Post-Operative Caregiver (Private Home)

Your care keeps residents at a hospice in-patient unit in Rustenburg safe, clean and comfortable through the day. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The site is in Rustenburg; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying.

• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• 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
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered

• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people

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

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