Enrolled Nurse | Surgical Ward

LIFE Healthcare Group; Durban; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Durban is seeking an Enrolled Nurse for their Surgical Ward. The role involves ensuring quality patient care by conducting nursing activities and maintaining health and safety standards. Candidates must be qualified as an Enrolled Nurse with at least 2 years of experience in a surgical ward. This opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in patient care within a professional environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a surgical ward.
• Ability to work shifts according to operational requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct duties to meet quality patient care requirements.
• Maintain health and safety standards.
• Build effective relationships with patients and medical personnel.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Customer responsiveness

Education

Qualification as an Enrolled Nurse

Registration with SANC

Job description

Overview

Enrolled Nurse Surgical Ward at Life Bedford Gardens Hospital, reporting to the Unit Manager Maureen Pheto. 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
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a surgical ward
• 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
• Organisational awareness
• Action orientation
• Ethical behaviour

How to apply

Email: [e-mail]

Closing date: Friday, September 12, 2025

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

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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.