• Reference Number : refs/034979
• Directorate : Nursing
• Number of Posts : 10

• Package : R 307 473.00 – R 362 187.00 per annum (plus benefits
• Enquiries : Ms M.A. Ngobeni ngobeni.mixo@gauteng.gov.za Ms S. Naidoo Sheryl.naidoo@gauteng.gov

Requirements :

• Basic R425 qualification, i.e., Diploma / Degree in Nursing, or equivalent qualification that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse. Appropriate experience in a psychiatric setting will serve as an added advantage for a career in psychiatry. A driver’s license and computer literacy will be considered as an advantage.

Duties :

• Provision of optimal, holistic knowledge of mental health care in nursing. Provide complex and advanced comprehensive care to patients in a psychiatric unit in a cost-effective, efficient, and equitable manner. To understand the processes, procedures, and other legal framework about Nursing and Mental Health Care Act. To act as a shift leader when required to do so. To be able to work night duty and public holidays. Good communication and writing skills are important. Ensure the implementation of the National Regulated Norms and Standards and Batho Pele Principles. Participate in other structures (Committees) of the hospital outside the unit to strengthen service delivery. Maintain own professional growth and ethical standards.

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 : Tara the H Moross Centre

Closing Date : 16-01-2026

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.