Staff Nurse (Night Shift) – Entry Level

Your care keeps residents at a retirement village frail care centre in Lephalale safe, clean and comfortable through the day. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

Location: Lephalale, Limpopo. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered

• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent

• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting
• Dementia care or palliative care short course

• Uniform supplied
• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres

• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.
• Name the type of patients you've cared for, such as stroke patients or dementia residents, in your first CV line.