Professional Nurse (Maternity and Labour Ward)

Patients in this step-down and sub-acute facility in Mahikeng count on your clinical judgement every single shift. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

Location: Mahikeng, North West. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol
• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register
• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls

• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• Clean criminal record

• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Study support for post-basic specialities
• 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.
• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.