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Swap Provinces Without Leaving the Public Health Service.

Registered and enrolled nurses employed by provincial Departments of Health can swap posts with a nurse going the opposite direction. NexPost matches on OSD category and salary level so both provincial hospitals can approve without friction.

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  • OSD & salary-level matching
  • Provincial DoH rules built in
  • Registered and enrolled nurses

How mutual transfer matching works

Your identity stays private until you approve a match. Everything else is automated around the rules your department actually uses.

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Create your anonymous profile

Tell us your profession, province and post/salary level. No name or workplace is shared until you approve a match.

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The algorithm matches your exact salary level and occupational class

Mutual transfers only work when both sides sit on the same post level — NexPost enforces this before you ever make contact.

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Connect securely to initiate the paperwork

Once matched, swap verified details and start the release-and-appointment process together, step by step.

Transfers and the law — your questions answered

The exact facts public servants search for before they start the process.

How do nurse mutual transfers between provincial hospitals work?
Two nurses employed by provincial Departments of Health can swap posts when each wants to relocate to the other's hospital. Both provinces must approve the exchange, and the receiving post must sit on the same salary level and occupational class.
Does Section 14 of the Public Service Act apply to nurse transfers?
Most provincial hospital nursing staff are public service employees, so mutual transfers are processed under Section 14 of the Public Service Act, 1994 (as amended). Both departments must consent and the receiving post must match the nurse's salary level.
Do my salary level and OSD category need to match my swap partner?
Yes. Provincial health departments apply the Occupational Specific Dispensation (OSD), so a Professional Nurse should generally match another Professional Nurse and an Enrolled Nurse another Enrolled Nurse. NexPost profiles capture OSD category to guarantee workable matches.
Can two nurses in different provinces swap hospitals?
Absolutely — that is the most common use case. As long as both provincial Departments of Health approve, you can swap between hospitals in Gauteng, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and every other province.
Will my service benefits and years of service be protected?
A mutual transfer on the same salary level and OSD category is a transfer, not a resignation, so your pensionable service and benefits continue uninterrupted. Promotions and notch adjustments remain separate processes handled by your employer.

Your match is probably already looking for the same swap.

Create an anonymous profile in under two minutes. When the algorithm finds an exact salary-level match going the opposite way, you decide whether to connect.

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Anonymous until you say so · No names, no schools, no stations shared early.