Operational Manager Pnb3: Advanced Midwifery And Neonatal Nursing Science

Department: Free State Provincial Government Centre: Lejweleputswa District Salary: R720 819 – R821 454 per annum, plus, 13th Cheque, Housing Allowance, Medical Aid (Optional, Employee must meet the prescribed requirements. Reference: H/O/12/2026 DUTIES Coordination of optimal, holistic specialized nursing care provided within set standards and a professional/legal framework. Manage effectively the utilization and supervision of resources. Coordination of the provision of 197 effective training and research. Provision of Effective Support to Nursing Services. Effective utilization of resources (Human and Material) participation with training and research. Maintain professional growth/ethical standards and self-development. Demonstrate an in depth understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices and how to impact on service delivery. Ensure clinical nursing practices by the nursing team (unit) in accordance with the scope of practice and nursing standards as determine by the relevant health facility. Promote quality of nursing care as directed by the professional scope of practice and standards as determined by the relevant health facility. Demonstrate and basic understanding HR and financial policies and practices. Demonstrate effective communication with patients, supervisor, other health professionals and junior colleagues, including more complex report writing when required. Work as part of multi-disciplinary team at unit level to ensure good nursing care by the nursing team. Work effectively and amicable, at supervisory level, with persons of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial or religious differences. Able to manage own work, time and that of junior colleagues to ensure proper nursing services in the unit. Display a concern for patients, promoting, advocating and facilitating proper treatment and care and ensuring that the unit adheres to the principle of Batho Pele. Able to develop contact, build and maintain a network of professional relations in order to enhance service delivery. Demonstrate basic computer literacy as a support tool to enhance service delivery. ENQUIRIES Me. NF Gigi Tel No: (057) 352 2706 HOW TO APPLY Please go to the website as indicated below to apply for this post. https://www.erecruitment.fs.gov.za NOTE It is the intention to promote representativity in the Department through the filling of these posts. The candidature of applicants from designated groups especially in respect of people with disabilities, women and youth will receive preference. A recent comprehensive, detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) containing, inter alia, a complete chronological record of training, experience, competencies, and previous employment record as well as the names and telephone numbers of three persons willing to act as referees. Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualifications and other relevant documents on application. (Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified documents). All shortlisted candidates will be subjected to personnel suitability checks on criminal records, citizenship verification, financial records, qualification verification and applicants could be required to provide consent for access to their social media accounts. Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Separate applications must be submitted for every vacancy. Failure to comply with the procedure outlined above, will lead to an application being rejected. Applicants who terminated their services with voluntary severance packages may not apply; salary progression on the salary scales is subject to performance assessment; The FSDoE reserves the right not to fill advertised positions. It is expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place determined by the Free State Department of Education. It is the applicants’ responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Non-RSA residents/permanent residents will submit proof only when shortlisted. Applicants are respectfully informed that if no notification of appointment is received within 4 months of the closing date, they must accept that their application has been unsuccessful. Introduction and general measures: NB: as of 1st July 2006, all new appointments in the public service have to be part of the Government Employee Medical Scheme (GEMS) in order to qualify for a Government Medical Subsidy. Correspondence will only be entered into with shortlisted applicants. Entry level requirement for SMS posts: In terms of the Directive on Human Resource Management and Development on Public Service Professionalisation Volume 1, a requirement for appointment into SMS posts is the successful completion of the Nyukela (Compulsory Pre- Entry Certificate for entry into the SMS) Senior Management Pre-Entry programme as endorsed by the National School of Government (NSG). The Course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by following the below link: https:www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre- entryprogramme/.According to the Explanatory Guide on SMS Competency- Based Assessment, paragraph 5.1, All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to technical exercise and interview. Following the technical exercise and interview, a maximum of three (3) SMS candidates will undergo psychometric assessments to assess cognitive capabilities, behavioral preferences, emotional intelligence, and integrity. According to the Directive on Human Resource Management and Development on Public Service Professionalisation Volume 1, paragraph 1.32.1, 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. MANAGEMENT ECHELON Source: DPSA Public Service Vacancy Circular 39 of 2026. Apply exactly as the department instructs (Z83 form and CV); Insly does not forward applications for public service posts.

Senior Certificate, Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Registered Nurse in General Nursing. OR - A 4-year Bachelor Degree in Nursing (R174) that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse. A post-basic nursing qualification with a duration of at least 1 year, accredited with SANC in Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science. Current registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse (2026/2027). A minimum of 9 years’ appropriate/recognisable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. At least 5 years of the period referred to the above must be appropriate / recognisable experience in the Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science after obtaining 1-year post-basic qualification in the Advanced Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science specialty. Skills and Knowledge: Computer literacy. Knowledge of Public Service Legislation, policies and procedures. Thorough knowledge of nursing care processes and procedures, nursing statutes, and other relevant legal frameworks such as: Nursing Act, Health Act, Occupational Health and Safety Act, Patient Rights Charter, Batho-Pele principles, etc. Knowledge of HR policies such as: Skills Development Act, Public Service Regulations, Labour Relations Act, Disciplinary Code and Procedure, Grievance Procedure.