Professional Nurse (Theatre)

This is a registered nursing post at a provincial district hospital in Prospecton, with your own patient load and a say in the care plan. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

You'll report in Prospecton. Relocation is not covered for this one.

• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Monitor vital signs, fluid balance and early warning scores, and escalate changes quickly
• Run emergency trolley checks and respond to cardiac arrest calls

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

• Post-basic qualification in critical care, theatre or advanced midwifery
• Unit manager or shift leader experience
• Experience with electronic patient records or bedside charting systems

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

• For night-duty posts, say clearly in your cover note that you want permanent nights, as many applicants only want days.
• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.