Professional Nurse (Maternity and Labour Ward)

This is a registered nursing post at a provincial district hospital in Kimberley, with your own patient load and a say in the care plan. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Location: Kimberley, Northern Cape. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol

• Clean criminal record
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays

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

• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Study support for post-basic specialities
• Night-shift and weekend allowances on top of basic pay

• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.
• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.