Staff Nurse (Night Shift)

A retirement village frail care centre in Sandton needs someone kind and reliable to look after patients who can't manage alone. If you like clear targets and knowing where you stand, this is for you.

Location: Sandton, Gauteng. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• 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
• Do simple wound dressings and report anything that looks infected
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Turn bed-bound patients on schedule and check pressure areas for early sores
• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal

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

• Experience in a frail care or hospice setting
• A second South African language spoken by the patients you'll serve

• Uniform supplied
• Meals provided on shift at many frail care centres
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care

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