Professional Nurse Grade 1 (PN-B1): Advanced Midwifery

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**Overview** This role is for a Professional Nurse Grade 1, specializing in Advanced Midwifery, within the Mpumalanga Department of Health. The position involves providing comprehensive, specialized nursing care and managing resources in an Advanced Midwifery Unit, ensuring adherence to professional standards, legal frameworks, and patient-centred principles. **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this role include: * Providing optimal, holistic specialized nursing care according to set standards and within professional/legal frameworks. * Delivering comprehensive healthcare services in the Advanced Midwifery Unit. * Ensuring effective and efficient management of resources. * Providing quality patient care and adhering to established norms and standards. * Participating in quality improvement programs. * Supervising and implementing patient care standards. * Practicing nursing healthcare in accordance with statutory laws governing the nursing profession, labor, and healthcare. * Implementing constructive working relations with nurses and other stakeholders. * Ensuring compliance with Infection Prevention and Control policies. * Ensuring equipment functionality and readiness at all times. * Prioritizing and coordinating patient management activities according to protocols. * Planning and organizing personal work and that of support personnel to ensure proper nursing care. * Participating in staff development and performance management. * Reporting patient safety incidents, challenges, and deficiencies within the unit. * Working effectively, cooperatively, and amicably with people of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial, or religious backgrounds. * Ensuring 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 (e.g., 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. * **For Grade 1:** A minimum of four (4) years appropriate/recognizable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with the SANC. * **For 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/recognisable experience in the specific specialty 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 should possess a Senior Certificate or equivalent, a SANC-accredited basic nursing qualification, and a SANC-accredited 1-year post-basic qualification in Advanced Midwifery Nursing Science. Applicants for Grade 1 must have a minimum of four years of relevant nursing experience post-SANC registration as a Professional Nurse. Additionally, a minimum of ten years of specialized experience in Advanced Midwifery after obtaining the post-basic qualification is required. Ideal candidates will demonstrate the ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and exhibit strong leadership, interpersonal, problem-solving, decision-making, supervisory, and teaching skills. They should be committed to providing high-quality, patient-centred care, ensuring compliance with health and legal standards, and contributing to staff development and effective teamwork within a diverse environment. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/professional-nurse-grade-1-pn-b1-advanced-midwifery-mpumalanga-department-of-health-3 Source: myjobmag

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