Professional Nurse (Speciality) Advanced Midwife

About this role

Grey’s Hospital, part of the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, is hiring an Advanced Midwife Professional Nurse for its maternity unit in Pietermaritzburg. The post focuses on reducing maternal, infant and under-five deaths and improving care for women and babies.

What you’ll do

• Lead activities that aim to lower infant, under-five and maternal mortality, and improve women’s health.
• Make sure every woman using the unit’s maternity services gets high-quality nursing care.
• Run antenatal care programmes, including BANC, for all pregnant women at the facility.
• Manage and supervise the unit’s resources, and oversee the HAST programmes within maternity.
• Coordinate training and research on maternal and child health.
• Support infection prevention and control, quality standards and the wider nursing team, including relief duties for nursing management.

What you need

• Grade 12 certificate.
• Degree or diploma in General Nursing that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Professional Nurse.
• One year post basic or postgraduate qualification in Midwifery and Neonatal Nursing Science (Advanced Midwifery).
• Current SANC registration, with a 2026 SANC receipt.
• At least 4 years of relevant nursing experience after registering as a Professional Nurse with SANC in General Nursing.
• Knowledge of nursing care processes, nursing legislation and public sector frameworks, including the Nursing Act and the Patients’ Rights Charter.
• Basic computer skills, and an understanding of budgeting for the resources you manage.
• Leadership, decision-making, problem-solving, negotiation, conflict handling and counselling skills.

Is this job for you?

This post suits a registered midwife who has solid general nursing experience and wants to lead a busy maternity unit. You should be comfortable supervising staff, managing resources and working closely with a multi-disciplinary team.

Tips before you apply

• Have your SANC registration, 2026 receipt and qualification certificates ready. Shortlisted candidates will need certified copies.
• Show your years of general nursing and midwifery experience clearly on your CV, with dates and the units you worked in.
• Complete Form Z.83 (new version) and write the reference number GS 26/26 in the space provided.

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