Staff Nurse (Night Shift) – Permanent

You'll give hands-on nursing care at a home-based care agency in Gqeberha, working alongside registered nurses. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

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

• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises

• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts

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

• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Uniform supplied
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• 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.