Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary (Frail Care)

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a physical rehabilitation hospital in Mthatha. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

This post is in Mthatha (Eastern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• 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

• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• 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

• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Uniform supplied
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres

• 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.