Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 29 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
1. Job Purpose:
To manage and coordinate the regulation of nursing and midwifery practice and professional conduct in order to ensure compliance to set standards and provision of quality health care.

2 Key Result Area
Principal Accountabilities (Main Duties)
• Policy
• Manages effectively the formulation and review of policies in order to provide guidelines for implementation of regulation and compliance programmes
• Standards of Practice
• Manages effectively the development, review and monitoring the implementation of nursing and midwifery standards of practice in order to casure provision of quality health care services
• Code of Conduct
• Manages effectively the development, review, dissemination and enforcement of the professional code of conduct in order to ensure adherence to professional standards of practice
• Nursing and Midwifery Audits
• Manages efficiently auditing of nursing and midwifery care services in order to ensure provision of quality health care.
• Public Complaints and Case Management
• Manages effectively the receipt and processing of complaints made against nursing and midwifery practitioners and institutions in order to take appropriate remedial action.
• Inspections
• Manages efficiently inspection of nursing and midwifery institutions in order to ensure adherence to statutory and professional standards.
• Investigations
• Manage efficiently the conduct of investigations of alleged cases of professional misconduct in order to establish authenticity of the offense
• Continuous Professional Development
• Manages effectively the development and implementation of Continous Professional Development (CPD) programs for nurses and midwives in order to assure the maintenance of clinical competence and practice.
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Manages effectively the monitoring and evaluation of Council programmes and using and midwifery institutions in order to develop appropriate interventions to enhance quality
care services
• Research
• Manages effectively the conduct of research on topical and emerging issues in order to generate information for informed
• Secretarial Services
• Manages electively provision of secretarial services to the professional conduct committee of the Council in order to facilitate the conduct of business
• Stakeholder Liaison
• Manages effectively collaboration with local and International midwifery organizations in order to foster technical cooperation
• Risk Management
• Manages effectively the identification and management of in order to implement appropriate mitigation measures
• Performance Management
• Manages effectively the development of work plans and implementation of the Annual Performance Appraisal System (APAS) in order to monitor and enhance performance
• Management
• Manages effectively utilization of human, financial and other resources in order to facilitate the achievement of departmental objectives.

3. REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to Registrar & CEO

4. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
a) Minimum Primary/Secondary Education
Full Form Vor Crade 12 School Certificate or equivalent

b) Minimum Vocational Professional Qualifications
• Degree in Nursing Midwifery or equivalent
Registered and Licensed with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia

e) Minimum Relevant Pre-Job Experience
• 10 years of which 4 should be a management level

d) Communication Skills:
1) Written Skills:
• Able to write technical and analytical reports
1) Oral Skills:
• Able to communicate effectively in English

c) Other skills/Attributes
• Leadership skills Analytical skills
Computer literacy
Interpersonal skills
Integrity
Analytical skills Investigative skills

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 120

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
• Only candidates who meet the above listed competencies and role specifications should apply attaching their curriculum vitae, certified copies of their academic and professional qualifications and three names of referees with their contact addresses and telephone numbers.
• Applications should reach the undersigned not later than Friday 8th September 2023. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.
• THE REGISTRAR & CEO,
• Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia,
• Plot 171, Luanshya Road,
• Villa Elizabetha,
• PO Box 33521, Lusaka.

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