Staff Nurse (Night Shift)

You'll give hands-on nursing care at a hospice in-patient unit in Durban Central, working alongside registered nurses. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

Home base is a hospice in-patient unit on the Durban Central side of KwaZulu-Natal. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity

• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts

• Dementia care or palliative care short course
• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve

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

• 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.