Enrolled Nurse (Day Clinic) – Fixed-Term

You'll give hands-on nursing care at a hospice in-patient unit in Kariega, working alongside registered nurses. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a hospice in-patient unit on the Kariega side of Eastern Cape.

• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected

• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate

• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits
• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting
• Dementia care or palliative care short course

• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Uniform supplied
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities

• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.
• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.