Senior Professional Nurse - CCU – Mediclinic Group
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)
Education & Experience
Essential Education
- Qualified Nurse qualification
- Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if managing a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative 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 & 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
Notes
All applicants will be considered, with preference given in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of Mediclinic Southern Africa, as well as internal applicants/employees that meet the minimum requirements.
Internal applicants on fixed-term contracts should apply using an external candidate profile and not their employee profile.
Job Details
Job Type: Nursing
Workplace Type: On-site
Employment type: Permanent
Closing date: 06/10/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name: Suvikha Sivnath
Reference number: 63828
Location: Mediclinic Newcastle | Newcastle | South Africa
Job Segment: Infection Control, Patient Care, Nursing, Supply, Healthcare, Operations
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📌 Senior Professional Nurse - CCU
🏢 Mediclinic Group
📍 Newcastle City Council