job Description

The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) is pleased to announce the January 2024 General Nurse Training Intake, featuring province-based recruitment for General Nurse Training. The recruitment process will occur in January, May, or September, contingent upon the availability of training posts. For the January 2024 intake, the following provinces will be conducting recruitment, offering a total of 292 training posts across various Nurse Training Schools:

Duties and Responsibilities

PROVINCE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOTAL NUMBER OF TRAINING POSTS
Bulawayo United Bulawayo Hospitals Bulawayo 30
Mpilo Bulawayo 40
Harare Parirenyatwa Harare 33
Chitungwiza Chitungwiza 20
Sally Mugabe Harare 30
Manicaland Bonda Mutasa 20
Mashonaland Central Karanda Centenary 15
Mashonaland East Chivhu Chikomba 20
Masvingo Gutu Gutu 24
Masvingo Masvingo 30
Midlands Muvonde Chirumanzu 15
St Theresa Chirumanzu 15
TOTAL 292

Qualifications and Experience

Applications are invited from qualified individuals for the three-year Diploma in General Nurse Training. Applicants must meet the following qualifications:
-A minimum of 5 Ordinary Level subjects, including passes in English Language or English Literature and a Science subject, Mathematics, and two others, obtained from one sitting with full certificates (Examination Result Slips are not accepted).
-Practical subjects such as Fashion and Fabrics, Metal Work, Wood Work, Art, Building, and Graphic Art are not relevant to nursing.
-Candidates must be aged between eighteen (18) and thirty (30) years on the date of training commencement, which is 08/01/2024.

How to Apply

Submit application letters by 30th November 2023 to the District Medical Officer in the provinces and to the Chief Medical Officer of Central Hospitals for Metropolitan Provinces. The selection process ensures equal representation from all districts based on available training posts.

For shortlisted candidates, bring original and certified copies of Birth Certificate, National Identity Card, Ordinary Level Certificates, Marriage Certificate (where applicable), Advanced Level Certificate (if attained), and 2 passport-size pictures with the applicant’s name at the back during the interview. Manual verification of original academic and identification certificates will be done on the interview day.

Important Notes:
-Only candidates meeting the recruitment criteria will be shortlisted for interviews.
-Interviews will be conducted within the province.
-NO THIRD PARTIES HAVE BEEN REQUESTED TO RECRUIT ON BEHALF OF MOHCC.
-The application process is manual, not electronic, and NO application fee is charged.
-Candidates are permitted to submit ONLY one application.
"Zero Tolerance to Corruption in Student Nurse Recruitment"