Professional Nurse – Grade 1 at Sarah Fox Children’s Convalescent Hospital 8 views0 applications


The Sarah Fox Children’s Convalescent Hospital is a nonprofit organisation which provides intermediate care to sick and vulnerable children after they have undergone medical procedures at tertiary hospitals or suffer from acute illnesses. Sarah Fox is establishing a new model Intermediary Care Facility.
Sarah Fox seeks to appoint a Professional Nurse, based in Cape Town.

Remuneration: R17 000.00 per month

13th cheque subject to availability of funding.

Required to work shifts and after hours (weekend, public holidays and night duty).

Responsibilities:

  • Render an effective and continuous comprehensive paediatric nursing care to patients
  • Ensure that services are rendered in a cost effective manner
  • Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure good nursing care
  • Promote and perform a clinical nursing practice in accordance with the scope of practice and nursing standards as determined by the relevant health facility

Requirements:

  • Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as Professional Nurse
  • Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse
  • Minimum four years appropriate / recognisable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing
  • Sound knowledge and understanding of nursing and health service related acts, legislation and policies and ability to facilitate and promote training
  • Computer literacy (MS Word, Outlook and Excel)
  • Communication skills (both written and verbal) in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape
  • Ability to facilitate and promote training
  • Analytical thinking, independent decision making and problem solving skills
  • Experience in paediatric nursing would be an advantage

To apply, submit a CV, the names of three referees, and certified copies of ID, and certified copies of qualification/s, and certified copy of current Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse to [email protected] or Ms Shaamila Parker, Sarah Fox Hospital Convalescent Hospital, 6 Petuna Road Silvertown Athlone.
Enquiries: Ms Shaamila Parker, 021 637 1302

Applications without the afore-mentioned will not be considered.

No late, faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted.

CV’s will not be returned.

Further communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates.

If you have not received a response from the organisation within three months of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the organisation.

The Sarah Fox Children’s Convalescent Hospital’s website is not operational.

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Sarah Fox Children's Convalescent Hospital is a 60- bed intermediate- care facility in Silvertown, Athlone. The hospital opened in 1964 and has been providing much needed medical care to children from all over the Cape Metropole since. The hospital team consists of 24- hour nursing staff, professional nurses, medical officers, a full- time social worker, a part- time occupational therapist, 'nursery' school teacher, aromatherapist, music therapists, administrative & cleaning, and last but definitely not least volunteers & donors.The hospital has 3 wards: Ed Doman ward (babies), Isobel Robertson ward (toddlers/ older children) and the newly opened Palliative Care Unit (PCU). The PCU provides much needed care to children who have life- limiting conditions, or those who need respite care/ symptom control.Some of the diagnosis which are commonly managed at SFH include: malnutrtion, tuberculosis, retroviral disease, cerebral palsy, sequel of various syndromes, as well as burn injuries.The mission of SFH is ‘to provide expert nursing and medical care, in a homely and loving environment, for infants and children recovering from acute medical and surgical conditions who are, for social or medical reasons, unable to return to their own homes. The hospital also provides temporary care and education for infants and children who need tender loving care in a place of safety for social reasons’ (SFH, Mission Statement).

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0 USD Cape Town CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Sarah Fox Children’s Convalescent Hospital

The Sarah Fox Children's Convalescent Hospital is a nonprofit organisation which provides intermediate care to sick and vulnerable children after they have undergone medical procedures at tertiary hospitals or suffer from acute illnesses. Sarah Fox is establishing a new model Intermediary Care Facility. Sarah Fox seeks to appoint a Professional Nurse, based in Cape Town.Remuneration: R17 000.00 per month13th cheque subject to availability of funding.

Required to work shifts and after hours (weekend, public holidays and night duty).

Responsibilities:

  • Render an effective and continuous comprehensive paediatric nursing care to patients
  • Ensure that services are rendered in a cost effective manner
  • Work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure good nursing care
  • Promote and perform a clinical nursing practice in accordance with the scope of practice and nursing standards as determined by the relevant health facility

Requirements:

  • Basic R425 qualification (i.e. diploma/degree in nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as Professional Nurse
  • Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse
  • Minimum four years appropriate / recognisable experience in nursing after registration as Professional Nurse with the SANC in General Nursing
  • Sound knowledge and understanding of nursing and health service related acts, legislation and policies and ability to facilitate and promote training
  • Computer literacy (MS Word, Outlook and Excel)
  • Communication skills (both written and verbal) in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape
  • Ability to facilitate and promote training
  • Analytical thinking, independent decision making and problem solving skills
  • Experience in paediatric nursing would be an advantage

To apply, submit a CV, the names of three referees, and certified copies of ID, and certified copies of qualification/s, and certified copy of current Registration with the SANC as Professional Nurse to [email protected] or Ms Shaamila Parker, Sarah Fox Hospital Convalescent Hospital, 6 Petuna Road Silvertown Athlone. Enquiries: Ms Shaamila Parker, 021 637 1302

Applications without the afore-mentioned will not be considered.

No late, faxed or e-mailed applications will be accepted.

CV’s will not be returned.

Further communication will be limited to shortlisted candidates.

If you have not received a response from the organisation within three months of the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the organisation.The Sarah Fox Children's Convalescent Hospital’s website is not operational.

2017-03-03

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