Latest Jobs at Nurture Health

ABOUT THE ROLE

• The Service Development Specialist is responsible for identifying, designing and implementing new service and business development opportunities across Nurture Health's national rehabilitation hospital network.
• This is far more than a traditional business development role. You'll develop a deep understanding of how our organisation operates, analyse clinical and operational performance, identify opportunities for innovation, and work alongside multidisciplinary specialists to design services that improve patient outcomes, operational efficiency and sustainable growth.
• You'll combine data, insight and creativity to help shape the future of rehabilitation healthcare.

You will:

• Identify, evaluate and implement new service, revenue and business development opportunities by analysing organisational operations, patient needs, market trends and performance data.
• Design and improve business processes, policies and systems that support innovative, evidence-based, compliant and sustainable healthcare services across the organisation.
• Collaborate with clinical, operational and specialist teams, providing expert guidance and influencing stakeholders to successfully translate ideas into measurable organisational outcomes.

ABOUT YOU

Minimum Requirements

• NQF Level 7 qualification in Business, Health Administration, Commerce, Marketing, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in successfully leading or contributing to new business development, new ventures, or strategic revenue growth projects within a healthcare or multi-site service organisation.
• Business Advisor (BA)–level business advisory knowledge as set out in the Institute of Business Advisors Southern Africa (IBASA) professional designations and grading framework, including its application within the South African healthcare context.

Personal Attributes

• Naturally curious, entrepreneurial and driven to improve the way healthcare is delivered.
• Analytical and commercially minded, while remaining collaborative, ethical and people-centred.
• Structured, innovative and resilient, with the ability to influence through expertise, build trusted relationships and turn ideas into meaningful outcomes

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Job Description

• Nurture Health is seeking a compassionate, accountable, and patient-centred Registered Nurse to join our interdisciplinary rehabilitation team. Reporting to the Nursing Manager, you will play a critical role in delivering high-quality nursing care, optimising patients’ clinical status, and enabling meaningful participation in rehabilitation programmes. You will work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, patients, and families to achieve exceptional rehabilitation outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute and coordinate nursing care plans, allocate and delegate nursing activities, and monitor patients’ clinical status to ensure safe, effective care.
• Manage medication administration, emergency equipment, emergency responses, wound and continence care, and support safe patient discharge processes.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, educate patients and families, contribute to clinical decision-making, and maintain accurate clinical reporting.

Requirements

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council as a Professional Nurse, with proven experience managing medically complex patients in a high-demand clinical environment.
• Strong clinical assessment, nursing leadership, delegation, communication, and rehabilitation-focused care planning skills, with the ability to influence interdisciplinary decision-making.
• Passionate about rehabilitation and patient wellbeing, committed to professional ethics, teamwork, continuous learning, adaptability, accountability, and calm decision-making under pressure.

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Job Description

• Nurture Health is seeking a passionate and patient-centred Occupational Therapist to join our interdisciplinary rehabilitation team. Reporting to the Therapy Manager, you will help patients relearn or adapt everyday activities to improve independence, participation, and quality of life. You will collaborate with healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality rehabilitation services and meaningful patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ functional participation and develop, implement, and monitor individualised occupational therapy treatment plans to improve independence and rehabilitation outcomes.
• Deliver interventions including ADL retraining, neurorehabilitation, cognitive rehabilitation, upper limb rehabilitation, splinting, wheelchair seating, vocational rehabilitation, and the prescription of assistive devices and equipment.
• Conduct home and workplace assessments, provide caregiver and patient education, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on patient-centred goals, and maintain accurate clinical documentation and billing records.

Requirements

• Registered with the HPCSA Board for Occupational Therapy, Medical Orthotics and Prosthetics, and Arts Therapy in the category Independent Practice.
• Proven experience in physical rehabilitation, with strong clinical reasoning, holistic functional assessment, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Sound knowledge of the Health Professions Act, Occupational Therapy Scope of Practice Regulations, HPCSA and OTASA guidelines, with a commitment to professionalism, empathy, accountability, teamwork, and continuous learning.

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Job Description

• Nurture Health is seeking a passionate and patient-centred Physiotherapist to join our interdisciplinary rehabilitation team. Reporting to the Therapy Manager, you will play a critical role in helping patients regain strength, balance, mobility, and functional independence. You will work collaboratively with healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality rehabilitation services and achieve meaningful patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and functional abilities and develop, implement, and monitor individualised physiotherapy treatment plans to optimise mobility, independence, and rehabilitation outcomes.
• Deliver interventions including mobility retraining, neurorehabilitation, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, musculoskeletal and orthopaedic rehabilitation, balance retraining, fall prevention, exercise prescription, wheelchair seating, and mobility equipment prescription.
• Provide patient and caregiver education, plan discharge and home exercise programmes, collaborate with the interdisciplinary team on patient-centred goals, and maintain accurate clinical documentation and billing records.

Requirements

• Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), Board for Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Biokinetics, in the category Independent Practice (Physiotherapy).
• Proven experience in physical rehabilitation, with strong clinical reasoning, holistic assessment, communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills.
• Sound knowledge of the Health Professions Act, Physiotherapy Scope of Practice Regulations, HPCSA and SASP professional guidelines, with a commitment to accountability, empathy, teamwork, professionalism, and continuous learning.

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Job Description

• Nurture Health is seeking a passionate and patient-centred Medical Doctor to join our interdisciplinary rehabilitation team for the fixed-term period of 14 December 2026 – 10 May 2027. Reporting to the Therapy Manager, you will play a critical role in optimising patients’ clinical status and enabling their active participation in rehabilitation programmes. You will work collaboratively with a diverse team of healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality rehabilitation care and achieve meaningful patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage patients’ rehabilitation medicine needs, including medically complex cases, while optimising their participation in rehabilitation programmes.
• Plan, implement, and monitor rehabilitation medicine interventions, prevent and manage secondary complications, and ensure compliance with clinical governance standards and organisational policies.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to establish patient-centred goals, contribute to clinical decision-making, and educate patients and families on rehabilitation prognosis, progress, and expected outcomes.

Requirements

• Registered with the HPCSA Medical and Dental Professions Board in the category Independent Practice (General Practitioner), with proven experience working within an interdisciplinary healthcare environment.
• Strong clinical reasoning, holistic patient assessment, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence multidisciplinary decision-making and deliver patient-centred care.
• Passionate about rehabilitation, committed to continuous learning and professional development, and demonstrates accountability, empathy, adaptability, and professionalism.

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Job Description

• Nurture Health is seeking a passionate and patient-centred Medical Doctor to join our interdisciplinary rehabilitation team. Reporting to the Therapy Manager, you will play a critical role in optimising patients’ clinical status and enabling their active participation in rehabilitation programmes. You will work collaboratively with a diverse team of healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality rehabilitation care and achieve meaningful patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and manage patients’ rehabilitation medicine needs, including medically complex cases, while optimising their participation in rehabilitation programmes.
• Plan, implement, and monitor rehabilitation medicine interventions, prevent and manage secondary complications, and ensure compliance with clinical governance standards and organisational policies.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to establish patient-centred goals, contribute to clinical decision-making, and educate patients and families on rehabilitation prognosis, progress, and expected outcomes.

Requirements

• Registered with the HPCSA Medical and Dental Professions Board in the category Independent Practice (General Practitioner), with proven experience working within an interdisciplinary healthcare environment.
• Strong clinical reasoning, holistic patient assessment, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence multidisciplinary decision-making and deliver patient-centred care.
• Passionate about rehabilitation, committed to continuous learning and professional development, and demonstrates accountability, empathy, adaptability, and professionalism.