Assistant Manager; Area

Requirements

• A Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/ degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse. Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse and proof of current registration. A minimum of 8 years’ appropriate/ recognizable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing. At least 3 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/ recognizable experience at management level.
  
  Diploma in Nursing Administration or Health Care Nursing Management. Computer literacy will be an added advantage.

• Manage and coordinate Night Duty services across the institution to ensure optimal patient care. Ensure compliance with nursing standards, quality assurance programmes, and clinical governance practices. Supervise Operational Managers and Night Duty nursing teams to ensure safe staffing levels, proper allocation, and effective utilisation of human resources. Monitor patient care, clinical risks, adverse events and ensure implementation of corrective measures. Facilitate staff development, mentorship, coaching and in-service training.
  
  Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control (IPC) and Occupational Health & Safety standards during night operations. Compile and submit daily night duty reports, incident reports, labour relations matters, and escalations to Nursing Management. Ensure effective management of equipment, consumables and adherence to financial and supply chain management policies.

• Applications should be submitted on a (PDF Format only) to the following E-Recruitment portal: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). No hand-delivered, faxed or emailed applications will be accepted. Where Driver’s License is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet a.gov.za/documentsplus
  
  a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form and a detailed CV will be disqualified). The experience on the Curriculum Vitae must contain the institution, position(s) and dates indicating the starting and ending period to be able to calculate the years of experience. The information on the new Z83 must correspond with the Curriculum Vitae.
  
  (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
  
  Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3months of 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, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment/reference check verification and social media checks). NB:
  Reference Checks-the applicant should provide contactable referees (names, cell phone number and email address), of which immediate supervisor(s) must form part of. The Department shall reserve the right to conduct verification beyond names provided on CV. Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 85/1993.
  
  It is the department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. Public Service does not charge any fees for applying for posts. Should you be asked for a fee, please let the authorities know. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY

Employer :
Department of Health

Location :
Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital

Closing Date : 10-03-2026

Do you have A Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/ degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse?

Do you have Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse and proof of current registration?

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If youdo not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.