Enrolled Nurse (Surgical Ward)

A hospice in-patient unit in Pietermaritzburg needs someone kind and reliable to look after patients who can't manage alone. This role rewards consistency more than flash.

This post is Pietermaritzburg-based, with most of your time spent at a hospice in-patient unit.

• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores

• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts

• Uniform supplied
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care

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