Registered Nurse | Trauma Qualified

Registered Nurse – Trauma Qualified

Life Eugene Marais Hospital invites applications for a Registered Nurse – Trauma Qualified to work in the Trauma Unit, reporting to the Unit Manager. The role is responsible for providing holistic and optimal quality nursing care to critically ill patients to maximize positive outcomes in line with company and hospital strategic objectives.

• Ensuring accurate charging by managing trauma clocking time
• Ensuring consignment stock, equipment and prosthesis is charged according to policy
• Managing stock by participating in regular stock taking and controlling the consignment stock in accordance with hospital (local) policy

• Ensuring the correct use of theatre equipment and instrumentation by educating and supervising staff on the correct utilization of the equipment

• Obtaining the correct information pre‑operatively and visiting the patient post‑operatively
• Ensuring that the patient is comfortable and assists the doctor during the surgical procedure

• Providing trauma‑specific training and assessing the competence of staff
• Assisting the Unit Manager to correctly monitor normal and overtime hours
• Ensuring the trauma team works according to the scope of practice
• Giving feedback to the Unit Manager to assess optimal performance

• Ensuring the use of personal protective clothing and complying with ISO requirements
• Ensuring the disposal of medical waste to effectively control infection

• Attending review and consultative form meetings to maintain healthy relationships with internal stakeholders
• Maintaining a healthy relationship with external stakeholders by reporting and escalating unresolved issues to the unit manager

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate
• General Nursing Degree / Diploma
• Registration with SANC
• Diploma in specialty if applicable
• Relevant experience in trauma and technical skill to meet the critical outputs
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
• Computer proficiency would be an advantage
• Required BLS

• Problem‑solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organizational awareness
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Contact:
Zaanri Keys – Email: Z
Closing date:
Monday, February 23, 2026

Internal applicants – before making an application, please discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

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Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert should consider their application as unsuccessful.