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Netcare

Integrated private healthcare services provider

Registered Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 10
Full-timeCape Town, South AfricaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Be registered as a Professional Nurse with psychiatric training or an equivalent NQF Level 7 qualification.
  • Be registered with the South African Nursing Council.
  • Have clinical leadership experience.
  • Have a minimum of 2 years of psychiatric experience.
  • Have a full understanding of the Nursing Act No. 33 of 2005, the Nursing Act No. 50 of 1978, and their regulations.
  • Have a full understanding of the Mental Health Care Act No. 17 of 2002 and its regulations.
  • Have written and oral communication skills.
  • Have organisational and supervisory skills.
  • Understand confidentiality issues and the use of discretion.
  • Have computer literacy, including intermediate computer literacy.
  • Be able to work effectively under pressure and maintain effectiveness during changing conditions.
  • Be able to work cooperatively with others and establish and maintain effective working relationships.
  • Have planning, organising, control, and follow-up skills.
  • Have customer-care orientation.
  • Have thorough knowledge of general and specialised nursing theory and practice.
  • Consult the employer for reasonable accommodation if a physical or psychological limitation may impair the ability to perform required job functions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the nursing team on shift and ensure patients are treated with dignity and respect in a safe environment, with their individual needs addressed through high-quality mental and physical health care.
  • Model high standards of nursing practice and use evidence-based nursing theories and processes to care for patients as physical, social, and spiritual individuals.
  • Assist with improving nursing care quality by ensuring compliance with professional and ethical practice, applicable legislation, policies, procedures, and core standards.
  • Assist with monitoring nursing care and service delivery as part of a multidisciplinary quality assurance team.
  • Allocate subordinates’ tasks at the start of each shift and ensure proper handovers at the start of and during shifts.
  • Participate in twice-yearly subordinate appraisals and maintain the policy and procedure file, understand its contents, and ensure adherence by self and subordinates.
  • Attend delegated meetings, contribute to problem-solving and improvements to the patient experience, and communicate treatment and management changes to the nursing team through verbal and written handovers.
  • Supervise human resources prudently, encourage good attendance and judicious use of sick leave, manage medication and medical consumables, ensure appropriate ward-stock billing, assist with equipment needs analysis, and report items requiring repair.
  • Plan and adapt work in the Nursing Unit Manager’s absence or when duties are delegated, and delegate work according to subordinates’ competencies to improve productivity.
  • Control medication, medical supplies, equipment, and the care environment; manage ordering, safekeeping, maintenance, stock levels, and reporting of maintenance issues; and fulfil Health and Safety Representative duties.
  • Supervise subordinates day to day and delegate and oversee work according to their knowledge, skills, and competencies.
  • Contribute to staff development, lead by example, monitor subordinates, help plan and evaluate in-service training, present training when requested, train assistant nurses and health care workers, and complete training registers.
  • Carry out nursing activities in accordance with applicable nursing and mental-health legislation and regulations; maintain company and clinic policy files, disseminate their contents, ensure adherence, and participate in policy reviews.
  • Provide clinical nursing care, including psychiatric nursing evaluations and documentation, therapeutic relationships and environments, crisis intervention, counselling where appropriate, psychiatric nursing care, and pre- and post-procedure care for electroconvulsive therapy.
  • Execute doctors’ and multidisciplinary-team instructions, administer medication and evaluate its effects, monitor vital signs and report abnormalities, provide health and discharge education, maintain accurate chronological patient records and confidentiality, and provide delegated patient care.
  • Practise safe patient care, including special observation, and communicate with family members and significant others while maintaining confidentiality.
  • Carry out emergency procedures and treatment according to clinic policy, maintain competence in life-saving procedures, ensure emergency stocks, equipment, and oxygen are ready, and assist with disaster and emergency preparedness.
  • Participate in authorised nursing or medical research.
  • Treat patients and significant others professionally, respectfully, and without judgement; advocate for patients, maintain therapeutic relationships, and safeguard patients’ property.
  • Model the organisation’s policies and professional conduct and treat clinic personnel with dignity and respect.
  • Assist with investigating clinical incidents, monitoring occupational safety, reporting accidents and incidents, ensuring compliance with protocols and legislation, managing healthcare waste and asset registers, participating in relevant committees, and supporting safe, cost-effective, evidence-based care.
  • Help evaluate patient experience, stakeholder input, nursing quality indicators, and clinical outcomes; communicate effectively with patients; promote health and wellbeing, infection prevention, and a clean environment; and identify and implement quality-improvement initiatives.
  • Attend relevant meetings, support effective formal communication, and maintain a professional environment.
  • Serve as a clinical resource to personnel assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care; coordinate communication with families and health professionals; and address patient-care issues with nursing management.
  • Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate specialised nursing care; initiate and direct emergency resuscitation within scope of practice; interview patients and families; and assess patient behaviour and immediate and long-term needs.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary evaluation and implementation of health-care plans and treatment regimens; conduct physician rounds, develop nursing care plans, coordinate patient services, and prepare shift documentation reflecting patient status, staffing ratios, and problems.
  • Communicate activities and problems to the unit manager, perform related assigned tasks, and provide input into patient-care policies and procedures.
  • Promote a safe, clean, and secure environment; optimise quality and safe nursing care within the assigned budget; and evaluate, set standards for, and monitor the safe use of supplies and equipment.
  • Assist with organisational transformation goals, apply human-resources policies, consider the needs of external stakeholders and local communities, and promote cross-cultural awareness.
  • Assist with identifying, training, and retaining nursing staff; supervise nursing staff; monitor attendance; orient new, temporary, and student nursing staff; participate in performance appraisals; and coach and mentor nursing staff.
  • Complete personal training-needs analysis, keep current with psychiatric nursing research, attend training, complete required professional-development hours, maintain attendance records, and follow development plans.
  • Build and maintain effective relationships with doctors, patients, visitors, government departments, and other departments; assist in managing doctor and patient complaints and improving customer care.
  • Improve work processes and quality, identify problems and opportunities, and implement appropriate actions.
  • Collaborate with hospital departments and teams to achieve goals and provide support services.
  • Coordinate with clinical facilitators and multidisciplinary colleagues to meet educational needs of nursing staff, students, and patients; plan, implement, and evaluate learning opportunities; review and practise emergency procedures; orient new staff; and communicate policy changes.
  • Allocate staff to meet patient needs and required nursing specialisations, adjust staffing levels to patient acuity, and maintain collaborative relationships and effective communication within the unit and with other stakeholders.

About the Company

Netcare

Integrated private healthcare services provider

Netcare is a broad private healthcare group in South Africa that provides a full range of medical services across the care spectrum. Its offering includes world-class acute private hospital care, cancer care (radiosurgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, bone marrow transplant, robotic-assisted surgery), primary healthcare through Medicross, emergency medical services via Netcare 911, occupational health and employee wellness, mental health services through Akeso, affordable access solutions through NetcarePlus, and renal dialysis through National Renal Care. The company also trains emergency medical and nursing personnel. Netcare aims to improve healthcare by integrating digital systems to deliver seamless, connected care across its hospitals, clinics, EMS, and support services, with the goal of making high-quality private healthcare more accessible and efficient.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Sandton, South Africa
Founded
1996

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