Senior Public Health Nurse

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), a Statutory Body under the Ministry of Health responsible for the management and operation of  Public Health Services within the Parishes of Clarendon, Manchester and St. Elizabeth, invites  applications from suitably qualified persons for the following position: SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE (HPC/RN5).

Reporting to the Medical Officer (Health), the successful candidate will be responsible for the Primary Health Care Nursing Services in Clarendon.

Qualification and Experience

• Certificate/Diploma/Bachelor Science Degree in General Nursing from an accredited
  school
• Certificate in Midwifery
• Diploma/B. Sc. Degree in Public Health Nursing
• Certificate or degree in Nursing Administration/Supervisory Management/Health
  Services Management
• Master of Public Health/Human Resource Management/Development or other equivalent post graduate degree will be an asset.
• Registration with the Nursing Council as Nurse and Midwife
• Five to Seven (5-7) years clinical practice to proficiency level as a Registered Nurse/
  Midwife
• Six (6) years Public Health Nursing Practice
• Three (3) years Public Health Nursing Administration

Key Responsibilities

Management and Administration

• Preparation of programme plans to meet Parish, Regional, and National goals.
• Reviewing, evaluating and interpreting health district/programme reports, vital
  statistics, outputs for health targets and other data in determining effectiveness
  of strategies implemented.
• Monitoring and evaluating programmes through data collection, collation and
  analysis.

Technical

• Initiating and coordinating of surveillance and control of communicable disease
  programmes at the parish level in collaboration with the Medical Officer (Health) and
  other key stakeholders.
• Liaising with other team members at the health district and regional level in the
  prevention and containment of disease epidemics of national and international
  significance.
• Conducting clinical duties and surveillance activities

Human Resource

• Consulting with Regional Nursing Supervisor, Medical Officer (Health), Parish
  Manager, Personnel and other officers on matters requiring their expertise.
• Evaluating the performance of Public Health Nurse Level II, Midwife Supervisor or
  District Midwife Level III and reviews the performance of the Public Health Nurse
  Level I.
• Initiating and or facilitating counseling sessions of staff on issues both work and
  non-work related.

Education

• Conducting training needs assessment of nursing and midwifery personnel and
  preparation of parish succession plan.
• Management of the continuing education activities or training to promote the
  effective performance of team members.
• Facilitating the practicum of students from varying programmes and serves as
  preceptor.

Research

• Contributing to the body of nursing knowledge by conducting and critically analyzing research geared towards improving evidence- based practice.
• Utilization of programme outputs and other relevant data to guide research agenda.
• Participating in advanced epidemiological investigations.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• Professional nursing theory and practice;
• Strong leadership, motivational and administrative skills;
• Proactive work attitude, good ethical conduct and human relations skill;
• Nursing, health and related legislation;
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office Suite;
• Excellent administrative, leadership and communication skills as a middle manager;
• Good clinical and diagnostic/problem-solving skills;
• Practical experience of programme planning and management techniques;
• Proactive work attitude, and good ethical conduct;
• High-quality written, oral, and time management skills;
• Good human/interpersonal relations skills;
• Sound analytical skills;
• Ability to recognize and evaluate health needs;
• Ability to inspire confidence and motivate staff;
• Ability to plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate programmes and the performance of others;
• Ability to plan and coordinate learning experiences;
• Ability to work effectively with related professional and with community agencies.

Salary

Salary range $2,167,587 – $2,576,579 per annum plus applicable allowances

Note

Applications along with resume should be sent no later than December 11, 2020.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact

Director, Human Resource Management & Industrial Relations

Southern Regional Health Authority

3 Brumalia Road

Mandeville

Email: jobs@srha.gov.jm

Base Salary: Undisclosed