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

The Limpopo Department of Health is offering sessional appointments for specialist professional nurses at the PN-B1 Grade 1 and Grade 2 levels, based in hospitals across the province’s Capricorn, Mopani, Sekhukhune, Vhembe and Waterberg districts. These posts are ideal for experienced registered nurses who hold a recognised post-basic specialty qualification and who wish to work on a flexible, sessional basis, with a maximum of 20 one-hour sessions per week per nurse. Remuneration is determined by the approved sessional rates from the Department of Public Service and Administration, and is graded according to the candidate’s appropriate and recognisable experience after registration with the South African Nursing Council.

The specialty disciplines open for placement include operational theatre nursing, critical care for adults, child nursing (paediatrics), child critical care nursing, trauma nursing, advanced midwifery and neonatal nursing science, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, renal nursingchers, and general paediatric or child nursing. The positions are based at hospitals such as Pietersburg, Mankweng, Letaba, St Ritas, Philadelphia, Tshilidzini and Mokopane, among others, with each facility recruiting for the relevant specialties available there.

The core responsibilities of the role involve providing direction and supervision when implementing nursing care plans, ensuring that all patients receive quality care consistent with professional standardsaren. Nurses must practice in accordance with the relevant legislation, regulations and quality indicators, and work collaboratively within multidisciplinary clinical teams. They are also expected to make efficient and effective use of human, material and physical resources within the hospital settingMcGuire.

To be considered, applicants must hold the basic R425 qualification, namely a diploma or degree in nursing, or an equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse. A post-basic nursing qualification in one of the listed specialty areas, with a minimum duration of one year and accredited by the SANC, is also essential, except for those applying within Neonatal ICU nursing. Current registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse in the appropriate specialty is required. For appointment at Grade 1, candidates need at least four years of appropriate or recognisable nursing experience after registration as a Professional Nurse in general nursing. For Grade 2, a minimum of fourteen years of such experience is required, of which ten years must be in the relevant specialty after obtaining the post-basic qualification.

The department is seeking nurses with strong knowledge and skills in nursing care processes and procedures related to their specialty, along with good communication, report-writing, facilitation, liaison, networking and problem-solving abilities. Information management skills and computer literacy are also important. Candidates must be willing to work shifts, flexi-hours, weekends, public holidays and overtime when required. These sessional posts are being advertised as part of a broader professional nurses database for sessional appointments, offering specialist nurses the chance to contribute their expertise to public healthcare delivery in Limpopo while maintaining flexibility in their working arrangements.