HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTORATE

GHANA HEALTH SERVICE

REVIEW/UPDATE OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS FOR GROUPS UNDER GRNMA

JOB COMPONENTS TOOL

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Human Resource Directorate of the Ghana Health Service is

reviewing/updating the existing job descriptions for General Nurses to bring them
to terms with current practices as well as developing some for other professional
nursing groups with no job descriptions in place. In order to ensure that all the
functions performed by the various professional groups are captured we wish to
solicit your inputs as part of the review/development process. If you accept to
participate in this all-important exercise, kindly fill out this questionnaire honestly.

Thank you.

PART I: BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1. What category of specialised nurse are you? [Please tick the one that
applies]
[ ] General Nurse
[ ] Critical Care Nurse
[ ] Peri-Operative Nurse
[ ] Ophthalmic Nurse
[ ] Paediatric Nurse
[ ] Public Health Nurse
[ ] Emergency Nurse
[ ] Ears, Nose and Throat
[ ] Registered Community/Community Health Nurse
[ ] Registered Mental Health Nurse
[ ] Nurse Educator
[ ] Registered Midwife
[ ] Other, please specify ..

2. What is your present rank? [Please tick the one that applies]
[ ] Staff Nurse
[ ] Senior Staff Nurse
[ ] Nursing officer
[ ] Senior Nursing officer
[ ] Principal Nursing Officer
[ ] Deputy Director of Nursing Services
[ ] Other, please specify ..

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3. What is your highest professional/academic qualification? [Please tick the
one(s) that applies]
[ ] Diploma
[ ] Advanced Diploma
[ ] First degree
[ ] Master Degree
[ ] Other, please specify ..

4. How long have you been working in your speciality area?

[ ] Less than 1 year
[ ] 1 - 5 years
[ ] 6 10 years
[ ] 11 15 years
[ ] 16 20 years
[ ] More than 20 years

5. What type of health facility do you work in?

[ ] Regional Hospital
[ ] District Hospital
[ ] Health Centre
[ ] CHPS compound/zone
[ ] Health Directorate
[ ] Other, please specify ..

6. How would you describe the setting of your facility?

[ ] Rural
[ ] Semi-Urban
[ ] Urban
[ ] Other, please specify ..

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PART II: CORE /TECHNICAL/ROUTINE DUTIES
In this part you are required to list the activities that all nurses in your
specialized area perform on daily/routine basis when they come to work.

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PART III: MANAGERIAL/SPECIAL DUTIES

In this part you are required to list the activities that are performed by only a
section of staff in your professional field which may be regarded as
MANAGERIAL DUTIES.

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PART IV: OTHER DUTIES

In this part you are required to list the activities that are performed by only a
section of staff in your professional field which are neither technical nor
managerial.

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Any other comment:

Thank you for spending time to be part of this important exercise.