Nursing Assistant (Rehabilitation Unit)

You'll give hands-on nursing care at a hospice in-patient unit in Sandton, working alongside registered nurses. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Sandton, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected

• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people

• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve
• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting
• Dementia care or palliative care short course

• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• 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.