Nursing Assistant (Rehabilitation Unit)

You'll give hands-on nursing care at a private medical ward in Mbombela, working alongside registered nurses. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

The site is in Mbombela; 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.

• 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
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises

• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts

• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits
• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve

• Uniform supplied
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities

• 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.