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Registered Nurse | Surgical

Job in Cape Town, 7100, South Africa
Listing for: Life Healthcare
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-23
Job specializations:
  • Nursing
    Healthcare Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Registered Nurse | Surgical 1
Function Nursing Facility Position Registered Nurse | Surgical 1 Introduction

A vacancy exists for a Registered Nurse, based at Life Kingsbury Hospital,
Cape Town
, reporting to Sandile Cungwa, Unit Manager. The successful candidates will contribute to the effective functioning and co-ordination of the Unit and ensure quality nursing care to all patients.

Critical Outputs

Ensure professional, ethical practice in the unit

  • Provide and supervise nursing care in accordance with legislation that directly and indirectly governs nursing practice
  • Provide and supervise nursing care in accordance with ethical codes that directly and indirectly guide nursing practices
  • Accept accountability and responsibility for own professional actions
  • Ensure the provision of competent, clinical nursing care in the unit

  • Use the scientific process of nursing to initiate and manage comprehensive nursing care plans that will ensure quality nursing care
  • Coordinate and supervise nursing activities of members of the healthcare team who provide basic care
  • Customer Satisfaction:
    Enhance patient satisfaction

  • Utilise available management tools and strategies to enhance patient experience through continuing quality improvement initiatives CFS and Qe
  • Assist in the management of patient complaints
  • Build professional relationships with the members of the multi-disciplinary team

  • Cooperate fully with the members of the multi-disciplinary team and independently delivering nursing care
  • Assist in the management of complaints from members of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Safe Environment:
    Assist in maintaining an environment which is both emotionally and physically safe

  • Utilise available management tools and participate in pro active management strategies to ensure an emotionally and physically safe patient environment SHEQ and infection control
  • Business Efficiency:
    Contribute to business efficiency through cost effective patient care, interdepartmental cooperation and economic use of all resources

  • Utilise and supervise adherence to interdepartmental requirements with regard to stock management, case management and billing
  • Coaching and mentor staff

  • Assist in the performance management of the unit staff
  • Assist in staff development through the provision of appropriate on the job in-service education
  • Participate in staff recognition and reward management strategies
  • Requirements
  • General Nursing Degree / Diploma
  • Registration with SANC
  • Experience in a Vascular, Neuro, Plastics surgical ward preferred
  • Relevant experience and technical skill to meet the critical outputs
  • Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
  • Computer proficiency would be an advantage
  • Strong customer orientation, team player, energetic, resilient and well organized.
  • Must be able to work under pressure in a constantly changing environment
  • Strong inter-personal skills required
  • Competencies
  • Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
  • Attention to detail
  • Resilience
  • Engaging diversity
  • Verbal & written communication skills
  • Influencing skills
  • Building relationships
  • Customer responsiveness
  • Organisational awareness
  • Action orientation
  • Excellence orientation
  • Ethical behaviour
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