Professional Nurse (Medical Ward)

Bring your SANC registration and your ward experience to a step-down and sub-acute facility in Mbombela that needs a steady pair of hands. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is in Mbombela (Mpumalanga). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Monitor vital signs, fluid balance and early warning scores, and escalate changes quickly
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register
• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records

• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience

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

• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• Study support for post-basic specialities
• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Paid SANC annual fees at some groups

• Check your SANC receipt is for this year before you apply; an unpaid annual fee gets your application parked.
• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.