Minimum Requirements: 

• Grade 12 plus Basic Nursing Diploma/Degree or equivalent (NQF level 7); 
• Accredited with SANC; 
• Diploma in Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment, and Care at NQF level 7; 
• Proof of current registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse; 
• 1 year Post Basic Diploma accredited with SANC in terms of Government Notice R212 in the relevant Nursing specialty (Psychiatric Nursing Science/Advanced Midwifery/Community Nursing Science) at NQF level 7; 
• Post Basic Degree/Advanced Diploma in Health Service Management (Nursing Administration) with Community Nursing Science and/or Nursing Education (NQF level 8); 
• 10 years’ experience after the basic qualification; 
• 5 years’ experience in the Primary Health Care setting; 
• 3 years’ experience as an Operational Manager: Clinics or Programs; 
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Health Programmes, District Health Information Systems, Training, and Development; 
• Must have a valid driver’s license.  

Primary Function:

• Manage, lead, plan, organize, control, monitor, and evaluate the implementation, of all health programmes, reporting sequences of outcomes associated with PHC plans and programmes designed to accomplish key PHC service delivery objectives with respect to the National PHC core. Package of services, District Health Information System (DHIS), Skills Development and Training, Quality Assurance, Research, and Health Promotion programs within the City. Develop Strategies, programmes, and action plans in accordance with the principles of the District Health System (DHS) Model using the Primary Health Care Approach, within the relevant health legislation and statutory requirements that are in line with the National, Provincial, and Local Government Policies, Protocols, Procedures and guidelines to meet the targets in the Health Business Plan, the Health Sector and the District Plan within the City. Support and ensure that all PHC facilities are ready for the National Health Insurance (NHI) implementation, including the implementation of the Electronic Health Record. FastTrack PHC re-engineering in all facilities and in the catchment areas.  

Key Performance Areas: 

• Identify and define the immediate, short, intermediate, and long-term objectives/plans associated with the provisions of the National PHC Core Package of service District Health Information System (DHIS), Skills Development and Training, Quality Assurance, Research and Health Promotion programmes within the Region; 
• Identify and define the short to medium-term objectives and priorities of the National core Package of service encapsulating procurement, expenditure, and control functionalities by monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the activities and procedures in accordance with the MFMA and other relevant legal frameworks; 
• Monitor and evaluate Health information processes that are specific to the operations of the service delivery issues pertaining to the National Core package of service, District Health Information Systems (DHIS), eHealth, Skills Development and Training, Quality Assurance, Research and Health Promotion programs; 
• Manage, lead, plan, organize, control, monitor, and evaluate the implementation, of all key performance indicators ad outcomes of personnel involved in the National Core Package of services, District Health Information Systems (DHIS), e-Health, Skills Development and Training, Quality Assurance Research and Health promotion programs; 
• Implement procedures, systems, and control to regulate specific work sequences associated with the functionality of health care services in the sub-district. 
• Manage, lead, plan, organize, control, monitor, and evaluate the implementation, of the National Core package of services, District Health Information System (DHIS), Skills Development and Training, Quality Assurance, Research, and Health Promotion programs activities; 
• Coordinate specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with the key performance and result indicators of the functionality.