Proffesional Nurse Speciality- Trauma Nursing / Critical Care Job at Gauteng Department of Health

Requirements :

• Basic R425 qualification (i.e. Diploma / Degree nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with (SANC) as a Professional/ Registered Nurse. A post-basic nursing qualification, with duration of at least 1 year, accredited with the SANC in the relevant specialty.
• A minimum of 4 years appropriate/ recognisable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with SANC in General Nursing.

Duties :

• Demonstrate an in depth understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices. Perform a clinical nursing practice in accordance with the scope of practice and nursing standards as determined by the relevant health facility. Promote quality of nursing care as directed by the professional scope of practice and standards as determined by the health facility.
• Promote quality of nursing care as directed by the relevant health facility. Demonstrate effective communication with patients, supervisors and other clinicians, including report writing when required. Work as part of the multidisciplinary team to ensure good nursing care. Work effectively, co-operatively amicably with persons of diverse intellectual, cultural, racial or religious differences.
• Personnel to ensure proper nursing care. Display a concern for patients, promoting and advocating proper treatment and care of trauma/ critical patients including awareness and willingness to respond to patient needs, requirements and expectations (Batho Pele).
• Provide more complex and advanced comprehensive nursing treatment and care to patients in a speciality unit in a cost effective, efficient and equitable manner. Act as shift leader unit. To provide direction and supervision in the implementation of standards.

Closing Date : 28-08-2026