Registered Nurse

About this role

Netcare is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Akeso Clinic in Umhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal. The nurse acts as shift leader, managing the nursing team and making sure each patient is safe, respected and receives care that meets their individual needs. The role covers both mental health care and physical health care.

What you’ll do

• Allocate tasks to enrolled nurses, enrolled nursing auxiliaries and health care workers at the start of each shift, and run proper handovers during the shift.
• Supervise and support your team day to day, delegating work according to each person’s skills, and take part in twice-yearly appraisals.
• Give psychiatric nursing evaluations, keep clear and complete patient records, and give crisis intervention and counselling where it fits the patient’s treatment plan.
• Give, monitor and review medication, watch vital signs, and report any changes in a patient’s condition.
• Manage medication, consumables and equipment according to policy, including ordering, safekeeping and reporting faulty items.
• Lead emergency care and life-saving procedures, and keep stock, equipment and oxygen ready for emergencies.
• Take part in ward rounds, clinical governance and infection control work, and help investigate clinical incidents.

What you need

• Registration as a Registered Nurse (RN) with the South African Nursing Council (SANC).
• Knowledge of the Nursing Act No. 33 of 2005, the Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002, and related regulations.
• Strong basic nursing skills, including psychiatric nursing skills.
• Skill in life-saving procedures and emergency treatment.
• Good leadership and delegation skills, and the ability to manage a team under pressure.
• Clear written and verbal communication, and basic computer literacy.
• Advantageous: experience in psychiatric or mental health nursing.

Is this job for you?

This job suits an experienced nurse who is ready to lead a shift and take responsibility for a team. You should care about patient dignity, enjoy teaching colleagues, and be comfortable working with both mental and physical health needs.

Tips before you apply

• Have your SANC registration number and proof of current registration ready to upload.
• Show shift leadership or team supervision in your CV, with examples of how you allocated tasks and handled handovers.
• Describe your emergency and resuscitation experience clearly, including the dates and settings where you used it.

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