Staff Nurse (Night Shift)

You'll give hands-on nursing care at a hospice in-patient unit in Potchefstroom, working alongside registered nurses. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

This post is in Potchefstroom (North West). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. Start date: as soon as possible for the right person.

• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• 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
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient

• Able to work shifts, including nights and weekends
• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• Physically strong enough to lift and move patients safely
• First aid Level 1 or BLS certificate
• Patient and gentle with elderly, frail or confused people

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

• 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.