Frail Care Assistant (Retirement Village)

You'll give hands-on nursing care at a hospice in-patient unit in Alberton, working alongside registered nurses. People who do well here are steady, honest and not scared to ask when something is unclear.

This post is in Alberton (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity

• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent

• Dementia care or palliative care short course
• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting
• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits

• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• Uniform supplied
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres

• 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.