Post-Operative Caregiver (Private Home)

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a hospice in-patient unit in Cape Town CBD. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

You'll be based at a hospice in-patient unit in Cape Town CBD. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps.

• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister

• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts

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

• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Overtime paid at time and a half

• 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.