Enrolled Nurse (Day Clinic)

Your care keeps residents at a home-based care agency in Mogwase safe, clean and comfortable through the day. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

The work is in Mogwase, North West, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse

• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care

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

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