Staff Nurse (Night Shift)

Your care keeps residents at a private medical ward in Richards Bay safe, clean and comfortable through the day. You'll work with a small crew, so being easy to work with matters as much as skill.

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

• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Spot confusion, falls risk or changes in mood and tell the nurse in charge
• Keep families updated on routine matters and pass clinical questions to the sister
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected

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

• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Overtime paid at time and a half

• Recruiters phone references for care jobs, so warn your references and check their numbers still work.
• If you're a caregiver, attach the certificate from the training provider, not just a letter saying you attended.