Description
We are seeking a Senior Migration Health Nurse to work at the Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC) in Pretoria, South Africa.
The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating daily nursing activities, providing health education and counselling to migrants and refugees, and ensuring the implementation of health assessment programmes.
Key responsibilities include:
- Coordinating daily nursing activities in the MHAC
- Providing health education and counselling to migrants and refugees
- Ensuring implementation of health assessment programmes and standard operating procedures
- Participating in quality improvement and quality assurance procedures
- Verifying pharmacy stock and analysing data
- Creating schedules and assigning tasks to nurses
- Facilitating administrative reports preparation and programme updates
- Contributing to the planning and execution of mobile missions
- Performing medical escort duties when required
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited academic institution
- Four years of professional work experience
- Valid license to practice nursing in South Africa
- Excellent technical skills, including phlebotomy
- Training or working experience in tuberculosis management, mass immunizations, communicable diseases, laboratory testing or public health is an advantage
- Leadership, organisational, and communication skills
- Fluency in English (oral and written)
- Working knowledge of local languages commonly spoken in South Africa
We offer a fixed-term contract of 1 year with the possibility of extension.