POST 14/158: PORTER (X2 POSTS)
Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services
SALARY: R102 534 per annum
CENTRE: Karl Bremer Hospital
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum requirement: Basic literacy and numeracy. Experience: Appropriate Porter experience in a hospital environment. Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to attend in-service training. Willingness to work shifts, including nightshift, weekends and on public holidays. Ability to perform tasks such as lifting patients from/onto beds trolleys and wheelchairs. Ability to work under pressure. Willingness to work in a team. Must be prepared to handle bodies (corpses). Must be of sober habits. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to speak in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape. Good interpersonal and communication skills. Neatness. Enjoys good health, especially no back problems.
DUTIES: Accompany walking patients and transport sitting/non-walking patients per wheelchair/trolley from reception to the wards or from the wards to the treatment centres. Direct route or accompany visitors to various destinations. Assist with the loading of patients in/out of ambulances/vehicles. Render assistance to nursing staff with the transfer of patients to beds/trolleys and vice versa. Carry medical and other documentation (patient files, reports, etc.) to wards/treatment areas. Assist with shifting of medical equipment to and from rooms. Responsible for the cleanliness of trolleys and wheelchairs including the replacement of trolley linen when necessary. Report any defects to trolleys/wheelchairs to supervisor. Reply to requests from wards/clinics. Assist with the transportation of corpses from wards to the mortuary and entering detail in mortuary register.
ENQUIRIES: Mr D Plaatjies Tel No:(021) 918-1406
APPLICATIONS: The Manager: Medical Services, Karl Bremer Hospital, Private Bag X1, Bellville, 7535.FOR ATTENTION: Ms A Dyers
NOTE: No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.
Applications must be submitted on form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. The fully completed and signed form Z83 should be accompanied by a recently updated, comprehensive CV as well as recently certified copies of all qualification(s), academic records including a Senior certificate and ID-document [Driver’s license where applicable]. The certification must be within three (3) months as at the advert closing date. Non RSA Citizens/Permanent Resident Permit Holders must attach a copy of their Permanent Residence Permits to their applications. Should you be in possession of a foreign qualification, it must be accompanied by an evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned requirements, as well as applications received late, will not be considered. The Department does not accept applications via fax or email. Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after 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, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. Successful candidates will be appointed on a probation period of 12 months. The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement. The Department of Health is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer / promotion / appointment will promote representavity in line with the numerical targets as containedin our Employment Equity Plan.
CLOSING DATE: 03 May 2019.
NOTE: 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.
Source: Circular 14 2019.pdf