Health · Circular 36 of 2026
Nursing Assistant (NURSING Auxiliary)
Department of Health
Overview
Nursing Assistant position at Kakamas Hospital requiring SANC registration as a Nursing Assistant, with salaries scaling by grade and years of experience.
Requirements
- Qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Nursing Assistant, Registration with the SANC as Nursing Assistant.
- Experience: Grade 1: None, Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years’ experience after registration with the SANC as a nursing assistant, Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years of experience after registration with the SANC as Nursing Assistant.
Duties
Assist patients with activities of daily living (physical care), Prove elementary clinical nursing care, Maintain professional growth/ethical standards and self- development.
How to apply
Applications must be e-mailed to nchealthhr-zfm@ncpg.gov.za or be hand delivered to 110 Schroder Street, ZF Mgcawu District Office (Old Gordonia Hospital), Upington or couriered via postal services to 110 Schroder Street (Old Gordonia Hospital) Private Bag X5900, Upington, 8801.
Enquiries: Mr. F. van Neel Tel No: (054) 337 0600
Notes
All applicants must complete an application register when an application is hand delivered. Applications must be submitted on the new prescribed application form Z83 obtainable from any Public Service Department or any Public Service Administration website. The fully completed and signed Z83 should be accompanied by a detailed/comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, indicating positions held, dates and key performance responsibilities. Only short-listed candidates will be required to submit certified copies of their qualifications and relevant documents on or before the day of the interview proceedings following communication from the Human Resource Management Recruitment and Selection Unit. Failure to submit the requested documents or information will result in your application not being considered. The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer/promotion / appointment will promote representivity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after 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, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One must be a practical exercise, and the other must be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment. Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process. The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement. The Department of Health is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The request for certified documents will be limited to shortlisted candidates. The Human Resource Administration of the Department will inform shortlisted candidate for a post to submit certified documents on or before the day of the interview. Should an applicant wish to apply for more than one post, separate applications must be submitted for all posts. OTHER POSTS
Post 36/301, sourced from the DPSA Circular 36 of 2026. Apply directly to Department of Health by 23 October 2026, quoting reference NCDOH 92/2026. This is an unofficial index; the advert in the circular is authoritative.
- Location
- Kakamas, Northern Cape
- Salary
- R181 230 – R280 119 p/a
- Closing date
- 23 October 2026
- Reference
- NCDOH 92/2026
Apply directly to the department, by the closing date, quoting the reference.