Staff Nurse (Night Shift)

Your care keeps residents at a hospice in-patient unit in Secunda safe, clean and comfortable through the day. You don't need to be the loudest person in the room, just the one others can count on.

This post is Secunda-based, with most of your time spent at a hospice in-patient unit.

• Follow infection control rules, including hand hygiene and safe sharps disposal
• Help patients walk, transfer from bed to chair and do their exercises
• Make beds, change linen and keep the rooms clean and uncluttered
• Help patients bath, dress, eat and use the toilet with dignity
• Keep the fluid and food intake charts accurate for every patient

• Matric or NQF Level 4 equivalent
• 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

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

• Overtime paid at time and a half
• Paid training in dementia and end-of-life care
• 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.