About the Role
The Umgeni Specialized Psychiatric Hospital is seeking dedicated Professional Nurses in the General Stream to join their compassionate team in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal. This vital role involves providing high-quality nursing care and support to patients facing mental health challenges, ensuring that they receive the best possible treatment and support in a nurturing environment. As a Professional Nurse, your contributions will directly impact the lives of individuals in your community, promoting wellness and recovery while working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
In this position, you will play a key role in implementing nursing plans aimed at delivering quality patient care. Your expertise will help maintain a constructive working relationship with colleagues and other stakeholders, ensuring that all patients receive comprehensive care tailored to their unique needs. By working at Umgeni Specialized Psychiatric Hospital, you will not only enhance your professional skills but also help foster a culture of ethics and professionalism within the nursing profession, making a meaningful difference in the lives of others.
About the Department
The Umgeni Specialized Psychiatric Hospital is dedicated to providing comprehensive mental health services to the community. This facility operates under the mandate to enhance the quality of life for individuals with psychiatric conditions through specialized treatment programs and initiatives. Working in this department means being part of a mission that values patient-centered care, collaboration, and continuous professional development, contributing to the overall health and wellbeing of the community.
What You’ll Do
- Implement nursing plans to ensure quality patient care and clinical practice.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive nursing care.
- Supervise and support other nursing staff in delivering effective patient care.
- Maintain accurate and complete patient records to ensure continuity of care.
- Participate in health promotion and illness prevention initiatives within the institution.
- Assist with performance planning, monitoring, and evaluation of staff.
- Uphold nursing standards and ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
- Foster a culture of ethics and professionalism in nursing practices.
What You’ll Need
- Senior Certificate/Grade 12 or equivalent.
- Basic R425 qualification (Degree/Diploma in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse with Psychiatric specialization.
- Knowledge of nursing care processes, statutes, and relevant legal frameworks.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with patients and colleagues.
- Proficiency in planning and organizing work to ensure optimal nursing care.
- A compassionate approach to patient care, advocating for their needs and expectations.
- Computer literacy and understanding of occupational health and safety principles.
How to Apply
Applications quoting the relevant reference UMG 08/2026 should be submitted as directed below.
Requirements
Senior Certificate/Grade 12 or equivalent.Basic R425 qualification (Degree/Diploma in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with South African Nursing Council as Professional Nurse with Psychiatric.
Experience: No experience required.
Knowledge And Skills: 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, Patients Right Charter, Batho Pele Principles.
Public Service Regulations, Labour Relations Act, Disciplinary Code and Procedure, Grievance Procedure.
Demonstrate effective communication with patients, supervisors and other clinicians, including report writing when required.
Able to plan and organize own work and that of support personnel to ensure proper nursing care.
Display a concern for patients, promoting and advocating proper treatment and care including awareness and willingness to respond to patient’s needs, requirements and expectations.
Knowledge of nursing care delivery approaches and special interest in Psychiatric Nursing.
Good communication skills, report writing skills, Facilitation skills, Coordination skills, Liaison skills, Networking skills, Problem solving skills.
Information management, Knowledge management, Planning and Organizing.
Computer Literacy.
Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety, Infection control, medical waste and risk assessment and Mental Health Care Act and team building and supervisory skills
Job Duties
Provide directions and supervision for the implementation of the nursing plan (clinical practice/quality patient care.Implement standards, practices, criteria and indicators for quality nursing (quality of practice).
Practice nursing and heath care in accordance with the laws and regulations relevant to nursing and health care.
Maintain a constructive working relationship with nursing and other stakeholders.
Utilize human, material and physical resources efficiently and effectively.
Perform a clinical nursing practice in accordance with the scope pf practice and nursing standards as determined by the relevant health facility.
Promote quality of nursing care as directed by the professional scope pf practice and standards as determined by the relevant health facility and Nursing Act.
Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure good nursing care and work effectively, co-operatively and amicably with people of diverse intellectual, cultural and racial or religious differences.
Assist the unit manager with overall management and the necessary support for the effective functioning of the unit.
Execute duties and functions with proficiency in support of the aims and strategic objective of the institution and provide nursing care that lends itself to improve service delivery and maintain accurate and complete patient records.
Ensure proper utilization of human and material resources and liaise with multi-disciplinary team to ensure continuity of patient care and supervise the provision of nursing care services by the other categories of nursing staff.
Participate in health promotion and illness prevention initiatives within the institution and outreach programmes.
Assist with performance planning, monitoring and evaluation of staff.
Promote the culture of ethics and professionalism within the nursing profession.
Ensure provision of accurate statistical information for data management.
Participating in CPD (Continuous Professional Development)
