Professional Nurse- Specialty

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**Overview** This role is for a Professional Nurse specializing in Critical Care within the Kwazulu Natal Department Of Health, based at Port Shepstone Regional Hospital. The position offers a salary of R495,423 per annum, augmented by a 12% Rural Allowance, a 13th Cheque, optional Medical Aid, and a Housing Allowance (subject to the employee meeting prescribed requirements). **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this role include: * Assisting in planning, organizing, and monitoring the objectives of the specialized unit. * Providing a therapeutic environment for staff, patients, and the public. * Delivering comprehensive quality nursing care. * Providing direct and indirect supervision to all Nursing Staff / Housekeeping staff, offering guidance to ensure continuity of patient care. * Demonstrating effective communication with patients, families, the multi-disciplinary team, and other hospital departments. * Assisting with staff allocation, change lists, day and night duty rosters, and inputs for leave. * Supporting record keeping and providing statistical information on training and staffing. * Assisting in EPMDS evaluation of staff and implementing EAP. * Assisting in the orientation, induction, and monitoring of all nursing staff. * Completing patient-related data and partaking in research. * Promoting quality specialized nursing care as directed by the scope of practice and standards determined by the relevant specialty. * Assisting with relief duties of supervision and acting as a junior shift-leader on both day and night shifts. * Partaking in overall specialized unit functions, such as team building. * Ensuring effective and efficient management of all resources. * Liaising with the professional nurse in charge in the surgical high care / renal unit. * Allocating staff within the directorate on a rotational basis. * Ensuring critically ill patients receive care regardless of diagnoses, according to the disease profile within the directorate. * Nursing a ventilated paediatric / high care patient in ICU for close monitoring. * Maintaining professional growth, ethical standards, and self-development. * Participating in the implementation of the SANC CPD Framework. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * Grade 12 or Matric certificate. * Diploma / Degree in General Nursing science. * Diploma / Degree in Midwifery Nursing science. * 1 year post basic qualification in Critical Care / Emergency and Trauma Nursing Science. * A minimum of 4 years appropriate / recognisable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse. * SANC Receipt for 2026. * **Knowledge, Skills Training and Competencies Required:** * Leadership, organizational, decision making, supervisory and problem-solving abilities within the limit of the Public Sector and institutional policy framework. * Knowledge of nursing care processes and procedures, nursing statutes and other relevant legal framework. * Ability to formulate patients care related policies, vision, mission and objective of the component. * Communication and interpersonal skills including Public Relations, Negotiating, Coaching, Conflict handling and counselling skills. * Financial and budgetary knowledge pertaining relevant resources under management. * Insight into procedures and policies pertaining nursing care, computer skills in basic programmes. * Willingness to work shifts, day and night duty, weekends, Public Holidays. * **Competencies (knowledge /skills):** * Good communications and interpersonal skills, planning and organizational skills. **Who should apply** Candidates should possess a Matric certificate, a Diploma/Degree in both General and Midwifery Nursing science, and a post-basic qualification of at least one year in Critical Care or Emergency and Trauma Nursing Science. A minimum of four years of appropriate and recognisable nursing experience after registration as a Professional Nurse is required, along with a valid SANC receipt for 2026. The ideal applicant will demonstrate strong leadership, organisational, decision-making, supervisory, and problem-solving abilities, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of nursing care processes, relevant legal frameworks, and financial management. They must exhibit excellent communication, interpersonal, and basic computer skills, and be willing to work various shifts, including nights, weekends, and public holidays. **Deadline** 23 October 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.govpage.co.za/vacancies/kwazulu-natal-department-of-health-vacancies-circular-36-of-2026#spani-ref-psh-26-2026 Source: govpage

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