Clinical Nurse (PB Qualified) High Care

About this role

Netcare is looking for a Clinical Nurse for the high care unit at Netcare Greenacres Hospital in Gauteng. The nurse will assess, plan and deliver individual patient care, and coordinate that care with doctors and other health professionals. This is a full-time post.

What you’ll do

• Act as a clinical resource for nursing staff. Help them assess, plan, carry out, review and record patient care on the unit.
• Keep families and health professionals informed about patient care, and speak up for patients when needed.
• Give advanced nursing care in your specialised field, following Netcare standards, SOPs and medical direction.
• Start and manage emergency treatment for any patient in the hospital, working within your scope of practice.
• Do ward rounds with doctors, update care plans and write shift handover records that show patient status and staffing.
• Plan staff allocation and adjust staffing levels to match patient acuity. Help with training, orientation and emergency procedure practice.

What you need

• Registration as a Professional Nurse with the South African Nursing Council (SANC). This is essential.
• A post basic qualification. This is essential.
• Thorough knowledge of general and specialised nursing theory and practice.
• Extensive knowledge of modern nursing care in intensive care nursing. This is essential.
• Good communication and teamwork skills, and the ability to work well with patients, families and colleagues.
• Comfort with electronic patient records and digital clinical systems, as Netcare is moving to electronic records and e-scripts. This is advantageous.

Is this job for you?

This role suits a registered nurse with post basic training and experience in critical or high care settings. You should be comfortable making clinical decisions, responding to emergencies and leading care for a team. You should also be able to work within a multi-disciplinary team.

Tips before you apply

• Have your SANC registration number, certificate and post basic qualification ready. Check that they are current.
• Show your high care or intensive care experience on your CV. Name the unit types, patient loads and emergency skills you have used.
• Describe a time you led emergency care or trained other nurses. Use clear examples that match the duties in this advert.