Enrolled Nurse (Day Clinic) – Entry Level

A private medical ward in Potchefstroom needs someone kind and reliable to look after patients who can't manage alone. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

You'll report in Potchefstroom. Relocation is not covered for this one. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises

• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely

• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting
• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits
• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve

• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Uniform supplied

• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.
• Name the type of patients you've cared for, such as stroke patients or dementia residents, in your first CV line.