Post-Operative Caregiver (Private Home)

A hospice in-patient unit in Mahikeng needs someone kind and reliable to look after patients who can't manage alone. Expect to be trusted with real work from your first week.

This post is Mahikeng-based, with most of your time spent at a hospice in-patient unit.

• 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
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal

• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely

• Dementia care or palliative care short course
• Code B or Code 8 driver's licence for home visits

• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Uniform supplied
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care

• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.
• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.