• Staff nurse – 5 posts (5-month contract)

Salary:

• Grade 1: R220 614 – R250 500 per annum (OSD)
• Grade 2: R262 287 – R298 932 per annum (OSD)
• Grade 3: R306 798 – R382 107 per annum (OSD)

Reference:

• ECHEALTH/SN/BCM/S16/35/10/2025

Centre:

• Buffalo City Metro

Requirements:

• Qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Staff Nurse.
• Current registration with SANC as a Staff Nurse.
• Grade 1: No experience required.
• Grade 2: Minimum of 10 years’ appropriate experience in Nursing after registration as a Staff Nurse.
• Grade 3: Minimum of 20 years’ appropriate experience in Nursing after registration as a Staff Nurse.

Duties:

• Execute duties and functions with proficiency under the direct supervision of a Professional Nurse as laid down by the Nursing Act.
• Provide nursing care duties, which may include multi-task functions that are structured and mainly well-defined, including:
• Execute nursing care plans for patients.
• Monitor vital signs and observe reactions to medication and treatments.
• Promote and maintain hygiene, comfort, and reassurance of patients.
• Supervise and maintain fluid balance, oxygen, and sensory functions of patients.
• Promote healing of wounds and fractures and ensure skin protection.
• Prepare for and assist with diagnostic and therapeutic acts performed by a registered person.
• Prepare for and assist with ward-specific procedures and anesthetics.
• Care for dying and deceased patients.
• Direct relatives/friends to the appropriate person for enquiries or in cases of bereavement.
• Assist the sister-in-charge to provide a safe and therapeutic environment that supports the practice of safe and standard procedures.
• Occasionally compare possible courses of action mainly using standard procedures.
• Provide nursing assistance to medical and other nursing professionals.