Senior Professional Nurse - Emergency Centre

Mediclinic; Stellenbosch; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic Southern Africa is seeking a Senior Professional Nurse to support the Unit Manager and deliver safe, high-quality patient care. You will also mentor students and junior nurses, helping to mitigate clinical risks while coordinating care delivery.

The role requires formal nursing qualifications, a postgraduate emergency nursing diploma, and substantial hospital experience with mentorship. It is a full-time on-site post with responsibility for optimal staffing and financial stewardship.

Qualifications

• Professional Nurse qualification and midwifery as essential education.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing is required for advanced practice.

Responsibilities

• Ensure comprehensive and safe patient care by mitigating risks and meeting set clinical quality standards.
• Manage the client experience.
• Ensure optimal supply, retention, and utilisation of staffing resources.
• Empower and build staff competence through continuous assessment and development.
• Assist with the effective management of operational expenses (including stock and capital).

Skills

Pharmacology

Nursing record keeping

Nursing processes and procedures

Computer literate

Nursing legislation

Infection prevention and control

Scientific nursing principles

Audit patient records

Patient assessment

Nursing care plan

Scope of practice

ACLS/ATLS/PALS trained

Risk identification

Analysis & interpretation

Basic life support

Mentorship

Education

Professional Nurse qualification and midwifery

Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing

Job description

Mediclinic Southern Africa is a healthcare provider operating in South Africa and Namibia focused on providing acute care, specialist-orientated, multidisciplinary hospital services and related service offerings. We place science at the heart of our care process by striving to provide evidence-based care of the highest standard. The group currently operates 50 private hospitals (excluding a growing number of day clinics) throughout South Africa and three hospitals in Namibia with more than 8 200 beds in total.

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB

The Senior Professional Nurse supports the Unit Manager in ensuring a safe and positive client experience by mitigating clinical risks and co-ordinating care delivery. They further provide direct patient care, as well as mentorship to new and student nurses in the unit.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Ensure comprehensive and safe patient care by mitigating risks and meeting set clinical quality standards
• Manage the client experience
• Ensure optimal supply, retention, and utilisation of staffing resources
• Empower and build staff competence through continuous assessment and development
• Assist with the effective management of operational expenses (including stock and capital)

Required Education

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

Professional Nurse qualification and midwifery

Postgraduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing

DESIRED EDUCATION

N/A

Required Experience

ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE

3 years Professional Nurse experience in a hospital

1 year mentor experience

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

N/A

Required Job Skills And Knowledge

• Pharmacology
• Nursing record keeping
• Nursing processes and procedures
• Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
• Relevant nursing legislation
• Infection prevention and control
• Scientific nursing principles and process
• Audit patient records
• Patient assessment skills
• Develop/ modify a nursing care plan
• Scope of practice for nurse practitioners
• For specialised wards; ACLS; ATLS; PALS trained;
• Risk identification
• Analysing and interpretation skills
• Basic life support trained
• Mentorship