Staff Nurse (Night Shift)

A hospice in-patient unit in Polokwane needs someone kind and reliable to look after patients who can't manage alone. Good for someone who wants to build a solid track record they can put on their CV.

The site is in Polokwane; early starts mean public transport timing matters, so check your route before applying. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Take and chart temperature, pulse, blood pressure and blood glucose
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Hand out oral medication under the supervision of a registered nurse
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal

• SANC enrolment as an Enrolled Nurse or Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary for nursing posts
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• Accredited home-based care or ancillary health care certificate for caregiver posts
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people
• At least 1 year of hands-on patient care

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

• Transport home after late shifts at some facilities
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres

• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.
• Name the type of patients you've cared for, such as stroke patients or dementia residents, in your first CV line.