Caregiver

The organisation is recruiting a Caregiver for its Mthatha operation. The role forms part of a wider health jobs portfolio across Eastern Cape.

What This Role Involves

Equally, the organisation is investing in its Mthatha operation, and this Caregiver position reflects that commitment. The successful candidate will work across the health jobs function and contribute to the wider Eastern Cape business.

Beyond that, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Mthatha team on trust, and the Caregiver role will feel that from week one.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the health jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Mthatha much easier.

Your Team

You will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the health jobs side of the business inside out. The Mthatha group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.

Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.

Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.

Working in Mthatha

Mthatha continues to grow as an employment hub in Eastern Cape, with close to the East London Industrial Park. 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.

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 Mthatha.

Many candidates already living within reach of Mthatha 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.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Participate in multi-disciplinary ward rounds and care planning
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
• Assist with admissions, discharges and patient transfers
• Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with scope of practice
• 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

Candidate Profile

• Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
• Empathy, integrity and respect for patient dignity
• Working knowledge of POPIA as it applies to patient information
• Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required
• Relevant clinical qualification from a recognised institution

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