Shift Leader - Registered Nurse at Faircape Group

Job Description

• Faircape Health provides the full continuum of care across six world-class healthcare facilities, each located within our luxury retirement villages.
• Our long-term care centres offer a structured, supportive environment for residents requiring ongoing nursing care, including frail care, dementia care, and palliative support. With a strong focus on dignity, comfort, and quality of life, our multidisciplinary teams work closely together to ensure each resident receives personalised, consistent, and compassionate care in a safe and well-managed setting.
• The services of an experienced, compassionate Shift Leader - Registered Nurse (Night) is required on a permanent basis at our facility, Onrus Manor in Hermanus.
• The successful incumbent will be responsible for delivering high-quality nursing care, ensuring patients receive appropriate clinical attention and that care plans are accurately implemented and maintained.
• This position is based in Hermanus, Western Cape. If you are looking to be part of a dynamic and collaborative environment within a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) of primary and allied healthcare professionals, then this is the opportunity for you.
• If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in patients’ lives, this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Duties Include:

Clinical Handover:

• Participate in handovers according to ISBAR procedure
• Ensure all reporting is up-to-date and accurate during handovers

Medication:

• Administer medication to residents as per allocation
• Monitor scheduled drugs
• Conduct weekly drug checks
• Ensure blister packaged medication is available, checked, and signed off by two Registered Nurses
• Escalate and report any adverse effects to the doctor for intervention and treatment

Patient Nursing Care Plan:

• Assess patients' health conditions, including vital signs, medical history, and symptoms
• Implement nursing care plans in collaboration with the Nursing Service Manager and MDT
• Adjust care plans as required

Clinical Tasks:

• Perform clinical functions within scope of practice, including wound care, pressure care, ostomy care, management of skin lesions, catheter care, and patient monitoring
• Conduct regular resident rounds to ensure quality of care
• Identify areas of concern and escalate where required
• Ensure doctor’s prescriptions and therapy recommendations are implemented

Risk Management:

• Maintain effective infection control practices
• Follow all emergency and incident management procedures

Requirements:

Qualifications:

• SANC registered as a Registered Nurse
• Up-to-date Basic Life Support certification is advantageous

Experience and Knowledge:

• Proven experience as a Registered Nurse
• Experience in a geriatric environment is advantageous
• Knowledge of Dementia care, Frail care, and Palliative care is advantageous

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Dependable and proactive
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Sound clinical judgement and decision-making ability
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Computer literate