Professional Nurse (Medical Ward)

Patients in this community day clinic in Pietermaritzburg count on your clinical judgement every single shift. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

The site is in Pietermaritzburg; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Monitor vital signs, fluid balance and early warning scores, and escalate changes quickly
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls
• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day

• 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
• At least 1 year of post-community-service ward experience
• Clean criminal record
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly

• IMCI and NIMART training for primary health care work
• Post-basic qualification in critical care, theatre or advanced midwifery
• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts

• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• Night-shift and weekend allowances on top of basic pay
• Study support for post-basic specialities
• 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.
• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.