Professional Nurse (Maternity and Labour Ward)

Bring your SANC registration and your ward experience to a mine health centre in Umlazi that needs a steady pair of hands. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

Location: Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Weekend work is on a roster, so you won't be on every weekend.

• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families
• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls

• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid

• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts
• Post-basic qualification in critical care, theatre or advanced midwifery

• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups
• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Study support for post-basic specialities

• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.
• Check your SANC receipt is for this year before you apply; an unpaid annual fee gets your application parked.