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Bring your skills as a Nursing Auxiliary to Uitenhage and join a team that moves fast. This Eastern Cape role is one to watch.
Overview
This Nursing Auxiliary role sits within the health jobs function in Uitenhage. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Eastern Cape.
The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Uitenhage team on trust, and the Nursing Auxiliary role will feel that from week one.
Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the health jobs group in Uitenhage.
Our Commitment to Transformation
Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Uitenhage.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Uitenhage.
Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Eastern Cape.
Working in Uitenhage
Working in Uitenhage means a place near the Mthatha regional service centre, with a steady flow of activity and a strong local economy. The team has built solid relationships across the Eastern Cape region, and the Uitenhage office benefits from those long-standing connections.
Many candidates already living within reach of Uitenhage cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Eastern Cape economy.
If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Uitenhage, Eastern Cape.
Key Outputs
- Manage stock levels of consumables and report shortages timeously
- Administer prescribed medications and document treatments accurately
- Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment
- Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with scope of practice
- Assist with admissions, discharges and patient transfers
- Support infection prevention and control protocols across the unit
- Respond appropriately to medical emergencies and code calls
Essential Criteria
- Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
- Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
- Empathy, integrity and respect for patient dignity
- Clear criminal record verified through approved screening
- BLS, ACLS or PALS certification where applicable to the role
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.