• Conduct regular night rounds, monitor unwell residents and provide nursing care and procedures as needed.
• Administer medication, address medication concerns with the resident’s GP and prepare morning medication.
• Assess residents after falls, respond to emergencies and liaise with doctors, hospitals and families where appropriate.
• Manage deaths in the Home in accordance with established guidelines.
• Review night care needs and care plans, ensure monitoring lists are completed and share recommended changes with multidisciplinary team.

• Record nursing care on Healthbridge (electronic health record system), and falls and incidents on Futurecare resident management site; complete reports and notify relevant staff and next of kin.
• Monitor care and observation charts, carry out scheduled observations
• Perform statutory emergency trolley, equipment and clinic stock checks.
• Identify hazards, keep emergency exits accessible and ensure night staff know emergency procedures.

• Supervise and support carers and general workers, allocate staff when required and help ensure sufficient night cover.
• Promote adherence to policies and procedures, identify training needs and provide guidance where appropriate.
• Review handover diaries, liaise with the duty manager when needed, and provide a clear handover to day professional nurses.

The ideal applicant will have the following competencies: 

• Professional nursing qualification
• Current registration with the South African Nursing Council.
• Experience in residential, geriatric or long-term care is advantageous
• Supervising care staff would be advantageous.

• Knowledge and experience in working as part of a professional team, and working within an interdisciplinary team
• Compassionate approach to residents and confident communication with families, doctors and colleagues.
• Able to lead a team calmly and communicate clinical concerns clearly during emergencies and handovers.

• Accurate clinical documentation, incident reporting and follow-up.
• Able to prioritise resident needs and coordinate staff and clinical tasks independently overnight
• Able to use and learn to use different software systems such as MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Healthbridge EHR and Futurecare resident management site.

• Available to work 7pm to 7am on a rotation of 7 nights on duty and 7 nights off duty.
• Comfortable using electronic care records and incident reporting systems

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Closing date for applications: 12 October 2026

If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of submitting your application, kindly consider your application to have been unsuccessful