Caregiver

A Caregiver position is being filled in Ficksburg. Suitable candidates from across Free State are invited to submit their applications for review.

About the Opportunity

This Caregiver role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Ficksburg. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the health jobs pipeline across Free State.

Communication runs both ways. Managers across the health jobs team in Free State make time for one-to-ones, and people are expected to speak up early when something needs attention.

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 Ficksburg teams, and the new Caregiver will feel that from the first week.

Our Commitment to Transformation

Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Ficksburg.

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

What Your Day Looks Like

You start your shift with a thorough handover, picking up patient histories, treatment plans and any concerns from the previous team. The morning is paced but purposeful — vital signs, medication rounds, bedside conversations — and you’re constantly switching between clinical tasks and the very human work of reassuring patients and families. Multi-disciplinary rounds give you a chance to advocate for your patients, and by the time you hand over again, you have done meaningful work that makes a real difference to the people in your care.

The Ficksburg office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

Equally, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Free State operations throw up the unexpected.

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.

Notably, the role is intended to operate under the hiring organisation’s workplace conduct, health and safety policies in Free State.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Ficksburg site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

Key Responsibilities

• Mentor student nurses and junior staff during their rotations
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
• Support quality improvement audits and clinical governance reviews
• Operate and care for clinical equipment in line with manufacturer guidelines
• Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with SANC and POPIA
• Participate in multi-disciplinary ward rounds and care planning

Candidate Profile

• Working knowledge of POPIA as it applies to patient information
• Relevant clinical qualification from a recognised institution
• Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required
• Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
• Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
• Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
• Proven clinical experience appropriate to the level advertised

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.