• Reference Number : REFS/049813
• Directorate : PATIENT ADMINISTRATION
• Number of Posts : 1

• Package : R 201 093 – 236 877 per annum plus benefits
• Enquiries : Ms FN Mothapo Tel No (011) 531 – 4390

Requirements :

• Grade 10 or equivalent qualification with a minimum of 10 years’ porter experience, or a Grade 12 or equivalent qualification with a minimum of 5 years’ porter experience. Porter's experience in a hospital environment will be an added advantage. Must be computer literate. Mortuary experience will be an added advantage. Ability to communicate in different official languages, knowledge of customer care, self-driven and motivated to work in a team. Must be prepared to work on standby, shifts, weekends and public holidays. Must have sound interpersonal and communication skills, and a caring attitude towards patients, relatives, staff members and external clients. be able to work independently and under pressure.

Duties :

• Escort / accompany patients from reception to various sections, between sections and wards and to and from vehicles. Load and offload patients. Render assistance to nursing staff with the transfer of patients to beds/trolleys and vice versa. Display a caring, respectful, friendly, courteous attitude to all patients, relatives, members of the public, colleagues, Standby leaders, other co-workers and supervisors. Transport corpses to the mortuary, together with the files and complete the mortuary register. Perform other duties as allocated by the supervisor. Ensure that laboratory results are delivered to the wards daily. The red box is collected from the wards to the pharmacy and from the Pharmacy to the wards. Porters carry and deliver Patient files to various units. Check the Oxygen Cylinders daily that are in good working condition. Replace the empty with the full Oxygen Cylinder. Check the Wheelchairs and Stretchers that are in good working condition. Provide support service, supervise, monitor, allocate and delegate porters, PMDS, leave management and render admin services.

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to healthjobqueries@gauteng.gov.za . NB: Where Driver’s Licence is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), Registration Certificate with relevant professional body (HPCSA) and a proof of current registration (Annual Practicing Certificate/Card). Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV, registration certificate and a proof of current registration card/certificate with relevant professional body will be disqualified. (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer : Department of Health

Location : Sizwe Tropical Disease Hospital

Closing Date : 03-06-2026

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.