Deputy Manger Nursing Ref No: Ncdoh 79/2024 needed at Northern Cape Department Of Health
Job title : Deputy Manger Nursing Ref No: Ncdoh 79/2024
Job Location : Northern Cape, Kimberley
Deadline : May 13, 2024
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CENTRE : Northern Cape Mental Hospital
REQUIREMENTS :
- A basic R425 qualification diploma/degree that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse.
- A postgraduate nursing qualification in health/nursing service management, with a minimum duration of at least 1 year, accredited with SANC according to SANC standards.
- A postgraduate qualification in one of the registered specialties of nursing with a minimum duration of at least 1 year, accredited with SANC as follows: Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Neonatology, Critical care, Theatre technology, Oncology, Nephrology, Advanced Midwifery, Primary Clinical care, Traumatology according to SANC standards.
- A Nursing Education qualification would be an added advantage.
- A Valid Driver’s Licence is required. Experience: A minimum of 9 years’ appropriate/recognisable, experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. At least 4 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate recognisable experience at managerial level.
DUTIES :
- Provide Guidance and Leadership towards the realization of strategic goals and objectives of the Nursing Directorate and Department.
- Provide Professional, technical and management support for the provision of quality patient care through proper management of nursing programs.
- Advocate and ensure the promotion of nursing ethos and professionalism. Develop and monitor the implementation of policies, programmes, regulations, practices, procedures and standards pertaining to nursing.
- Utilize information technology and other management information systems to manage nursing information for the enhancement of service delivery and reducing medico-legal risks. Establish, maintain, and participate in inter-professional and multidisciplinary teamwork that promotes efficient and effective health care.
- Manage the specialist-nursing department at the directorate. Responsible for Nursing Clinical governance in clinical facilities and management towards effective patient care.
- Implement strategies to increase the number of specialist nurses and training to improve patient care with rigorous programmes.
- Provide regular reports regarding the progress made re speciality training and specialty in service training.
- Promote quality of nursing care through sound education and training implementation.
- Identify opportunities for and foster clinical nursing research.
- Collaborate in research to improve clinical nursing practice. Compilation of a quality manual, which includes nursing policies.
- Jointly develop and monitor a quality assurance system for clinical training. Manage and utilise resources in accordance with relevant directives and legislation.
- Development and implementation of nursing related education and training programmes.
- The incumbents will be performing outreach services within the Department and will be requested to travel extensively within the province.
ENQUIRIES : Ms A Mintor, Assistant Manager Nursing at 073 184 6400
How to Apply for this Offer
NOTE :
- Applications must be submitted on the new prescribed application form Z83 Detailed/comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, indicating positions held dates and key performance responsibilities, should accompany the fully completed and signed Z83.
- Only short-listed candidates will be required to submit certified copies of their qualifications and relevant documents on or before the day of the interview proceedings following communication from the Human Resource Management Recruitment and Selection Unit.
- Failure to submit the requested documents or information will result in your application not being considered.
- The Employment Equity Plan of the Department shall inform the employment decision.
- 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 representavity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan.
- If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
- Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, qualification verification and employment verification).
- Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test.
- The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement.
- The Department of Health is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The request for certified documents will be limited to shortlisted candidates.
- The Human Resource Administration of the Department will inform shortlisted candidate for a post to submit certified documents on or before the day of the interview. Should an applicant wish to apply for more than one post, separate applications must be submitted for all posts.
APPLICATIONS :
Please note applications can be hand delivered to the front reception of James Exum Building or E-Mailed at nchealthhr@ncpg.gov.za. All applicants must complete an application register when an application is hand delivered.
