Position Summary

Campus: Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: EE/AA
Level: Skilled

Introduction

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a vibrant and cosmopolitan university anchored in Africa and intent on global excellence and stature. With an emphasis on independent thinking, sustainable development and multiple partnerships, UJ is an international university of choice.

Job description

Primary Healthcare (PHC) Service is part of the Health and Wellness division in the Registrar’s portfolio. It is a nurse managed facility with a medical practitioner attending to patients on a sessional basis. All nurses are PHC trained with a dispensing license. A fully functional PHC service is available on all four campuses offering the following services: Primary Health Care, HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), Reproductive Health Care, Travel Health, health promotion, monitoring of chronic medical conditions, provision of medical support to sports events and vaccination programmes to specific students. Interaction with students occurs even outside of the clinic environment with activation programmes and awareness campaigns.
 
Responsibilities:  
The Practitioner II: Primary Health Care Nurse is responsible for the promotion of excellence in provision of a healthy lifestyle within the Primary Health Care environment. His/her duties include the following:
 
  • Providing of comprehensive Primary Health Care package to all clients daily.
  • Ensuring good Pharmacy Practice.
  • Management of stock controls for equipment and medical supplies
  • Providing youth friendly services daily in the facility.
  • Sustain quality assurance throughout the clinic activities.
  • Providing a caring environment for the patients and clients.
  • Ensuring adherence to proper waste disposal techniques.
  • Ensuring adherence to universal principles of infection control.
  • Managing the performance, training and supervising a team of administrators and counsellors who are responsible for day-to-day activities.
  • Ensuring full compliance with all policies and procedures relevant to the health facility consistently.
  • Ensuring staff and processes work effectively in accordance with agreed Service Level Agreements.
  • Ensuring compliance of all staff to procurement policies and procedures.
  • Controlling & implementation of the unit’s operational budget.
  • Provision and supervision over health promotion
  • Management of the SRH&R services
  • Provision of HAST services including NIMART

Minimum requirements

Qualifications:
  • Diploma/Degree: General Nursing, Community Health, Psychiatric Nursing and Midwifery.
  • Advanced Diploma Clinical Nursing Science, Health Assessment, Treatment and Care.
  • Dispensing Licence

Experience:

  • Experience in General Nursing and Primary Health Care Nursing in a Public and/or Private sector.
  • Experience in management of a Primary Health Care unit; including supervision over staff.
  • Extensive experience as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
  • HIV/AIDS and ART management experience.
  • Health Promotion experience.
  • Reproductive health experience, including the latest developments in Family Planning methods.
 
Knowledge:

  • Legislation of the health sector as a whole and PHC specifically.
  • Clinical principles of management of minor ailments.
  • Good Pharmacy Practice.
  • Infection control.
  • Counselling and conflict resolution skills.
 
Other:

  • Must have a valid driver’s license with own reliable transport.
  • May be required to travel between campuses.
  • May be required to work overtime.

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

  • Excellent written, verbal, listening and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Good management skills in a health setting.
  • Good time management skills.
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel and Outlook).
  • Strong interpersonal relationships, with the ability to relate with all levels of management, staff and contractors.
  • Analytical thinking.
  • High levels of individual accountability, integrity and honesty.
  • A Strong commitment to customer service.
  • Flexibility to work within an environment where competing and changing priorities exist, with processes developed quickly to ensure quality outcomes that best meet business needs.
  • Ability to work with other team members to achieve outcomes.
  • Ability to apply sound judgment, interpretative skills and informed decision making.

Recommendations:

  • Experience in a higher education environment and engagement in youth related health matters.
  • Degree/Diploma in Nursing Management

ENQUIRIES REGARDING THE JOB CONTENT:  Sr. Molimi Geya at (011) 559 3837


 

Your application, comprising of a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as the names and full contact details (including telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) of at least three traceable and credible referees must be uploaded before or on the closing date of the advertised post. Please also attach the following: a copy of your highest academic qualification, proof of registration with professional bodies you might belong to and if applying for an academic position, a list of accredited research output and/ or a portfolio of your creative output.

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In conjunction to merit on the basis of qualifications, experience and proven achievements the University of Johannesburg is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities and those individuals from the historically disadvantaged groups. As necessitated by operational requirements the University reserves the right not to make an appointment to positions advertised. If you have not received a response from the University within 8 weeks of the closing date, you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that the University is obligated, in terms of recent amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (Act 13 of 2021), to assess all prospective employees (including applicants) against the National Register for Sex Offenders (NRSO). The outcome of such an assessment may have an impact upon possible employment with the University.

 

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