Enrolled Nurse

**EDUCATION**

a. Current registration with the South African Nursing Council as an Enrolled Nursing.

**WORK EXPERIENCE**

a. At least two years’ experience in Psychiatric Nursing in a Psychiatric facility.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

The Enrolled l Nurse is able to co-lead a nursing unit to the benefit of maintaining practices and procedures of medical care. Has an excellent communication skill, both verbal and written. Enrolled Nurse exhibits professionalism and model these characteristics for nursing staff. She/he maintains awareness of current nursing trends. Possess a sound knowledge and understanding of South African Nursing Council (SANC) regulations, Scope of Practice of Enrolled Nurses:
**This includes but not limited to**:

- Doing the psychiatric nursing evaluation and comprehensively completing the documentation
- Provision of a therapeutic environment
- Forming therapeutic nurse/patient relationships
- Crisis intervention
- Counselling patients
- Psychiatric nursing care
- Administering and evaluating the effects of medication
- Giving health education to patient, families and the public when appropriate
- Conduct discharge education
- Ensuring that all information pertaining to the patient is recorded accurately and legibly signed
- Ensuring that confidentiality is maintained at all times
- Carrying out patient care and specific duties as delegated by the unit manager
- Ensuring that safe patient care is practised at all times, especially with regard to patients on Special Observation
- Maintaining open communication with family members and significant others at all times
- Following all doctor's orders.
- Monitoring vital signs.

**Emergency Procedures**:

- To carry out the appropriate emergency procedure/treatment as directed by clinic policy and scope of practise.
- Exhibit competence with regard to life saving procedures
- Ensure maintenance of stock, equipment and oxygen to facilitate a successful out come to a medical emergency
- Assist the Nursing Manager and Registered Nurses in being prepared for a potential disaster or emergency situation

**Professional Conduct**:

- To interact with the patient in a polite and professional manner
- To treat the patient with dignity and respect
- To listen to the patient and be non-judgemental
- To be an advocate for the patient
- To establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship
- To be an advocate for the clinic
- To be a role model for peers and subordinates
- To treat all clinic personnel with dignity and respect
- To be non-judgemental towards your colleagues
a. To be helpful towards clinic personnel and the general public

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

License/Certification:

- Nursing Council registration (preferred)

Application Deadline: 2023/03/06