Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary (Frail Care)

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a hospice in-patient unit in Roodepoort. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

The site is in Roodepoort; 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.

• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity

• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people

• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits
• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve
• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting

• Uniform supplied
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• 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.
• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.