Registered Nurse & NICU Experienced

LIFE Healthcare Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is seeking a Registered Nurse with NICU experience to join their team at Mercantile Hospital in South Africa. Responsibilities include providing quality patient care, supervising nursing activities, and enhancing patient satisfaction. Applicants should have a General Nursing Degree and be registered with SANC, with additional experience in Neonatal ICU considered an asset. This role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to the healthcare team and patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience/SLP in Neonatal ICU would be an advantage.
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry and its challenges would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective delivery of quality patient care.
• Coordinate and supervise nursing activities of healthcare team members.
• Assist in management of patient complaints.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Resilience

Building relationships

Customer responsiveness

Education

General Nursing Degree / 4-year Diploma

Registration with SANC

Tools

Computer proficiency

Job description

Overview

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse NICU Experienced to be based at Mercantile Hospital reporting to Joanne Minkley Unit Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of quality patient care.

Critical Outputs

• Providing and supervising nursing care in accordance with legislation that directly and indirectly governs nursing practice.
• Providing and supervising nursing care in accordance with ethical codes that directly and indirectly guide nursing care.
• Accept accountability and responsibility for your own professional actions.

Ensure the provision of competent, clinical nursing care in the Unit

• Use the scientific process of nursing to initiate and manage comprehensive nursing care plans that will ensure quality nursing care.
• Coordinate and supervise nursing activities of members of the healthcare team who provide basic care.

Customer Satisfaction: Enhance patient satisfaction and parents

• Utilize available management tools and strategies to enhance patient experience through continuing quality improvement initiatives e.g. CFS and Qe.
• Assist in the management of patient complaints.

Build professional relationships with the members of the multi‑disciplinary team by

• Cooperate fully with the members of the multi‑disciplinary team and independently deliver nursing care.
• Assist in the management of complaints from members of the multi‑disciplinary team.

Safe Environment: Assist in maintaining an environment which is both emotionally and physically safe

• Utilize available management tools and participate in proactive management strategies to ensure an emotionally and physically safe patient environment e.g. SHEQ and infection control.

Business Efficiency: Contribute to business efficiency through cost effective patient care, inter‑departmental cooperation and economic use of all resources

• Utilize and supervise adherence to interdepartmental requirements with regard to stock management, case management and billing.

Coaching and mentor staff

• Assist in the performance management of the Unit staff.
• Ensure essential competencies are done.
• Assist in staff development through the provision of appropriate on the job in‑service education.
• Participate in staff recognition and reward management strategies.

Requirements

• General Nursing Degree / 4‑year Diploma.
• Registration with SANC.
• Experience/SLP in Neonatal ICU would be an advantage.
• Relevant experience and technical skill to meet the critical outputs.
• 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 judgment.
• Attention to detail.
• Resilience.
• Engaging diversity.
• Professional and technical proficiency.
• Excellence orientation.
• Building relationships.
• Customer responsiveness.
• Organizational awareness.
• Action orientation.
• Ethical behavior.

Email [e-mail]

Closing date Monday, February 2, 2026

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.