Registered Nurse | Ward | Night Shift

LIFE Healthcare Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in South Africa is seeking a Registered Nurse for night shifts at Life Brooklyn Day Hospital. The position involves providing holistic care and maintaining quality standards while ensuring compliance with health protocols. Ideal candidates should have a relevant nursing degree, current registration, and strong problem-solving skills. A commitment to patient safety and efficient operations is essential. Applicants must possess a driver's license and be willing to travel.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the relevant professional or regulatory body.
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry is advantageous.
• Computer proficiency is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic patient care based on nursing care plans.
• Ensure effective quality management systems and compliance.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Resilience

Customer responsiveness

Education

Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Job description

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse (Ward) - Night shift, based at Life Brooklyn Day Hospital, reporting to the Nursing Standards Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing holistic patient care and for ensuring collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders in line with company and hospital strategic objectives.

Critical Outputs

Ensure effective quality management systems by:

• Attending and participating in Q programs and ensuring induction training is carried out
• Ensuring monthly Q evaluator cards are completed and report to the shift leader or unit manager
• Attending and participating in review and ward meetings in order to ensure conformance to QMS audit standards
• Performing, understanding and complying with the company infection control standards in order to adhere to PPE standards and procedures
• Adhering to safety measures

Optimise operational efficiencies

Ensure optimum operational efficiencies by:

• Ensuring correct and accurate stock administration
• Correctly reporting patient movements on discharge or transfer
• Ensuring correct and proper usage and maintenance of equipment
• Ensuring personal absenteeism is minimised and justified
• Working flexible hours in order to minimize agency costs and show willingness to assist other departments

Effective patient care

Ensure effective quality patient care by:

• Performing and completing tasks assigned in order to maximize patient care
• Ensuring patient hygiene, comfort and safety is measured in accordance with the nursing care plan
• Following the correct techniques and wearing PPE’s in order to promote the healing of wounds and fractures
• Monitoring and recording patient intake of fluids
• Ensuring the management and preparation of surgical and diagnostic procedures

Relationship management

Effective relationship management with customers by:

• Building and maintaining healthy relationships with internal and external customers and supporting all new staff members with the orientation program

Requirements

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Nursing
• Current registration with the relevant professional or regulatory body
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Computer proficiency
• Driver’s license and ability to travel

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Action orientated
• Leading by example
• Motivating and developing others

Email: [e-mail]

Closing date: Saturday, December 27, 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 will consider their application as unsuccessful.