Overview
Professional Nurse - Paediatric Oncology
Closing date: 11/09/2025
Number of positions: 1
Workplace Type: On-site
Employment type: Permanent
Job Type: Nursing
Location: Wits Donald Gordon Med Centre | Parktown, Johannesburg | South Africa
Please note: Internal employees on fixed-term contracts should apply using an external candidate profile and not their employee profile.
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Main purpose of the job
The Professional Nurse, in collaboration with a multi-professional team, delivers safe, comprehensive, and quality nursing care according to their Scope of Practice regulations. They lead and coordinate nursing teams to enable optimal patient care.
Key responsibility areas
* Deliver quality nursing care in collaboration with a multi-professional team
* Identify, prevent, and manage risks to ensure patient safety
* Facilitate a positive client experience by creating a conducive environment
* Provide accurate and comprehensive records of all nursing interventions
* Create a learning environment that builds staff competence
* Ensure that all utilised stock and equipment are accurately charted
Education and qualifications
Required Education
* Diploma leading to registration as a General Nurse OR
* 4-year Nursing Diploma or Bachelor of Nursing
Desired Education
* Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in Midwifery
* Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (e.g. Critical Care, Emergency Care, Peri-operative Nursing) if placed in a specialist unit
Experience
Required Experience
* Minimum of 1 year working in an Oncology ward as a Professional nurse
* Minimum of 1-2 years working in a Paediatric ward as a Professional nurse
Desired Experience
* N/A
Skills and knowledge
* Basic life support trained (ACLS; ATLS; PALS training for specialised wards)
* Computer literate (Microsoft Office)
* Develop/ modify a nursing care plan
* Infection prevention and control
* Nursing processes and procedures
* Nursing record keeping
* Patient assessment skills
* Pharmacology
* Relevant nursing legislation
* Risk identification
* Scientific nursing principles and process
All applicants will be considered, with preference given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, and internal applicants meeting minimum requirements.
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.
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