Professional Nurse (Theatre)

This is a registered nursing post at a provincial district hospital in Tembisa, with your own patient load and a say in the care plan. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

You'll report in Tembisa. Relocation is not covered for this one. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Do wound care, catheter care and IV line management to unit protocol
• Keep clinical notes clear, timed and signed for audits and legal records

• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Clean criminal record
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Valid BLS certificate; ACLS or PALS for ICU and emergency posts

• 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

• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• Study support for post-basic specialities
• Night-shift and weekend allowances on top of basic pay

• 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.