Primary Health Care Nurse (PHC Clinic)

Bring your SANC registration and your ward experience to a provincial district hospital in Roodepoort that needs a steady pair of hands. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Location: Roodepoort, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Monitor vital signs, fluid balance and early warning scores, and escalate changes quickly
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records

• Clean criminal record
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly
• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route

• IMCI and NIMART training for primary health care work
• Post-basic qualification in critical care, theatre or advanced midwifery
• Unit manager or shift leader experience

• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups
• Night-shift and weekend allowances on top of basic pay
• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training

• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.
• For night-duty posts, say clearly in your cover note that you want permanent nights, as many applicants only want days.