NURSE IN CHARGE 

MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following post:

NURSE IN CHARGE 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• A Registered General Nurse with a Diploma / Degree in General Nursing.
• A post-basic qualification is an added advantage
• Applicants should be registered with the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe and in possession of a valid practicing certificate.
• Forensic training for dispensing an added advantage
• At least 2 years of working experience in nursing administration

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Nurse in charge of the clinical aspects of the day-to-day running of their resident health facility. 
• Ensures compliance with best clinical practices with Infection prevention and control (during patient care), staff upkeep with standard guidelines, and emergency preparedness.
• Oversee the preparation, compliance to, and operationalization of departmental staff duty roster, and is responsible for other departmental duties and trip allocation. 
• Monitors staff punctuality to Work and upkeep to the Departmental SOP.
• Participates in actual patient care and treatment.
• Organizes clinical meetings regularly where the department discusses interesting cases attended to, in a bid to learn from these experiences and improve service delivery.
• Provide channels of follow-up on the care of referred clients to check on their progress and their continuous support in the provision of care wherever they could be admitted.
• Supervision of subordinates.
• Demand creation of services offered through awareness campaigns.
• Assign responsible persons to accurately and timely compile and submit statistics to the MOHCW, City Health, and NAC.

*NB: Midlands State University is an equal opportunities employer.  In promoting gender parity, female candidates are encouraged to apply.

APPLICATIONS

Applicants must submit copies of applications with the following: application letter, certified certificates, transcripts, copies of academic (‘O’ and ‘A’ level), national identification and curriculum vitae giving full details of names, place and date of birth, experience, present salary, date of availability, contact telephone number (s) and names and email addresses of three referees addressed to the Deputy Registrar – Human Resource

The application pack should be sent as a single merged pdf file to email address: vacancies@staff.msu.ac.zw.  

Closing date for applications is 19 June 2026.  Note that only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to.

Applicants should clearly state the post being applied for in the subject line.  It should also be noted that non-adherence to any of the above instructions will automatically cause the application to be disqualified.