Professional Nurse

**Closing Date**
- 2025/05/26

**Reference Number**
- WCG250414-5

**Tracking Number**
- DSD 33/2025

**Job Title**
- Professional Nurse: Facility Management (2 posts available), Ref No. DSD 33/2025

**Department**
- Social Development

**Salary level**
- OSD

**Enquiries**
- Ms D Baugaard at (021) 826 5972

**Job Type**
- Permanent

**Location - Country**
- South Africa

**Location - Province**
- Western Cape

**Location - Town / City**
- Sivuyile Secure Care Centre

**Job Purpose**
- The Department of Social Development, Western Cape Government has opportunities for suitably qualified and competent individuals to provide holistic nursing care to residents in a cost effective, efficient and equitable manner.

**Minimum Requirements**
- Grade 1: Basic R425 qualification (Diploma/ Degree in Nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse; Compulsory registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse; No experience required. Grade 2: Basic R425 qualification (Diploma/ Degree in Nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse; Compulsory registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse; A minimum of 10 years appropriate/ recognisable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. Grade 3: Basic R425 qualification (Diploma/ Degree in Nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse; Compulsory registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse; A minimum of 20 years appropriate/ recognisable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing.

**Recommendation**
- Previous experience at youth facility-based nursing; A valid (Code B or higher) driving licence.

NB: People with disabilities that restrict driving abilities, but who have reasonable access to transport, may also apply.

**Key Performance Areas**
- Provide direction and supervision for the implementation of the nursing plan (clinical practice/quality care to residents); Implement standards, practices, criteria and indicators for quality nursing (quality of practice); Practice nursing and health care in accordance with the prescripts and regulations relevant to nursing and health care; Maintain a constructive working relationship with nursing MDT members and other stakeholders; Utilise human, material and physical resources efficiently and effectively.

**Competencies**

**Knowledge of the following**: Nursing care processes and procedures; Nursing statutes and any other relevant legal frameworks such as: Nursing Act, Health Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Patient Rights Charter, Batho Pele Principles, Public Service Regulations, Labour Relations Act.
**Skills needed**: Written and verbal communication Skills; Report writing; Facilitation; Co-ordination-, liaison
- and networking; Problem solving; Information
- and knowledge management; Knowledge Management; Planning and Organising; Computer literacy.

**Remuneration**
- Grade 1: R 324 384 - R 382 107 per annum; Grade 2: R 396 132 - R 466 623 per annum; Grade 3: R 476 367 - R 620 662 per annum (OSD as prescribed)

Note on remuneration: Cost-to-employer (CTE) remuneration packages for certain occupation-specific dispensations (OSD), the middle-management service (MMS) and contract positions are inclusive of all costs related to service benefits or obligations including basic salary, 13th cheque, medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc. MMS remuneration packages are flexible and may be individually structured as prescribed. Where remuneration is not indicated as CTE, employees' service benefits or obligations are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.

**Notes