Vacancy title:
Registered Nurse

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Healthcare]

Jobs at:
The Copperbelt University

Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, August 14 2025

Duty Station:
Zambia | Kitwe | Zambia

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, July 31 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

• To provide professional nursing services and advice to clients at the University Clinic and conduct maternal and child health care activities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Nursing patients in accordance with universal nursing practices and procedures;
• Able to provide ante- and post-natal care;
• Monitors patient’s progress, identifies any status changes and ensures patient’s comfort and safety;
• Recognizes warning signs of abnormal or potentially abnormal conditions which necessitate referral to other hospitals, advises professionals and carries out emergency measures in the absence of a medical doctor;
• Conducts maternal and child health clinics;
• Maintains personal contact with patients all the time and communicates accordingly; and
• Performs any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Grade 12 or Form V Certificate (or its equivalent) with 5 ‘O’ levels including English Language and Mathematics;
• Diploma in Registered Nursing;
• A qualification in Midwifery will be an added advantage;
• Minimum of 3 years Post qualification practical experience in Nursing or midwifery; and
• Must be Registered with the General Nursing Council of Zambia.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to interact with fellow staff, clients and other stakeholders;
• Ability to compiles reports on patients for superior as a basis for decision making;
• Ability to use various clinical/nursing equipment requiring accuracy and precision;
• Ability to carry out inspections and monitoring of wards and provides actual nursing care to patients; and
• Strong commitment to patient confidentiality and ethical practice.

Reporting Relationships:

• Immediate Supervisor:   Nursing Sister
• Salary Scale: PSS 06

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure

Interested applicants meeting the above requirement should submit signed application letters, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, ZAQA validated copies of Academic Certificates, certified Professional Certificates, copy of National Registration Card (NRC), proof of membership to a professional body and three (03) names of referees, two (02) of whom must be Professionally acquainted with the applicant.

The applications in hard copies should be submitted to the undersigned no later than Thursday, 14th August, 2025 or soft copies (as a single pdf file) to jobs@cbu.ac.zm. The application should be addressed to:

The Registrar
The Copperbelt University
Plot 4692, Jambo Drive, Riverside
P O Box 21692
KITWE

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