Caregiver

This is a current vacancy. Step into a Caregiver role in Polokwane and make your mark across Limpopo. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

Overview

In addition, this Caregiver role sits within the health jobs function in Polokwane. It offers a defined scope, clear measures of success, and the support of an experienced team across Limpopo.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Polokwane teams, and the new Caregiver will feel that from the first week.

Our Commitment to Transformation

The organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Limpopo, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Polokwane.

Notably, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Limpopo.

About Polokwane

Polokwane continues to grow as an employment hub in Limpopo, with near the Polokwane regional hub. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Polokwane, Limpopo.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Polokwane.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in multi-disciplinary ward rounds and care planning
• Assist with admissions, discharges and patient transfers
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with SANC and POPIA
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
• Manage stock levels of consumables and report shortages timeously
• Support quality improvement audits and clinical governance reviews
• Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment
• Monitor vital signs and escalate clinical concerns to the attending clinician

Who We’re Looking For

• Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
• Strong infection prevention and control awareness
• Computer literacy and experience with electronic health records
• Empathy, integrity and respect for patient dignity
• Relevant clinical qualification from a recognised institution
• Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning

If most of these boxes are ticked, you are encouraged to put your name forward.