Staff Nurse (Night Shift)

Here you help people wash, eat, move and heal, at a home-based care agency in Krugersdorp. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

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

• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient

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

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

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

• 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.