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Senior Professional Nurse - Neonatal

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.

• 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)

• ESSENTIAL EDUCATION: Professional Nurse qualification and Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if managing a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative Nursing)

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• ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE: 3 years Professional Nurse experience in a hospital
• 1 year mentor experience

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• 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

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.

Closing date: 31/12/2025

Number of positions: 2

Recruiter name: Nhlanhla Samaria Mahlangu

Reference number: 66001

Workplace Type: On-site

Permanent

Please note: if you are an internal employee on a fixed term contract please apply using an external candidate profile and not your employee profile

Job Type: Nursing

Job Segment: Infection Control, Patient Care, Pediatric, Supply, Nursing, Healthcare, Operations