Professional Nurse (Maternity and Labour Ward) – Entry Level

Bring your SANC registration and your ward experience to a private maternity unit in Umhlanga that needs a steady pair of hands. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Home base is a private maternity unit on the Umhlanga side of KwaZulu-Natal. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• 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
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls

• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts

• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts
• Post-basic qualification in critical care, theatre or advanced midwifery
• Experience with electronic patient records or bedside charting systems

• Study support for post-basic specialities
• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• Night-shift and weekend allowances on top of basic pay
• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups

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