Post-Operative Caregiver (Private Home)

A retirement village frail care centre in Atlantis needs someone kind and reliable to look after patients who can't manage alone. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

The site is in Atlantis; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Start is planned for the beginning of next month.

• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• 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 bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse

• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• 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
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people

• 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
• Uniform supplied
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres

• 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.