• Reference Number : refs/034978
• Directorate : Nursing Services
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R 220 614.00 – R 382 107.00 per annum (Plus Benefits) (Salary will be in accordance with OSD)
• Enquiries : Ms M.A Ngobeni mixo.ngobeni@gauteng.gov.za Ms S. Naidoo Sheryl.naidoo@gauteng.gov.

Requirements :

• Qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Staff Nurse (Enrolled Nurse). A 1-year psychiatric experience will serve as an added advantage. Must possess communication skills, empathy and compassion, time management, medical knowledge, organizational skills. Must know Batho Pele principles and their applicability. Must know and apply the six-key ministerial priorities. Must be conversant with National Core Standards. Successful candidates will be subjected to medical surveillance.

Duties :

• Perform nursing practice, particularly for assessment of psychosocial health needs, in line with physiological design, implementation and evaluation of care planning with the partnership of the client, restoration and promotion of mental health and enhancement of quality of life as the client’s desire - collaboration with other mental health team members in the care provision. Safeguard Mental Health Care Users (MHCU) from unsafe practice. Ensure patients’ rights of dignity, autonomy, privacy, confidentiality and access to information. Maintain a therapeutic environment conducive to mental health rehabilitation. Recognise the factors affecting mental health and the appropriate actions to take for mental health promotion. Identify the health-related needs of clients in different health care settings. Communicate health information and coordinate mental health education/promotion activities effectively. Collect and utilise updated evidence and reliable information for planning and improving mental health promotion and education activities. Intervene appropriately to safeguard the interests and well-being of clients. Administer medication to MHCU under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Attend in-service training and staff meetings as required. Adhere to all facility policies and procedures

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.