Nurse - Retirement Village

Time Personnel; Western Cape; On-site; ZAR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Time Personnel is seeking a Registered Nurse for a retirement centre in the Western Cape. The role focuses on medication management and compassionate elderly care, with opportunities to grow into nursing management and leadership.

You will supervise the Nursing Team, coordinate with doctors, organise clinics and care plans, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards while keeping patient-first priorities at the core of every decision.

Qualifications

• Valid SANC qualification/certificate.
• 5 years post qualification experience working in hospitals and aged care facility.
• Experience overseeing a healthcare team highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Nursing services – attend to accurate diagnostic and maintenance of medical treatment needs of the residents
• Supervising call-out services provided by nurses and doctors for emergency or medical needs of residents
• Organisation of Doctors' clinic and medical care assessing residents to be seen and preparing folders
• Supervision of the Nursing Team in conjunction with the Line Manager
• Managing attendance, overtime, duty rosters, incident reports etc.
• Management of time and attendance system extracting reports
• Staff discipline, grievances and performance appraisals in conjunction with HR Manager
• Assist Nursing Service Manager with tasks when required
• Schedule house visits for primary and post-operative care
• Ensure safe methods for dispensing medicines to residents
• Control and accurately maintain an inventory of the medical consumables to scope of practice
• Arranging for provision of counselling, care groups and health education required for residents
• Management and organisation of resident care carrying out required nursing procedures
• Performing dressing, vital signs, blood pressure, administering oxygen therapy etc and report abnormalities
• Planning of well-balanced diets, taking cognisance of allergies
• Managing complaints and incidents
• Control and maintain inventory of the medical consumables, medical stock sheets, stock control, storage and management of reports
• Continually ensure Compliance and a secure environment at all times

Education

SANC registration

Job description

Reference: CPT003395-Jol-1

Are you a Registered Nurse who has a good track record and enjoys working with the elderly? Join this great team with your attitude of patience and always putting the patients first. This role involves medication management and caring for the elderly where you can make a difference with your personality. This Retirement centre is an organisation where you can grow your experience and gain new opportunities in nursing management.

Duties & Responsibilities

REQUIREMENTS

• Valid SANC qualification/certificate
• 5 years post qualification experience working in hospitals and aged care facility
• Experience overseeing a healthcare team highly advantageous
• Good compassion and highly professional relationship builder with residents
• Attend training where required
• Vaccination ESSENTIAL

DUTIES

• Nursing services – attend to accurate diagnostic and maintenance of medical treatment needs of the residents
• Supervising call-out services provided by nurses and doctors for emergency or medical needs of residents
• Organisation of Doctors' clinic and medical care assessing residents to be seen and preparing folders
• Supervision of the Nursing Team in conjunction with the Line Manager
• Managing attendance, overtime, duty rosters, incident reports etc.
• Management of time and attendance system extracting reports
• Staff discipline, grievances and performance appraisals in conjunction with HR Manager
• Assist Nursing Service Manager with tasks when required
• Schedule house visits for primary and post-operative care
• Ensure safe methods for dispensing medicines to residents
• Control and accurately maintain an inventory of the medical consumables to scope of practice
• Arranging for provision of counselling, care groups and health education required for residents
• Management and organisation of resident care carrying out required nursing procedures
• Performing dressing, vital signs, blood pressure, administering oxygen therapy etc and report abnormalities
• Planning of well-balanced diets, taking cognisance of allergies
• Managing complaints and incidents
• Control and maintain inventory of the medical consumables, medical stock sheets, stock control, storage and management of reports
• Continually ensure Compliance and a secure environment at all times

Salary: negotiable dependent on supervisory experience