Registered Nurse Role at Discovery Health | Apply Now!

📍 Location: Discovery Health, 1 Discovery Place, Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2196, South Africa
🏢 Company: Discovery Health
🕒 Job Type: Full-Time
📌 Category: Registered Nurse – Palliative Care
🆔 Job ID: DH-RN-PALLIATIVE

🌍 About Discovery Health

Discovery Health is a global leader in health and wellness, committed to making people healthier and enhancing their lives. As part of Discovery Healthcare Services (DHCS), the organisation provides innovative care solutions through teams such as Executive Wellness, Home Care, Corporate Clinics, Health Coaches, and Southern Rx Pharmacy.

DHCS aims to improve the patient journey, enhance convenience, and provide high-quality services that deliver value to members while differentiating Discovery as a leading healthcare brand.

🚀 Role Overview

The Palliative Nurse is responsible for delivering compassionate, holistic care to Discovery Health members at the palliative stage of care. You will ensure comfort, dignity, and quality of life for patients while providing guidance and support to families during the illness and bereavement process.

You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team and adhere to the principles of palliative care as defined by the World Health Organization.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

🏥 Clinical Care

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and pain management.

• Administer medications including IV therapies and syringe drivers.

• Manage symptoms such as nausea, dyspnoea, delirium, dementia, and wounds.

• Provide hands-on nursing care during terminal phases.

👥 Family & Patient Support

• Support psychosocial and spiritual needs of patients and families.

• Guide families through end-of-life care and bereavement.

• Educate patients and families for informed decision-making.

📋 Care Coordination & Documentation

• Collaborate with doctors, social workers, and multidisciplinary teams.

• Monitor care quality and adjust care plans accordingly.

• Ensure accurate and timely documentation of patient care.

⚖️ Ethical & Professional Care

• Uphold life-affirming principles; neither hasten nor delay death.

• Navigate ethical challenges sensitively and professionally.

• Integrate psychological and spiritual care into daily practice.

🎓 Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Nursing

• Registered and practicing with HPCSA

• 5-day Introduction to Palliative Care training

• 6–12 months experience in palliative care

• Computer literate

• Valid driver’s license with own transport

🌟 Advantageous

• Specialty in pain management

• Experience in home-based care

• Counselling skills

• Flexible availability

🧠 Key Competencies & Attributes

• Compassionate, patient-centred, and professional

• Resilient and adaptable in high-pressure situations

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

• Ability to advocate effectively for patients

• Excellent clinical judgment and ethical decision-making

💡 CV Tips for Palliative Nurse Roles

• Highlight HPCSA registration and nursing qualifications clearly.

• Emphasize palliative care experience and relevant training.

• Include examples of pain management, symptom control, and patient advocacy.

• Show experience in home-based care or patient-family education.

• Mention multidisciplinary collaboration and leadership in clinical settings.

• Include any additional certifications in counselling or specialised nursing.