Registered Nurse

Discovery LimitedZA

13 days ago

Job description

Job title : Registered Nurse

Job Location : Gauteng,

Deadline : November 23, 2025

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Key purpose

The Palliative Nurse will play a key role in the care and co-ordination of Discovery Health members in the palliative stage of care. The Palliative Nurse will be expected to manage patients as defined by the World Health Organisation in their home environment, “Palliative Care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering, the early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual”.

Key Outputs

The successful applicant will be responsible for but not limited to the following job functions :

Purpose :

To enhance the quality of life for patients through compassionate, patient-centred, and holistic care.

Key Responsibilities :

Deliver comprehensive assessments and facilitate effective pain management.

Apply knowledge of pain relief principles and monitor for treatment side effects.

Administer medications, including the use of syringe drivers and IV therapies.

Manage a range of physical symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhoea, cough, dyspnoea, delirium, dementia, and malodorous wounds.

Provide care during the terminal phase, ensuring comfort and dignity.

Assess and support psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients and families.

Empower and guide families throughout the patient’s illness and bereavement process.

Navigate ethical challenges in end-of-life care with sensitivity and professionalism.

Collaborate effectively with the multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care.

Monitor and evaluate the quality of care provided.

Deliver hands-on nursing care when required.

Educate patients and families to support informed decision-making.

Advocate for care practices that uphold the principles of palliative care.

Conduct thorough assessments to relieve pain and distressing symptoms, including vital sign monitoring.

Perform clinical procedures such as injections, syringe driver setup, IV cannulation, and bowel management (manual evacuation, suppositories, enemas).

Maintain skin integrity through pressure area care and appropriate wound dressings.

Assist in the organization and management of medication regimens.

Ensure accurate documentation of care and patient visits.

Communicate patient needs and concerns within the multidisciplinary team, including doctors and social workers.

Uphold the philosophy that life is to be affirmed and death is a natural process.

Provide care that neither hastens nor delays death.

Integrate psychological and spiritual aspects into patient care.

Support patients to live as actively and meaningfully as possible until death.

Competencies

Ability to work independently

Being able to work effectively within a team as well

Excellent communication skills with an ability of being able to break bad news constructively

Resilient and flexible

Industry knowledge

Ability to build strong relationships with all stakeholders

Caring and compassionate

Professional

Ability to follow instructions as well as effectively communicating instructions

Dedicated to the best interest of the patient

Patient Advocacy

Conscientious

Reliable and responsive.

Experience, qualifications, and mandatory requirements

Bachelor’s Degree / Diploma in Nursing

Minimum 5-day Introduction to palliative Care training

Minimum 6-12 months palliative experience

Must be registered with HPCSA and practicing

Computer literate

Valid driver’s license with own transport

Advantageous

Specialty in Pain management

Flexible availability

Experience in Home Based Care

Counselling skills

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