Are you looking for new challenge? We are seeking a surgical ward experienced Senior Professional Nurse with strong leadership skills to assist with charge duties in Surgical Ward in an upmarket private facility in Cape Town Winelands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides unit management support by maintaining quality management, performance management and people management practices.
• Delivers comprehensive and quality patient care to meet the health needs of patients and enhance positive patient experience.
• Adheres to Patients’ Rights at all times.
• Prevents, reports and manages medico-legal risks.
• Conducts comprehensive patient care audits.
• Patient records and registers meet legal requirements.
• Control of stock and equipment in accordance with hospital policy.
• Identifies and addresses continuous professional development (CPD) needs.
• Provides holistic learner support to learners and new employees.
• Ensures a therapeutic and safe patient environment by maintaining health and safety standards and complying with infection prevention and control policy.
• Quality client care principles maintained.

Applicants for this position must :

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse.
• Prior experience in a similar position will be an advantage.
• Willingness to work shifts in accordance with the requirements of the unit.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.
• Competence in the demonstration and assessment of all relevant clinical procedures and management of risks.
• Sound knowledge of stock management.
• The ability to identify, report, investigate and address near-misses and adverse events.
• Sound knowledge of the Scientific Nursing Process and BCA bundles.
• A good understanding and application of the nursing scope of practice, knowledge of patient care and unit management.
• Good leadership abilities and role modelling.
• Good planning and organising skills that contribute to meeting objectives.
• The ability to display sound judgement in problem-solving.
• Builds and maintains relationships that facilitate the achievement of goals.
• Exhibits full responsibility for own work outputs and outputs of team.
• Displays a concern for excellence that promotes meeting and exceeding standards.