Enrolled Nurse (Surgical Ward)

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a hospice in-patient unit in East London. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

The site is in East London; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• 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
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose

• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely

• Dementia care or palliative care short course
• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits
• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve

• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Uniform supplied
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities

• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.
• Name the type of patients you've cared for, such as stroke patients or dementia residents, in your first CV line.