Professional Nurse, General Nursing - Western Cape Department of Health

DUTIES:          

• External interface management by planning, coordination and implementation of wellness initiatives and interventions with support from internal stakeholders to implement community-orientated primary care. 
• Intersectoral interface management with strong organisational linkages and partnerships with outside stakeholders, sectors, departments, NGOs and community structures.
• Lead and coordinate scheduled wellness activities for men, women, adolescents, and youth with a focus on the 1st 1000 Days initiative towards building healthy communities.
• Co-ordinate wellness activities in the specific communities with a focus on Western Cape on Wellness (WoW!) to support an integrated approach in managing chronic conditions e.g. Diabetes, hypertension, TB, HIV, mental health.
• Coordinate and support the collection, collation, interpreting of health data for reporting, monitoring and evaluation purposes.

REQUIREMENTS:          

Minimum educational qualification:    

Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse.

Registration with a professional council: Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse (Annual Practicing Receipt).

Experience:

Grade 1: None after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. 

Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years appropriate/recognisable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. 

Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years appropriate/recognized experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing.

Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work after hours, travel and to meet the operational requirements. Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s license.

Competencies (knowledge/skills):

• Excellent communication with the community and other stakeholders’ engagement and facilitation skills as well as ability to work in a team across service platforms.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies incl. Health care 2030, Sustainable Development Goals, 1st 1000 days.

• Excellent planning and organisational skills in community health care, programs and services.
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office programs.
• Ability to communicate in 2 of the 3 official languages of the Western Cape.

SALARY: Grade 1: R260 760 per annum Grade 2: R320 703 per annum Grade 3: R388 974 per annum

CENTRE: Swartland PHC

ENQUIRIES: Ms J van der Westhuizen Tel No: (022) 482-2729