Professional Nurse Grade 1 (pn-b1): Advanced Midwifery
Mpumalanga Department of Health
- Salary (as advertised)
- R495 423 – R581 931 per year
- Minimum qualification
- Diploma
- Closing date
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In brief
Overview This role is for a Professional Nurse, Grade 1 (PN-B1), specializing in Advanced Midwifery, at Mapulaneng Hospital within the Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga Department of Health. There are two posts available, focusing on providing optimal, holistic, and specialized nursing care within the Advanced Midwifery Unit, ensuring compliance with professional, legal, and quality standards. What you will do * Provide optimal, holistic specialized nursing care with set standards and within a professional/legal framework. * Provide comprehensive health care services in the Advanced Midwifery Unit. * Ensure effective and efficient management of resources. * Provide quality patient care, following norms and standards. * Participate in quality improvement programs. * Supervise and implement patient care standards. * Implement and practice nursing health care in accordance with the statutory laws governing the nursing profession, labor and health care. * Implement constructive working relations with nurses and other stakeholders. * Ensure compliance with Infection Prevention and Control policies. * Ensure that equipment is functional and ready all the time. * Prioritize and coordinate activities of patient management according to protocols. * Plan and organize your own work and that of support personnel to ensure proper nursing care. * Participate in staff development and performance management. * Report patient safety incidents, challenges, and deficiencies within the unit. * Work effectively, cooperatively, and amicably with people of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial, or religious differences. * Ensure adherence to Batho - Pele Principles and the Patient’s Right Charter. Requirements (from the original advert) * Senior Certificate / Grade 12 qualification or equivalent. * Basic qualification accredited with the SANC in terms of Government Notice R425 (i.e., Diploma / Degree in General Nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse and Midwifery (2026). * A post-basic nursing qualification, with a duration of at least 1 year, accredited with the SANC in terms of Government Notice R212 specialty in Advanced Midwifery Nursing Science. * **Grade 1**: A minimum of four (4) years appropriate / recognizable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with the SANC. * **Grade 2**: A minimum of fourteen (14) years appropriate / recognizable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) in General Nursing. At least ten (10) years of the period referred to above must be appropriate / recognizable experience in the specific speciality after obtaining the 1-year post basic qualification in Advanced Midwifery. * Ability to function independently and to prioritize work. * Leadership and sound interpersonal skills. * Problem-solving and decision-making skills. * Good supervisory and teaching skills. Who should apply Candidates holding a Senior Certificate/Grade 12 or equivalent, along with a basic qualification accredited with SANC allowing registration as a Professional Nurse and Midwifery, plus a post-basic nursing qualification (minimum 1 year) in Advanced Midwifery Nursing Science. Applicants for Grade 1 require a minimum of four years of appropriate nursing experience post-SANC registration. For Grade 2, a minimum of fourteen years of general nursing experience post-SANC registration is required, with at least ten years of that experience specifically in Advanced Midwifery after obtaining the post-basic qualification. Ideal candidates should possess the ability to function independently, prioritize work, demonstrate leadership, sound interpersonal skills, problem-solving, decision-making, supervisory, and teaching skills, and be capable of working effectively in diverse environments while adhering to ethical principles. Deadline Not specified Reference Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/mpumalanga-department-of-health-vacancies-7#spani-ref-mpdoh-oct-26-1592 Source: govpage
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