Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary (Frail Care)

You'll give hands-on nursing care at a retirement village frail care centre in Bloemfontein, working alongside registered nurses. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

Home base is a retirement village frail care centre on the Bloemfontein side of Free State.

• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected

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

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

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

• 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.