Nomusa Ngcobo

I am a retired Registered Nurse with vast experience in different sectors of Healthcare service. Hospital wards, clinics and community work.

I have been working locum shifts from January 2023 until March 2026. I am able to work with different personalities, race gender and age. I am flexible and hardworking.

I was working in Western Cape, but now I am in KZN Ladysmith permanently. I would appreciate if I can get shifts around KZN.

Clinical Nurse Practitioner at Company Wellness Solutions (2024-04 – 31. 01. 2026 • Clinical Nurse Practitioner at a Call Centre.

• Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of minor ailments while the agents are on duty • Vital signs check for wellness care and for early diagnosis and care • Team management (first aiders) • Emergency care and referrals.
• Healthcare communication / facilitation.
• Statistics and records keeping for future reference.

Nurse Mentor

Operational management at Medecins Sans Frontieres (2019-02 – 2019-09) • Healthcare administration • Employed on contract for 9 months.

• Staff training and supervision • Mentor in Community farm workers project in rural KZN • HIV testing and management to farmworkers at their workplace.
• Conflict resolution • Follow up care for clients on treatment • Issuing of ARVs and keeping/ update their records.
• Orientation and mentoring DOH personnel on how to run the service.
• Handing over the Project to DOH.

Agency

Staff in Theatre Recovery Room at MediClinic (2023-01 – 2024-03) • Receiving patients after having operation.

• Monitoring the vital signs until the patient is fully recovered and ready to go back to the ward.
• Control, ordering and issuing of scheduled medication to the anaesthetic nurses.
• Resuscitation and emergency care when necessary.
• Communication with doctors and the ward personnel.

Operational

Manager at Department of Health KwaZulu-Natal (2013-12 – 2017-12) • Overall supervision at the clinic.

• Administrative duties.
• Management of personnel, materials and Financials.
• Attending meetings and giving feedback to all staff • Community involvement by including them in meetings and allowing them to make suggestions.
• Clinical duties, and help to fast-track the priority clients.
• Compilation of statistics monthly, quarterly and annually.

Clinical Nurse

Practitioner at Department of Health KwaZulu-Natal (2007-11 – 2013-11) • Doing clinical duties doing assessments, diagnosis and treatment of clients.

• Administrative duties in the absence of the Operational Manager.
• Was later allocated as HAST manager.
• Attending to patients with HIV, TB, and STI's, education and treatment.
• Initiating ADVISED and TB treatment and doing follow-up care.
• Referrals when needed.

Diploma in General Nursing Science in Nursing (1980-01 – 1984-11)

Diploma in Midwifery in Midwifery – Edendale College (1984-03 – 1985-02)

Advanced Diploma in Midwifery in Midwifery – Prince Mshiyeni College of Nursing (1988-08 – 1989-07)

Diploma in Primary Health Care (Assessment, diagnosis and treatment) in Primary Health Care – Madadeni College of Nursing (2001-09 – 2002-08)

Diploma in Community Nursing Science in Community Nursing – UKZN (2002-02 – 2002-11)