Assistant Manager Nursing (Specialty: Forensics)

About the role

The Department of Health and Wellness (Western Cape) is hiring an Assistant Manager Nursing (Specialty: Forensics) in Metro Health Services, based in Valkenberg Hospital. This is a permanent post, paying R785,568 a year. How to apply: Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”). Closing date: 16 November 2026, 17:00PM Use the new Z83 form and attach a detailed CV. Note: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.

Responsibilities

• Effective management of the Psychiatric wards and coordination of all activities and communication with the relevant supervisors and stakeholder.
• Management and monitoring the effective utilisation of human, financial and physical resources.
• Deliver a quality psychiatric nursing care throughout the hospital and provide on-going support to the nursing service.
• Participate in the analysis, formulation and implementation of nursing guidelines, practices, standards and procedures incorporating the Ideal Hospital Standards.
• Supervision of the implementation of effective processes and practices to all statistical information needed to render a quality mental health service.
• Liaising with relevant stakeholders on day and night shift including referring hospitals, family members, security service and SAPS.
• Participate in and encourage nursing research at the institution.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification (R683 plus R880) that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse with Psychiatry.
• A post-basic nursing qualification with a duration of at least 1 year accredited with the SANC in Advanced Psychiatric Nursing Science (R212).
• Or A 4-year Bachelor Degree in Nursing (R174) or equivalent qualification (R171 plus R1497) that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse.
• A post graduate Diploma (R635) accredited with the SANC in Mental Health Nursing.
• Registration with a professional council: Registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse.
• Experience: At least 10 years appropriate/recognisable experience in nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing.
• At least 6 years of the above period must be appropriate/recognisable experience in Psychiatric Nursing after obtaining the 1-year post-basic qualification in Advanced Psychiatric Nursing Science OR a post graduate Diploma (R635) accredited with the SANC in Mental Health Nursing.
• At least 3 years of the period referred to above must be appropriate/recognisable experience at management level.
• Inherent requirements of the job
• Ability and willingness to assist with shifts and after-hours hospital cover including weekends, public holidays, night duty relief and overtime as the need arises
• Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s licence
• Competencies (knowledge/skills)
• Computer literacy skills
• Basic financial and statistics management skills
• The ability to communicate (verbal and written)