Porter - Western Cape Department of Health

Duties (key result areas/outputs):

• Accompany walking patients and transport sitting/non-walking patients per wheelchair/trolley from reception to the consulting rooms or from the consulting rooms to the treatment centres.
• Direct or accompany visitors to various destinations.
• Assist with the loading of patients in/out of ambulances/vehicle and transfer of patients to beds/trolley and vice versa.
• Carry medical and other documentation (patient files, reports, etc.) to the reception area.
• Assist with shifting of medical equipment to and from rooms.
• Responsible for the cleanliness and reporting of defects of trolleys and wheelchairs.

Requirements

Minimum requirement:

• Basic literacy and numeracy skills.

Experience:

• Appropriate experience.

Inherent requirements of the job:

• Valid Code B/EB driver’s licence.
• Willingness to work shifts, including night shift.
• Willing to handle bodies (corpses).
• Ability to handle heavy objects.
• Ability to communicate in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape.

Competencies (knowledge/skills):

• Ability to work in a team.

Service benefits:

• 13th cheque, employer’s contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance.

Note: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates will be required to undertake a practical test.