Professional Nurse - Speciality Operating Theatre Nursing Science -Re-Advertisement; HAVE Previously
Listed on 2026-09-12
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Nurse Educator, Mental Health Nurse, Nursing Home
Professional Nurse - Speciality Operating Theatre Nursing Science
-RE-ADVERTISEMENT (APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED ARE ENCOURAGED TO RE-APPLY)
- Reference Number : refs/056448
- Directorate :
Nursing - Number of Posts : 1
- Package : R 495 423 .00 - R 581 931 .00 Grade 1 per annum (plus benefits) Grade 2 R - R (NB: salary will be determined in line with OSD Resolution)
Requirements :
- Basic R425 qualification (i.e., Diploma/ Degree in Nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse. A post-basic Nursing qualification in Operating Theatre Nursing Science, accredited by the SANC in terms of Government Notice No. R212, with a duration of at least one year. A minimum of 4 years’ appropriate/recognisable experience in Nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing.
Proof of current registration with SANC.
Duties :
- Provision of optimal, holistic, specialized nursing care, pre- and post-operative. Prepare theatre, medical equipment, and consumables according to booked operations. Adhere to basic principles of Infection Prevention and Control. Ensure that Nursing care provided is within the scope of practice of all nurses and the legal framework. Ability to liaise with different units for pre-operative and post-operative optimization of quality patient care.
Demonstrate basic understanding of nursing legislation and related legal and ethical nursing practices. Have knowledge of the Ideal Hospital Realisation Framework. Be familiar with Patient Safety Incidents (PSI) guidelines and the processes of reporting PSI. Ability to perform nursing administrative duties, including shift leading and relieving the Operational Manager. Must be willing to work day and night shifts. Effective and efficient utilisation of human and material resources.
Display Professionalism and adherence to nursing professional ethics. Maintain professional growth, ethical standards, and self-discipline. Participate in training and research. Provision to support nursing services by mentoring trained theatre professional nurses to improve service delivery in the theatre.
It is the Department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts.
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
Employer :
Department of Health
Closing Date : 18-09-2026
Criteria Questions
Do you have a basic R425 qualification (i.e., Diploma/ Degree in Nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with SANC as a Professional Nurse?
Do you have a post-basic Nursing qualification in Operating Theatre Nursing Science, accredited by the SANC in terms of Government Notice No. R212, with a duration of at least one year?
Do you have a minimum of 4 years’ appropriate/recognisable experience in Nursing after registration as a Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing?
Do you have Proof of current registration with SANC?
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