Senior Professional Nurse - Medical

Senior Professional Nurse – Medical

Mediclinic Bloemfontein | Bloemfontein | South Africa

Closing date: 04/03/2026 | Number of positions: 1 | Reference number: 67876 | Recruiter:
Nelia Gericke | Workplace type:
On-site |

Contract:

Permanent

The Senior Professional Nurse supports the Unit Manager in ensuring a safe and positive client experience by mitigating clinical risks and coordinating care delivery. They further provide direct patient care and mentor 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)

Professional Nurse qualification required. Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing is required if managing a specialist unit (e.g., Perioperative Nursing).

• 3 years Professional Nurse experience in a hospital
• 1 year mentor experience

• 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.

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.