Professional Nurse (Theatre)

You'll run patient care on a busy shift at a private maternity unit in Kempton Park, from admission to discharge. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

This post is Kempton Park-based, with most of your time spent at a private maternity unit.

• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol
• Monitor vital signs, fluid balance and early warning scores, and escalate changes quickly
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families

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

• Dispensing licence (Section 22A(15)) for clinic posts
• IMCI and NIMART training for primary health care work
• Experience with electronic patient records or bedside charting systems

• 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
• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation

• 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.