Caregiver

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

The Role

An experienced Caregiver is needed to support operations in Gqeberha. The role forms part of how the business keeps its health jobs portfolio strong in Eastern Cape.

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.

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 Gqeberha much easier.

Your Workplace

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.

Practically speaking, 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.

On top of that, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Eastern Cape.

Diversity and Inclusion

Notably, the organisation is committed to fair, merit-based recruitment and equal opportunity. Applications are assessed against the published role requirements in line with applicable employment law.

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.

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

Why This Role

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Gqeberha contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the health jobs space in Eastern Cape.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

Crucially, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

Daily Duties

• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with SANC and POPIA
• Mentor student nurses and junior staff during their rotations
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
• Support infection prevention and control protocols across the unit
• Operate and care for clinical equipment in line with manufacturer guidelines
• Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with scope of practice
• Liaise with medical aids and process pre-authorisations where required
• Support quality improvement audits and clinical governance reviews

Minimum Requirements

• Empathy, integrity and respect for patient dignity
• Any checks required by law or the specific duties will be explained during the hiring process
• Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
• Proven clinical experience appropriate to the level advertised
• Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams

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