The Department of Health and Wellness invites suitable qualified applicants to apply for Permanent Porter vacancy.
Closing date for applications: 09 January 2026
Permanent Porter vacancy at the Department of Health and Wellness
- PORTER
- Central Karoo District
- SALARY: R138 486 per annum
- CENTRE: Beaufort West Hospital
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum educational qualification: Basic numeracy and literacy skills.
- Experience: Appropriate porter experience in a public health facility.
- Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work shifts, including nightshift, weekends, overtime and public holidays. The ability to perform tasks such as lifting patient’s from/onto beds, trolleys and wheelchairs. Willingness to cover shifts in absence of colleagues and to work in all departments /wards in the hospital.
Competencies (knowledge/ skills):
- Basic knowledge of Infection Prevention Control procedure.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Willingness to work in a team.
- Ability to work under pressure.
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DUTIES:
- Transport of patients.
- Deliver specimens to laboratories and ensure a safe and hygienic work environment.
- Accompany walking patients and transport sitting/non-walking patients per trolley or wheelchair between wards and treatment areas.
- Safe transport of patients on trolleys and wheelchairs to and from different departments/wards and assist with loading of patients in/out of ambulances/vehicles.
- Carry medical and other documentation (patient files, reports, etc) to wards/treatment and other admin areas.
- Responsible for the cleanliness of trolleys, wheelchairs, and working areas and report any defects to trolleys/wheelchairs to the supervisor and reply to requests from wards.
- Render support services to clinical staff, supervisor and colleagues.
ENQUIRIES: Ms M De Koker Tel No: (023) 414-8200
APPLICATIONS:
Applications are submitted online, click here to apply.
NOTE: Candidates will be subjected to a written/practical and oral assessment. The pool of applications will be considered for vacancies within Central Karoo District, for a period of three months from the date of the advert, provided that the job title, core functions, inherent requirements, and salary level are the same as those of the advertised post.
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