OPERATIONAL MANAGER, NURSING: (SPECIALTY: CRITICAL CARE)(HIGH CARE, ICU AND NEPHROLOGY)
Position: Operational Manager, Nursing
Chief Directorate: Rural Health Services
Salary: R627 474 (PN-B3) per annum
Centre: Worcester Regional Hospital
Requirements for Operational Manager, Nursing:
Minimum educational qualification: Basic R425 qualification (i.e.,degree/diploma in nursing and midwifery) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse and Midwife. A post-basic nursing qualification with a duration of at least 1 year accredited with the SANC in Medical and Surgical Nursing Science: Critical Care Nursing Science: General or Child. Registration
with a professional council: Registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse and Midwife. Experience: A minimum of 9 years of appropriate/recognisable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. At least 5 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/recognizable experience in the speciality after obtaining the one-year post-basic qualification as mentioned above.
Inherent requirements of the job: Flexibility to perform after-hour and weekend standby duties for the hospital. Willingness to work night shifts, and act on behalf of supervisor and/or colleague. Competencies knowledge/skills): Managerial and leadership skills and values aligned with the WCG values:
integrity; innovative visionary; catalyst for change; self-awareness and confidence; delegation; critical thinking; accountability; problem solving and decision making. Clinical Governance, staff empowerment and development.
Human Resource and Financial Management – including computer literacy [MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook]. Extensive knowledge in general nursing, infection prevention and control and quality assurance. Knowledge in critical care and nephrology. Knowledge of relevant legislation pertaining to labour relationships, nursing legislation, related legal ethical and evidence=based nursing practices, and relevant public sector policies and protocols
Duties:
- Responsible for the coordination and delivery of quality nursing care within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Functional Business Unit, which includes Obstetrics; Postnatal and Neonatal Low Care; Gynaecology; TOP; OPD and MOU services.
- Development, monitoring and implementation of evidence-based WCG/SANC/facility policies, guidelines, standards, procedures and regulations within nursing.
- Management of human, physical and financial resources – including staff performance, overtime, skills development, labour relations and bed management.
- Effective and efficient functional business unit management – including risk management, and information management to enhance service delivery and quality patient care.
Enquiries:
Ms RM Bezuidenhout Tel No: (023) 348 1104
Applications for a Operational Manager, Nursing:
Applications are to be submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”). Find more opportunities here.
Note:
No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Shortlisted candidates could be subjected to a competency test on the day of the interview.
Closing Date:
27 October 2023
