Senior Professional Nurse Orthopaedic

Mediclinic Nelspruit Sonheuwel Nelspruit South Africa

Closing date: 24/11/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name:
Nhlanhla Samaria Mahlangu
Reference number: 65092
Workplace Type:
On-site
Permanent

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

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.

ESSENTIAL

EDUCATION:

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

DESIRED

EDUCATION:

N/A

ESSENTIAL

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

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

DESIRED

EXPERIENCE:

N/A

• 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.

Key

Skills:

• Catheter Care
• Employee Relations
• Public Health
• Quality Assurance
• Acute Care
• Infusion Experience
• Triage
• Computer Literacy
• Home Care
• Nursing
• Catheterization
• Critical Care Experience

Employment Type:

Full Time