Enrolled Nurse | Paediatric Ward

LIFE Healthcare Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Cape Town is seeking an Enrolled Nurse for the Paediatric ward at Life Bay View Private Hospital. The ideal candidate will conduct nursing activities to ensure quality patient care, maintain health standards, and keep accurate records. Registration with SANC is required. This role involves shift work, and knowledge of the private healthcare system is a plus. Interested applicants can email [e-mail] before the closing date of November 28, 2025.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with SANC.
• Ability to work shifts as per hospital needs.
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct nursing activities to ensure quality patient care.
• Maintain health and safety standards for a safe patient environment.
• Accurate record keeping.
• Build relationships with patients and medical staff.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Resilience

Customer responsiveness

Education

Qualification as an Enrolled Nurse

Registration with SANC

Tools

Computer proficiency

Job description

A vacancy exists for an Enrolled Nurse in the Paediatric ward based at Life Bay View Private Hospital reporting to Deidre Bouwer, Unit Manager. The purpose of this role is to conduct nursing activities to ensure quality patient care.

Critical Outputs

• Conduct duties to meet the requirements of quality patient care, ensuring that all nursing activities carried out comply with SANC regulations, relevant legislations and Life Healthcare policies and procedures
• Maintain all health, safety and infection control standards to ensure a safe patient environment
• Effective utilization of resources
• Effective maintenance of equipment
• Accurate record keeping
• The continued education of patients
• Build effective relationships with patients, doctors and other medical personnel to ensure quality patient care

Requirements

• Qualification as an Enrolled Nurse
• Registration with SANC
• Ability to work shifts according to the operational requirements of the hospital
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Computer proficiency would be an advantage

Competencies

• Problem‑solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Professional and technical proficiency
• Excellence orientation
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organizational awareness
• Action orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Email [e-mail] Closing date Friday, November 28, 2025

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.