Enquiries: Ms. MM Rakwena, Tel: No 012 354 - 6135
Requirements:
- Grade 12/Matric or equivalent, certification as a Staff Nurse and current registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Staff Nurse.
- Staff Nurse Grade 1: with no experience required.
- Grade 2: minimum of 10 years’ appropriate / recognisable experience after registration with SANC as a Staff Nurse.
- Grade 3: minimum of 20 years appropriate/recognisable experience after registration with SANC as a Staff Nurse.
- Willing to work under pressure.
- Communication skills (verbal and writing), strong interpersonal skills and ability to provide quality patient care across all sections.
- Willing to rotate in other nursing departments.
- Compassionate and patient-centred approach to care.
- Must be willing to work shifts.
Duties:
- Responsible for total patient care to all patients in the Hospital (wound care, giving of medicine, intake and output, etc.).
- Educate and advise patients, including relatives and staff.
- Reinforce ADL in rehabilitation.
- Ensure efficient and effective management of resources.
- Rotate through service points as required.
- Willing to work over weekends and holidays and rotate in other units where the need arises.
- Maintain patient hygiene e.g. washing patients, mouth care and catheter care, bladder and bowel management (assist patients with elimination procedures).
- Assist with patient mobility and continue with rehabilitation procedures.
- Monitor, interpret and record vital signs.
- Prepare patients for diagnostic procedures.
- Order stock and equipment as needed in a cost-effective manner.
- Assist Professional Nurses with clinical procedures.
- Provide quality nursing care and rehabilitation programme as directed by the Scope of Nursing practice.
- Have knowledge and interest to work in HCT and OPD.
- Able to act appropriately in an emergency situation.
- Be part of a team in managing patients.
- Be able to work within the multidisciplinary health team.
- Demonstrate effective communication with patients, supervisors, other professionals and junior colleagues, including report writing.
Notes:
- No faxed or emailed applications will be considered. Fully completed new Z83 and detailed Curriculum Vitae only.
- Certified documents will only be requested from shortlisted candidates on or before the day of the interview.
- If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
- Candidates will be subjected to Personnel Suitability Checks (PSC) – Verification (Reference checks - Provide at least 3 of which one must be immediate supervisor, qualifications verification, criminal checks and credit/financial stability checks).
- Shortlisted candidates will be required to submit proof of Criminal Verification obtainable from the South African Police Service at their own cost.
- The recommended candidate/s may be subjected to medical surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993.
- The Gauteng Department of Health is guided by the principles of Employment Equity; therefore, all appointments will be made in accordance with the Employment Equity target of the department.
- No applications will be considered after the closing date.
Employer: Department of Health
Location: Tshwane Rehabilitation Hospital
Closing Date: 27-09-2024
Criteria Questions:
- Do you have grade 12 or relevant qualification?
- Are you currently registered with SANC as Staff Nurse?
- Do you have computer literacy skills?
Please Note:
- Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.
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