizable experience in the specific specialty after obtaining the 1-year post-basic qualification of the period referred to above. Valid driver’s license. Knowledge and Skills: Nursing care standards, processes and procedures, nursing statutes and other relevant legal frameworks such as: Nursing Act, Health Act. Occupational Health and Safety Act. Patient Rights Charter. Batho Pele Principles, Nursing Strategy, Public Services Regulations, Labour Relations Act, Disciplinary Code and Procedure, Grievance Procedure, etc. Planning and Organizing skills, Effective Communication Skills, Co-ordination skills, Collaboration Skills, Computer Skills, Time Management Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Numeracy, Report writing Skills and Facilitation Skills.

Key Responsibilities

Provision of quality comprehensive community health care: provide Primary Health Care: Provide curative health care services. Referral to health support services. (Rehabilitation, oral health, etc, Doctors, etc, specialist). Evaluate and follow-up patients during clinic visits. Initiate treatment, implementation of programmes and evaluations of patient’s clinical conditions. Promoting scientific quality nursing care. Individual consultation sessions. Identify community needs. Initiate minor ailments treatment. Initiate community participation. Coordinate between hospital and community. Maintaining professional secrecy and preventing medico-legal risks. Attend and participate in doctors visit. Arrange admission and outpatient appointments. Function as a member of the therapeutic team. Continuous evaluation of nursing care and nursing services. Assessments of personal services delivery towards patients. Provision of Administration Services: plan and organize daily tasks in clinics co-operation with Clinical Manager. Complete and control Health Information data of all patients and activities as per policy. Ordering and control of stationary, medical stock, consumables as per delegation in absence of personal responsible for different services. Ensure safekeeping of stock and assets. Ordering and control of medication as necessary as per delegations in absence of pharmacist Assistant. Control of medication prescribed to patients as per EDI. Up to date knowledge of appropriate legislation. Regulations and departmental policies. Involvement with community meetings and committees in co-operations with Operational Manager. Identify needs for financial planning and indirect control of expenditure. Provision of educational services: clinical teaching, training and continuous evaluation of sub-category nursing personnel and support services in the Manager. Teaching patients on a one-to one basis. Personnel development, ie. Assessing in-service training needs, planning and implementing of training programme in co-operation with Clinical Manager. Usage of equipment and Machinery: Usage of basic medical equipment. Cleaning, control and safekeeping of equipment. Research Responsibility: To assist in the regional and departmental projects. Direct and indirect involvement with medical research. Involvement with matching research to the needs of the community.

How to Apply

Enquiries

Me. MN Daniels-Moeketsi at 083 369 0133/ Tel No: (016) 973 2402