Professional Nurse Specialty Paediatrics (Grade 1 -2)
Overview
Provide comprehensive, quality nursing care to patients/ clients in a specialty unit in a cost effective, efficient manner. Assist in planning, organizing and monitoring of objectives of the specialized unit.
Requirements
- Senior certificate/ Grade 12
- Diploma / Degree in General Nursing
- Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a General Nurse and Midwifery
- Grade 1: A minimum of 4 years appropriate / recognizable experience in Nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with SANC in General Nursing and Post Basic qualification in Child Nursing Science
- Grade 2: A minimum of 4 years appropriate / recognizable experience in Nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with SANC in General Nursing of which at least 10 years of the period must be experience in the specific speciality after obtaining the one year Post Basic qualification in Child Nursing Science
- Knowledge, Skills, Training And Competencies Required: Knowledge of nursing care process and procedures, and other legal frameworks
- Good verbal and written communication and report writing skills
- Decision making and problem -solving skills
- Conflict management and negotiation skills
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive, quality nursing care to patients/ clients in a specialty unit in a cost effective, efficient manner
- Assist in planning, organizing and monitoring of objectives of the specialized unit
- Manage resources within the unit effectively and efficiently to ensure optimum service delivery
- Able to plan all and organize own work and that of support personnel to ensure proper nursing care
- Display a concern for patients, promoting and advocating proper treatment and care including awareness and willingness to respond to patient’s needs, requirements and expectations (Batho Pele)
- Work as part of the multi - disciplinary team to ensure good nursing care
- Demonstrate effective communication with the patient, patient’s relatives, supervisors and other clinicians including report writing when required
- Ensure compliance with National, Provincial and professional prescripts in order to render a safe patient service and improve client satisfaction
- Participate in the analysis and formulation of nursing policies and procedures
- Assist in EPMDS evaluation of staff within the unit and participate in monitoring the training need of staff
- Provide direct and indirect supervision of all staff within the unit and give guidance
- Order and monitor appropriate level of consumables
- Ensure that equipment in the unit is adequate, checked and in working order
- Provide for safe, therapeutic and hygieni c environment
- Assist in orientation, induction and mentoring of all nursing personnel
- Demonstrate an understanding of Human Resource and Financial Management Policies and Procedures
- Monitor and evaluate the care and management of patient and maintenance of accurate and complete patient’s records
- Provision of support to nursing services
How to apply
Application instructions from the official source
All applications should be posted to: The Recruitment Officer, Newcastle Regional Hospital, Private Bag X6653, Newcastle, 2940 OR can be done on S’thesha Waya-Waya website. Applications: can also be emailed to [email protected]
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Enquiries
Recruitment enquiries
Mrs. N.R. Tshabalala Tel No: (034) 328 0000
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