Registered Nurse (Night Duty)

This is a registered nursing post at a private maternity unit in Burgersfort, with your own patient load and a say in the care plan. Bring a calm head on busy days and you'll be fine.

Location: Burgersfort, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. You'll start with a short induction before working on your own.

• Report adverse events and near misses on the incident system the same day
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Admit and discharge patients and explain medication and follow-up to families
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Take part in ward rounds with doctors and record the new orders

• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid
• You can work 12-hour day or night shifts, weekends and public holidays
• Calm under pressure when a patient's condition turns quickly
• Solid knowledge of medication safety and the Nursing Act scope of practice
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route

• Unit manager or shift leader experience
• Post-basic qualification in critical care, theatre or advanced midwifery
• IMCI and NIMART training for primary health care work

• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• 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

• List your speciality skills in plain words, such as "ventilated patients" or "normal deliveries", instead of just the ward name.
• Put your SANC number and the units you've worked in at the very top of your CV; recruiters filter on these first.