Porter

Overview

Porter required at Paarl Hospital to transport patients safely between departments and maintain hygienic work environment.

Requirements

• Minimum requirement: Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
• Experience: Appropriate experience in a health environment.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work shifts, including nightshift, weekends and public holidays.
• Must be of sober habits, physically fit and lift patients from/onto beds, trolleys, vehicles, wheelchairs and heavy equipment;
• Prepared to handle corpses (deceased bodies).
• Prepared to work in all departments/wards in hospital.
• Prepared to relieve in other sections of Support services.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Knowledge of the safe infection prevention methods.
• Ability to work under pressure, unsupervised and in a team context.

Duties

• Safe transport of patients on trolleys, beds and wheelchairs to and from different departments and in and out of ambulances and private vehicles and also ensure a safe and hygienic work environment;
• Respond to requests from wards, laboratories and blood bank with regards to delivering and collecting of medical & other documentation, specimens and other blood products;
• Check and replace gas cylinders in wards or treatment areas and assist with shifting of medical equipment;
• Effective and efficient control of equipment and reporting of any defects of trolleys, beds and wheelchairs to supervisor Take responsibility for transportation of corpses from wards to the mortuary and perform relevant duties in mortuary Relief supervisor when required.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Ms GP Storm Tel No: (021) 860-2844

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. OTHER POSTS