Clinical Programme Coordinator: Comprehensive Health

Overview

Clinical Programme Coordinator position at Grabouw CHC for a professional nurse to coordinate sub-district chronic, mental health, rehabilitation and community-based health services.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification (R683 plus R254) that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse.
• OR A 4-year bachelor’s degree in nursing (R174) or equivalent qualification (R683 plus R1497 or R171 plus R1497) that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse.
• (This dispensation is only applicable for posts of Clinical Programme Coordinator where it is an inherent requirement of the post, incumbent to maintain registration with the SANC).
• Registration with a professional council: Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse.
• Experience: A minimum of 7 years’ appropriate/recognisable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with SANC in general nursing.
• Inherent requirement of the job: Valid (Code B/EB/C1) driver’s license.
• Willingness to work overtime when necessary.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to function/make decisions independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Good interpersonal relations, exceptional leadership and conflict resolution skills.
• Knowledge of all relevant public service regulations and policies.
• Understanding the District Health System.
• Experience in Primary health care and statistical data.
• Understanding public/private partnerships.
• Good psychosocial, health assessment, planning, organisational, and training skills.
• Appropriate knowledge of mental health, rehab, eye care, infectious and HIV/AIDS/STI/TB, Chronic Conditions and community-based services.
• Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Experience in Health programmes (women’s health, child health, mental health, chronic diseases, infectious diseases, community-based services).

Duties

• Ensure implementation, coordination, governance, monitoring and evaluation of the Sub-District District Chronic, rehabilitation, eyecare, mental health, HAST and Community Based services and strategies.
• Support the implementation of Mental health, rehab, eye care, chronic health, infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS/STI/TB services, establish linkages with integrated management of conditions and life stages Support the internal and external interface strengthening with the focus on the COPC Model.
• Monitor and evaluate programme goals and targets including the collection, validation and interpretation of statistical data.
• Involvement in training/capacity building programmes to develop skills and roll out training to support implementation and provision of services related to chronic, rehab, eyecare, mental, infections and HAST.
• Effective implementation of appropriate projects to improve the integrated primary health care services in the sub-district.
• Ensure quality patient care through professional and technical support to funded Community Based Services (CBS) Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) programmes within the Sub-district.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of the implementation of the different programmes of CBS in the health facilities, NPO Sector and communities within the sub district and ensure monthly/quarterly submission of progress reports to the District Office Coordinate and support Sub-district personnel with health activities in Primary Health Care facilities and in non- health sites.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Ms H Human Tel No: (028) 814-3700

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates will be required to undergo a competency assessment. It should be noted that advertised posts are linked to the Institution/ Facility that forms part of the Ecosystem Service platform. Upon appointment, incumbents will be expected to render clinical services across institutions in the Ecosystem, as needed to sustain health service delivery. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the Post 35/278: Senior State Accountant: Financial Accounting (X2 Posts), Centre: Directorate: Financial Accounting, R413 001 per annum has been cancelled. MANAGEMENT ECHELON