PROFESSIONAL NURSE: SPECIALTY [PN-B1] GRADE 1–2 SESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS: MAXIMUM OF 20 SESSIONS PER WEEK PER PN (1 SESSION = 1 HOUR)

This advertisement from the Limpopo Department of Health invites applications from qualified professional nurses for sessional, part-time appointments as Professional Nurse: Specialty at the PN-B1 Grade 1 and Grade 2 levels, with a maximum of twenty sessions per week, where one session equals one hour. The posts are based at a range of hospitals across the Capricorn, Mopani, Sekhukhune, Vhembe and Waterberg districts, including Pietersburg, Mankweng, Letaba, St Ritas, Philadelphia, Tshilidzini and Mokopane hospitals. The specialty disciplines open for these sessional posts are operational theatre, critical care adult (ICU), child nursing (paediatrics), child critical care nursing (ICU), trauma, advanced midwifery and neonatal nursing science, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, renal, and paediatric or child nursing. Remuneration is set according to the sessional rates approved by the Department of Public Service and Administration, based on the candidate’s recognisable experience after registration with the South African Nursing Council.

To be considered, candidates must possess a basic R425 qualification, namely a diploma or degree in nursing or an equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a professional nurse. In addition, a post-basic nursing qualification in one of the listed specialty areas is required, with a minimum duration of one year and accredited by the SANC, except for neonatal ICU nursing where the requirement differs. Current registration with the SANC as a professional nurse in the relevant specialty is essential. For entry at Grade 1, applicants need at least four years of appropriate nursing experience after registration in general nursing. For Grade 2, a minimum of fourteen years of appropriate experience is required, of which ten years must be in the relevant specialty after obtaining the post-basic qualification. Candidates must also be willing to work shifts, flexi-hours, weekends, public holidays and overtime as needed.

The key performance areas include providing direction and supervision for the implementation of the nursing care plan and ensuring quality patient care; practising nursing in line with standards, quality indicators, legislation and regulations; working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary clinical team; and using human, material and physical resources efficiently. The ideal candidate will have sound knowledge of nursing care processes in the relevant specialty, good communication and report-writing skills, facilitation and liaison abilities, networking and problem-solving skills, information management skills, and computer literacy.

In addition to the specialty posts, the advertisement also lists separate sessional appointments for Professional Nurse with Midwifery at Grade 1 to Grade 3, based at numerous hospitals in the Vhembe, Waterberg, Capricorn and Mopani districts. These midwifery posts also carry sessional remuneration, but no further specific requirements or duties are detailed in the listing. Applicants interested in either type of post should note that these are sessional appointments, and the department maintains a professional nurses database for sessional work. This is an opportunity for experienced specialist nurses to contribute to public healthcare delivery in Limpopo on a flexible, session-based schedule.