Nursing Assistant (Rehabilitation Unit)

You'll give hands-on nursing care at a home-based care agency in Worcester, working alongside registered nurses. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

Home base is a home-based care agency on the Worcester side of Western Cape.

• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient

• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate

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

• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• 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.