Enrolled Nurse (Surgical Ward)

A retirement village frail care centre in Potchefstroom needs someone kind and reliable to look after patients who can't manage alone. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

The site is in Potchefstroom; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. There's a probation period of three months before the contract is confirmed.

• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• 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
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal

• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate

• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve
• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting

• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• 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.