Enrolled Nurse | Auxiliary

LIFE Healthcare Group; Komani; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 280 000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization based in Komani is seeking an Enrolled Nurse Auxiliary to provide high-quality patient care and support in a hospital setting. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring patient health, ensuring hygiene standards, and collaborating with healthcare teams. Requirements include SANC registration and the ability to work flexible shifts. This role offers a chance to work in a dynamic environment dedicated to exceptional healthcare delivery.

Qualifications

• Registration with SANC as an Enrolled Nurse Auxiliary is mandatory.
• Ability to work flexible shifts, including both day and night.
• Understanding of substance abuse treatment principles.

Responsibilities

• Ensure uncompromising quality care delivery.
• Participate in review and ward meetings to ensure standards.
• Monitor and record patient intake and outputs.
• Maintain hygienic and safe patient environments.

Skills

Problem-solving

Verbal communication

Customer responsiveness

Resilience

Teamwork

Education

Registered as Enrolled Nurse Auxiliary with SANC

Current registration with relevant professional body

Job description

Position

A vacancy exists for an Enrolled Nurse Auxiliary based at Life Queenstown Private Hospital, reporting to the Unit Manager, Pam Naidoo. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring delivery of uncompromising quality care in line with company strategic objectives and applicable health/nursing legislation.

Critical Outputs

• Meet customer needs and expectations
• Report all customer complaints to the UM
• Attending and participating in review and ward meetings in order to ensure conformance to QMS audit standards
• Performing, understanding and complying with the company infection control standards in order to adhere to PPE standards and procedures
• Adhering to safety measures

Ensure optimum operational efficiencies by

• Ensuring stock used is controlled and wastage minimised
• Correctly reporting and recording of patient movements/transfer/discharge
• Ensuring correct and proper usage and maintenance of equipment
• Working flexible hours in order to minimize agency costs and show willingness to assist other departments

Ensure effective quality patient care by

• Performing and completing tasks assigned
• Ensuring patient hygiene, comfort and safety is measured in accordance with the nursing care plan
• Ensure a safe patient environment
• Following the correct techniques and wearing of PPE’s
• Monitoring and recording patient intake and outputs
• Safe and competent execution of clinical care

Demonstrate professional socialisation

• Building and maintaining healthy relationships with internal and external customers and supporting all new staff members with the orientation program
• Be a positive team player
• Assisting the promotion of all activities of daily living to all our patients according to their abilities

Requirements

• Needs to be registered as an Enrolled Nurse Auxiliary with SANC
• Current registration with the relevant professional/regulatory body
• Understanding of the substance abuse treatment
• Able to work flexible shifts, day and night duty

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication and presentation
• Influencing
• Drive & energy
• Excellence orientation
• Building relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Ethical behaviour

Email [e-mail] Closing date Thursday, December 11, 2025

Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

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Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.