Professional Nurse – Maternity – Mediclinic Welkom x1
Job Overview
- Job Title: Professional Nurse – Maternity
- Company: Mediclinic Welkom
- Location: Welkom, Free State, South Africa
- Employment Type: Permanent
- Workplace Type: On-site
- Reference Number: 74436
- Number of Positions: 1
- Closing Date: 27 October 2026
- Recruiter: Modiegi Mogudi
Job Purpose
The Professional Nurse will work collaboratively with a multi-professional team to provide safe, comprehensive and quality nursing care in accordance with the applicable Scope of Practice regulations.
The successful candidate will also help lead and coordinate nursing teams to ensure optimal patient care, maintain patient safety and promote a positive healthcare experience.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Delivering quality nursing care in collaboration with a multi-professional team.
- Identifying, preventing and managing risks to ensure patient safety.
- Creating a supportive environment that promotes a positive patient experience.
- Maintaining accurate and comprehensive records of all nursing interventions.
- Promoting a learning environment that develops and strengthens staff competence.
- Ensuring that all stock and equipment used are accurately recorded and accounted for.
Minimum Educational Requirements
Applicants must have one of the following qualifications:
- A diploma leading to registration as a General Nurse; or
- A four-year Nursing Diploma; or
- A Bachelor of Nursing degree.
Advantageous Qualifications
The following qualifications may be beneficial:
- Postgraduate Advanced Diploma in Midwifery.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing, such as Critical Care, Emergency Care or Peri-operative Nursing, where applicable to a specialist unit.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum experience: No previous experience is specified as an essential requirement.
- Desired experience: None specified.
Applicants should ensure they meet the required nursing qualification and any applicable professional registration requirements.
Required Skills and Knowledge
Candidates should demonstrate knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Basic life support training, including ACLS, ATLS or PALS training for specialised wards, as applicable.
- Computer literacy, particularly Microsoft Office.
- Developing and modifying nursing care plans.
- Infection prevention and control.
- Nursing processes and procedures.
- Nursing record-keeping.
- Patient assessment.
- Pharmacology.
- Relevant nursing legislation.
- Risk identification and management.
- Scientific nursing principles and processes.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be a nursing professional who prioritises patient safety, provides compassionate and effective care, maintains accurate clinical documentation and works well within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
Strong patient assessment, communication, risk identification and nursing care-planning skills will support the successful delivery of quality maternity services.