About Free State Department of Health

The Free State Department of Health is the provincial government body responsible for providing public healthcare services to the community in the Free State province of South Africa. Overseeing facilities like Universitas Academic Hospital and Pelonomi Hospital, which operate through public-private partnerships (PPPs).

Requirements

• Basic R425 qualification (i.e An appropriate bachelor’s degree/ Diploma in Nursing or equivalent qualification that allow registration with the South African Nursing Council) as a Professional Nurse.
• Registration with the SANC as a professional nurse and currently registered for the financial year.
• Diploma/ Degree in Nursing Administration/ Management registered with SANC.
• A minimum of 10 years appropriate/ recognizable experience in Nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing.
• At least 6 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/ recognizable experience in the specialty after obtaining one-year post-basic qualification in ICU.
• At least 3 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/ recognizable experience at management level. Provide service record for previous employment

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and guidance to implement the Norms and Standards for Ideal Health Facility Monitoring, OHSC, SANC, the Nursing Strategy relevant legislative framework, including the achievement of Annual Performance Plan outcomes.
• Promote the implementation of clinical governance systems and recommendations within critical care department. Promote the implementation of clinical governance systems and recommendations with critical care departments.
• Supervise and coordinate provision of a professional, safe, quality patient care by nurses, technologists/ perfusionist, radiographers, surgeons, anaesthesiologists and other partners (internal/external) within the continuum of critical care for better outcomes and accessibility of life-saving services. Facilitate cost-effective management and utilization of material resources, various assets and human capital, including the procurement of buy-outs needs to provide critical care services in accordance with relevant SCM directives and legislation (PFMA/Preferential Procurement Act).
• Develop and monitor the implementation of policies and guidelines, programmes, regulations, procedure and standards pertaining to nurses’ training, professional development and research. Promote the use of Information Technology to manage data/information for the enhancement of communication systems and service delivery. Promote effective risk management and cascading of the Risks Action Plan within the critical care departments.