Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary (Frail Care) – Fixed-Term

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a physical rehabilitation hospital in eMalahleni. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

The work is in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Overtime comes up in peak season and is paid.

• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores

• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends

• 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

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

• 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.