Assistant Manager Nursing Communicable Disease Control needed at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

• R425 Diploma / Degree in Nursing that allows registration with South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse. A post- basic nursing qualification with duration of at least one year, accredited with SANC in one of the specialties R2598 (Clinical Nursing Science Health Assessment, Treatment and Care).
• A Health Service Management or Nursing Administration qualification with duration of at least 01 year, accredited with SANC. Healthcare management or public health would be an advantage.
• A minimum of 9 years appropriate/ recognizable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with SANC in General Nursing.
• At least 4 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/ recognizable experience at Communicable Disease Control/Disease Surveillance coordinated programme level. Background in project management (added advantage), disease surveillance, infection prevention and control, health information systems including monitoring and evaluation.
• A valid driver’s license and computer literacy are required. Demonstrate in-depth understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices.
• Demonstrate basic understanding of Human Resource and Financial policies and practices. Knowledge of relevant legislative governing the public service. Good communication and writing skills. Good human relations.

Duties :

• Ability to plan and organize own work, time, and that of support teams to ensure proper implementation of the programme. Alert Health care workers and Managers on Surveillance activities.
• Support, Monitor and Evaluate Notifiable disease surveillance in the District. Liaise with Provincial Surveillance officers, EPI /CDC, programs (Environmental and Port Health, Infection Prevention and Control, Health Promotion and Nutrition), Facility Managers, hospitals including NICD particularly for tests and results when necessary.
• Support activities to improve quality of surveillance for targeted EPI /CDC priority conditions (conduct record reviews, obtaining clinical notes, cold chain maintenance) Conduct regular active surveillance visits to health Facilities within the district according to the priority level of facilities. Coordinate case investigation and outbreak response.
• Ensure effective management of data (collect, capture, collate, analyze, and interpret surveillance data) Participate in monitoring impact of vaccination, surveillance, and disease trends, EPI and vaccine preventable and communicable diseases research as required. Ensure processing of case investigation reports.
• Monitor progress towards Polio Eradication and NNT elimination against WHO indicators. Participate in developing training materials for notifiable diseases, capacitate District health officers through training and support visits. Participate in planning and other activities for surveillance improvement, to reach District, Provincial and National objectives.
• Evaluate and monitor compliance to National Core Standards. Ensure attendance to meetings of communicable Diseases and Outbreak response unit in the district and provincial office, provide feedback from meetings. Provide compiled monthly update on notifiable diseases, follow upon pending cases, line listing of reported cases and provide feedback to sub-districts.
• Ensure adherence to prescribed scheduled submission of quarterly reports to sub-districts and other stake holders through the EPI Team meeting. Be able to work under pressure and support all activities of the district Perform all other duties delegated by Supervisor/ Manager.