Senior Professional Nurse- Critical Care & High Care

Job Details

Posted: Monday, 28 July 2025
Deadline: Sunday, 10 August 2025
Undisclosed

Job Description

The Senior Professional Nurse supports the Unit Manager in ensuring a safe and positive client experience by mitigating clinical risks and co-ordinating care delivery. They further provide direct patient care, as well as mentorship to new and student nurses in the unit. This permanent, on-site position is based in Mabopane, Pretoria, South Africa.

Requirements

  • Professional Nurse qualification
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if managing a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative Nursing)
  • 3 years Professional Nurse experience in a hospital
  • 1 year mentor experience
  • Pharmacology
  • Nursing record keeping
  • Nursing processes and procedures
  • Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
  • Relevant nursing legislation
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Scientific nursing principles and process
  • Audit patient records
  • Patient assessment skills
  • Develop/ modify a nursing care plan
  • Scope of practice for nurse practitioners
  • For specialised wards; ACLS; ATLS; PALS trained
  • Risk identification
  • Analysing and interpretation skills
  • Basic life support trained
  • Mentorship

Responsibilities

  • Ensure comprehensive and safe patient care by mitigating risks and meeting set clinical quality standards
  • Manage the client experience
  • Ensure optimal supply, retention, and utilisation of staffing resources
  • Empower and build staff competence through continuous assessment and development
  • Assist with the effective management of operational expenses (including stock and capital)

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Additional Instructions

Apply directly through the provided URL. If you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract, please apply using an external candidate profile.

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