Professional Nurse (General Stream) with Midwifery

REQUIREMENTS

• Grade 1 : Matric Certificate or Grade 12 Senior Certificate Diploma or Degree in General Nursing Science and Midwifery that allows registration with SANC as a General Nurse. Current SANC 2026 receipt. No experience. Requirements:
• Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years appropriate/recognizable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with SANC in General Nursing.
• Grade 3 : A minimum of 20 years appropriate/recognizable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with SANC in General Nursing.
• NB: 1. Please note that most of the Clinics in Mandeni Sub District operates from 07h00 to 16h00 Mandeni and Hlomendlini. Sundumbili and Isithebe Clinic operates over 24 hours, Ohwebede, Dokodweni, Ndulinde and Macambini Clinic operates on call after 16h00. 2. Staff may be requested to relieve/ allocated in any of the seven 07 facilities within the Sub District if and when the need arises.

Knowledge, Skills, Training and Competence Required

• Knowledge of nursing care processes and procedures, nursing statutes, and other relevant legal frameworks as such as: Nursing Act, Health Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Patient Rights Charter, Batho-Pele principles, Public Service Regulations, Labour Relations Act e.g. Disciplinary Code and Procedure, Grievance Procedure, etc.
• Good communication skills. Report writing skill, Facilitation skills. Coordination skills. Liaison skills Networking skills. Problem solving skills. Information Management. Planning and organizing. Computer literacy.

DUTIES

• Participate in the implementation of the nursing plan clinical practice/quality patient care. Implement standards, practices, criteria and indicators for quality nursing quality of practice. Practice nursing and health care in accordance with laws and regulations relevant to nursing and health care. Maintain a constructive working relationship with nursing and other stakeholders.
• Utilise human, material and physical resources efficiently and effectively. Provide comprehensive, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care including deliveries and management of obstetric emergencies. Perform physical assessments, diagnose and treat common health problems in line with scope of practice and PHC guidelines.
• Manage Maternal, Child and Women's Health programmes, EPI, Family Planning. Provide HIV, TB, STI and NCD management and ensure adherence to 95/95/95 targets. Maintain accurate patient records, registers and data capturing. Ensure cost-effective use of equipment, stock and recourses.
• Report losses/damages. Supervise and mentor Staff Nurses, ENA's and CHW's. Implement and monitor priority programmes as per Ideal Clinic standards. Reduce risk of litigation by applying correct clinical protocols. Contribute to achieving Ideal Clinic Realisation Status. Participate in on-call system to ensure 24/7 service delivery.