Nursing Assistant (Rehabilitation Unit) – Permanent

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a retirement village frail care centre in Welkom. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Location: Welkom, Free State. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises

• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends

• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Uniform supplied
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities

• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.
• Name the type of patients you've cared for, such as stroke patients or dementia residents, in your first CV line.