• Reference Number : REFS/035104
• Directorate : District Health Services
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R1 028 091.00 per annum (All-inclusive package)
• Enquiries : Ms. ND Gidimisana Contract No - 079 881 5707

Requirements :

• Basic R425 qualification (Diploma / Degree in nursing) that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse. A post basic qualification - Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment and Care/ Postgraduate qualification: Primary Care Nursing. Management qualification. A minimum of 10 years appropriate / recognizable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with SANC. At least 5years of the period referred to must be appropriate/ recognizable experience at management level in the clinical field (Primary Health care Services). Registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse. Computer literacy and valid driver’s licence. Leadership, organizational decision making and problem-solving abilities within the limit of the public sector and institutional policy framework. Interpersonal skills including public relations, negotiating, conflict handling and counselling skills. Financial and budgetary knowledge pertaining to the relevant resources under management. NB!! A practical test relating to key areas may form part of the selection process for this position.

Duties :

• Provide support to the strategic leadership, coordinate plan and manage the implementation of the District Health System (DHS). Provide effective administrative support to the districts. Support the districts towards their effort to meet the ideal clinic status in preparation for the Universal Health Care. Ensure intersectoral collaboration with relevant stakeholders, through the District Development Model Forum (DDM). Strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) re-engineering and facilitate integration of all the sub-programmes within the DHS budget programme. Develop an effective monitoring and evaluation strategy to improve the programme’s performance. Ensure effective and efficient use of resources. Plan and Organize work to achieve objectives that meet service standards; applying problem solving strategies as a manager in the public service; Managing own performance and development; Planning service delivery to meet client expectations and communicating as a manager in the public service. Display the capacity in human resource planning and people management.

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: https://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 (SANC) 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 : Central Office, Johannesburg

Closing Date : 03-02-2026

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.