Caregiver

Whether you are an experienced Caregiver or stepping into the role for the first time, there is space for you in Calvinia. The team hires on merit and across communities in Northern Cape.

The Role

The Caregiver vacancy forms part of how the Calvinia branch keeps performing. It pairs day-to-day delivery with longer-running priorities that keep the health jobs side of the business moving forward.

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

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Caregiver is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Northern Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.

Your Workplace

In addition, the environment is clinical, regulated and patient-centred. Shift work, infection control protocols and clear scope-of-practice boundaries are part of every working day.

Crucially, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Beyond that, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Northern Cape.

Diversity and Inclusion

In addition, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across Northern Cape, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.

On top of that, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Northern Cape.

Core Functions

• Monitor vital signs and escalate clinical concerns to the attending clinician
• Operate and care for clinical equipment in line with manufacturer guidelines
• Manage stock levels of consumables and report shortages timeously
• Administer prescribed medications and document treatments accurately
• Liaise with medical aids and process pre-authorisations where required

Candidate Profile

• Working knowledge of POPIA as it applies to patient information
• Proven clinical experience appropriate to the level advertised
• Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
• Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
• Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required
• Strong infection prevention and control awareness

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.