Requirements :

• Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse. SANC approved Qualification in Nursing Administration is essential. A minimum of 8 years appropriate / recognizable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. At least 3 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate / recognizable experience at management level. Computer literacy will be added advantage.

Duties :

• To ensure that a holistic nursing care service is delivered to patients in a cost effective, efficient and equitable manner by the Nursing Units that form part of the Nursing Area including the overall management of nursing service in the relevant Nursing Area. Co-ordinate, promote and monitor nursing activities in the nursing units which form part of the Nursing Area, in terms of Service Standards, Quality Assurance Standards and Protocols, Infection Control and Occupational Health and Safety Legislations and Policies. Promoting efficient and effective customer care and quality patient care in line with the South African Nursing Council rule and regulations, Patients’ Rights and the Batho Pele Principles. Responsible for ensuring proper utilization of allocated financial and physical resources. Monitoring and exercising strict adherence of the protocols in line with the strategic objectives of the department as guided by the PFMA, Circulars and Formal Guidelines.

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to healthjobqueries@gauteng.gov.za . NB: Where Driver’s Licence is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), Registration Certificate with relevant professional body (HPCSA) and a proof of current registration (Annual Practicing Certificate/Card). Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV, registration certificate and a proof of current registration card/certificate with relevant professional body will be disqualified. (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of 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, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer : Department of Health
Location : Edenvale Regional Hospital
Closing Date : 10-06-2026

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