Professional Nurse

Professional Nurse
for our Home-Based Care (HBC) Team.

Highway Hospice is a registered non-profit organisation that has served Durban for over forty years, providing palliative and end-of-life care to patients with life-limiting illness and their families. Our 24-hour In-Patient Unit (IPU) will offer short-stay symptom control, respite and end-of-life care alongside our established Home-based service.

We are looking for an experienced and mature Professional Nurse to join our Home Care Department, to provide palliative care to our home-based patients.

• To deliver high quality comprehensive palliative care to our home-based patients, diagnosed with a terminal illness, and their caregivers in their own homes by way of managing pain and symptoms.
• Provide psychosocial support to patients, their families and caregivers
• Develop and promote evidence-based palliative nursing care protocols across our HBC
• Formulate, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans for each patients and their caregivers.
• Maintain accurate patient records, documentation and medico-legal reports
• Handle, maintain and manage new patient referrals whilst working alongside Admissions office
• Demonstrate leadership skills to promote effective teamwork and caring for caregivers
• Demonstrate good communication skills, written and verbal, with staff patients, family members and caregivers
• Effective management of resources, human, technical and financial within the
• Home Care Department and Highway Hospice
• Collaborate with all members of the interdisciplinary team to deliver person centred care

To be considered for this role, you must meet the following criteria:

• South African Nursing Council Registration
• Minimum of 5 years working experience as a Registered Nurse
• Valid driver’s licence for a manual car
• An ability to work well under pressure
• Palliative care experience and skills would be an advantage

• Remuneration market-related

Highway Hospice is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to the Employment Equity Act. Preference may be given to candidates from designated groups. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

*** Please take note:
This is NOT a caregiver position ***