Assistant Manager Nursing Specialty-Advanced Midwifery (PNB4) needed at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

• Basic qualification accredited with the South African Nursing Council in terms of Government Notice R425/R683/equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as Professional Nurse.
• Proof of current registration with SANC. A post basic nursing qualification, with a duration of at least one year accredited with SANC in Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science.
• A minimum of 10 years appropriate/recognizable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse in General Nursing.
• At least 6 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate /recognizable experience in Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science.
• At least 3 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/recognizable experience at management level.

COMPETENCIES:

• Demonstrate in-depth understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices and how this impact on service delivery. Demonstrate basic understanding of HR and financial policies and practices.
• Demonstrate effective communication with patients, supervisors, other health professionals and junior colleagues, including more complex report writing when required.
• Work effectively and amicably at a supervisory level, with persons of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial, or religious differences.
• Able to manage own work, time and that of junior colleagues to ensure proper nursing service in the unit. Display a concern for patients, promoting, advocating and facilitating proper treatment and care and ensuring that the unit adheres to the principles of Batho Pele.
• Able to develop contacts, build and maintain a network of professional relations in order to enhance service delivery.
• Demonstrate basic computer literacy as a support to enhance service delivery. Understanding of Nursing Core Values, National Core Standards, Occupational Health and Safety and Infection Prevention and Control.

Duties :

• Formulation, monitoring and control of the strategic, operational and business plan of the units within area of responsibility. Implement and monitor quality assurance programmes within area of responsibility.
• Coordination of optimal, holistic specialized nursing care provided within set standards and a professional/legal framework. Manage effectively the utilization and supervision of resources Coordination of the provision of effective training and research.
• Provision of effective support to Nursing Services, do relief duties (calls) as required by the service. Maintain professional growth/ethical standards and self-development. Participate in Perinatal Problem Identification Program (PPIP), CHIPP. Support Quality Assurance Program.

Closing Date : 15-12-2025