Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary (Frail Care)

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a retirement village frail care centre in Montague Gardens. If you learn fast and don't mind being shown things twice, you'll settle in within a few weeks.

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

• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores

• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely

• 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
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care

• 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.