Registered Nurse (Night Duty)

This is a registered nursing post at a private maternity unit in Midrand, with your own patient load and a say in the care plan. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

Location: Midrand, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Give scheduled medication, including Schedule 5 and 6 drugs, and sign the register
• Supervise enrolled nurses and nursing assistants on your side of the ward
• Take handover at the bedside and plan care for your allocated patients
• Prepare patients for theatre and receive them back from recovery
• Do full patient assessments and update nursing care plans every shift

• 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
• Nursing qualification via the R425 diploma or R174 degree route
• Current SANC registration as a Professional Nurse, with this year's annual fees paid

• Unit manager or shift leader experience
• Post-basic qualification in critical care, theatre or advanced midwifery

• Funded CPD points and in-house clinical training
• Study support for post-basic specialities
• Medical aid and pension fund contributions after probation
• 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.
• For night-duty posts, say clearly in your cover note that you want permanent nights, as many applicants only want days.