Auxiliary Nurse

Join us as an Auxiliary Nurse and be responsible and assist with medical nursing support to employees and to maintain occupational health standards.

Youll look after our most important resource. Our people.

Skilled colleagues and motivated teams are the life force of Anglo American because guided by our purpose and our values we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to re-imagine mining to improve peoples lives".

Platinum

Our Platinum business mines, processes, and refines the entire range of platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. We are the worlds leading primary producer of PGMs, which have a range of specialized applications that improve lives across the world, from vehicle fuel cells to jewellery; dentistry to glassmaking; pacemakers to petroleum refining.

Job Description

You have the direct responsibility to carry out Nursing duties which will include monitoring patients in a timely manner, ensuring triaged is performed and that results are communicated with the Professional nurse as well as conducting vitals on all patients prior to referring to the professional nurse.

More of your responsibilities will include:

• Consistently apply Safety & Health principles in all team interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities.
• Perform daily planning of activities and tasks to ensure timeous completion of tasks ahead of deadlines.
• Calibrates the relevant equipment used in the OHC daily.
• Conducts medical surveillance/tests for clients (urinalysis ;Blood Glucose;VCT).
• Assist Registered Nurses in delivering appropriate healthcare to patients.
• Daily checking of stock in the unit
• Ensures client surroundings are clean at all times.
• Assist in the registration of patients by accurately recording relevant information. Conduct weight and height measurements; record body temperature and blood pressure as well as collecting specimens for investigation. Administer vaccines, dress wounds, disinfect and sterilize medical instruments.
• Execute delivery the sustainability activities as relevant to discipline and set out in the Life of Asset Plan to improve sustainability performance over time.
• Deliver Sustainable Mining Plan commitments relevant to discipline.
• Act in line and support a purpose-led, high performing culture, applying the company values and principles of inclusion and diversity
• Act as a role model and actively engage as a team member in all team processes.

This role is in the - Safety, Health & Asset Reliability department at a Band 8 level reporting to the Senior Professional Nurse.

Qualifications

• Grade 12
• Nursing Auxiliary certificate
• Registered with South African Nursing Council
• Certificate in Audiometry, Spirometry, Vision & VCT advantageous

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years experience in similar role.
• Mining environment experience will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of nursing processes, procedures, and techniques
• Understanding of safety management, behavioural safety and risk management framework, procedures, and systems
• Good understanding of the related health care policies and procedures
• Abreast of current medical standards and trend

What We Offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, but more than this, youll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We are a large, successful multinational company and we are still growing all the time.

Who We Are

Anglo American is a global diversified mining business. Our portfolio of world-class mining operations provides the metals and minerals that make modern life possible. We use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and mine. We work together with our key partners and stakeholders to unlock the sustainable value that those resources represent for our shareholders, the communities and countries in which we operate and for society at large. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve peoples lives.

How We Are Committed To Your Safety

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a days work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, were also continually investing in new technologies from drones to data analytics that are helping to make mining safer.

Inclusion and Diversity

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.

Background checks

Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications.

How To Apply

To apply for this role, please complete our online application form. You will have the opportunity to upload your CV and other relevant documentation as part of this process.

Closing date: 14 March 2023