Staff Nurse (Night Shift)

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a private medical ward in Johannesburg CBD. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

The work is in Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• 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
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose

• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts

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

• 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.