Blessed Gérard's Care Centre
is looking for a

Professional Registered Nurse

to head the home based care programme of
Blessed Gérard's Hospice
situated in Mandeni on the North Coast of kwaZulu/Natal.

To engage yourself in all nursing tasks of Blessed Gérard's Hospice in cooperation with the medical doctor, other nursing and care giving staff and volunteers.

Your tasks include especially:

1. within the Care Programme:

   1. make home visits to make a first patient assessment what the specific needs of the patients are (e.g. home based care, transfer to hospital or admission to our hospice inpatient unit)

   2. assisting in the medical treatment and palliative care of all home patients of Blessed Gérard's Hospice including the professional supervision of our caregivers

2. within the HAART Programme: making home visits to patients of our ARV roll-out to assess the home situation, counsel the patients and their families and ensure adherence when the patients are already on treatment. (We will provide you with the necessary training, if needed).

Requirements:

• Registration as a professional registered nurse with the South African Nursing Council
• good nursing skills
• 5 years experience - minimum (with traceable references)
• Driver's License
• Organisational ability
• Leadership skills
• Must be fluent in Zulu
• Ability to work within a team
• Positive attitude towards the Roman Catholic Church.

To start immediately.

We can assist you to find accommodation.

Please post your employment application and C.V. to

Blessed Gérard's Hospice
P. O. Box 440
Mandeni 4490
Republic of South Africa

e-mail your C.V. to infobbg.org.za
or fax it to +27 (32) 4567962 or
phone Father Gérard on +27 (32) 4562743 for an appointment to interview.