DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH POST

PORTER WANTED

The reference number for this article is Vukani/City Vision 25/5/2023 ,PSVC 17/2023.
Gugulethu Community Health Centre is the employer for this component, which falls under the purview of the Department of Health and Wellness.

(Principal Directorate: Health Services for the Metropolitan District)

Advantages of the Service:

The thirteenth check, the employer’s contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowances, and any other allowances that may be applicable.

Requirements

• Literacy and numeracy skills at the very least.

Experience:

Appropriate experience.
Essential functions and responsibilities of the position:
A working knowledge of at least two of the three official languages used in the Western Cape.
Availability to work rotating shifts, including night shifts, when necessary.
Must be willing and able to deal with dead bodies (corpses).

Components of Competence (Knowledge and Skills):

Good interpersonal skills.
Capacity to work effectively under adverse conditions.

Responsibilities (important result areas and outputs):

Accompany patients who are able to walk and transport sitting patients who are unable to walk safely via wheelchair or trolley between different departments and wards as well as into and out of ambulances.
Guide or accompany guests as they travel to their various destinations.

Assist in moving medical equipment to and from patient rooms, as well as check, order, and report on the status of gas cylinders located in wards and treatment areas.
Help the nursing staff move patients from trolleys or beds to beds or vice versa when they are transferring patients.
Transport medical records and other paperwork (such as patient files, reports, and so on) to the appropriate wards or treatment areas.

The individual in charge of maintaining the cleanliness of wheelchairs and trolleys, including the replacement of trolley linen on an as-needed basis.

Please let the supervisor know about any problems with the wheelchairs or trolleys.
Attend to requests coming from individual wards or clinics.
Help move bodies from the wards to the mortuary and enter information about the deceased into the register for the mortuary.

Please take note that there is absolutely no fee associated with submitting an application for this position.
Applicants should address their resumes to the Facility Manager at the Gugulethu Community Health Centre.
The salary range for level 2 is R 125 373.

Applications To

The Facility Manager: Gugulethu Community Health Centre,c/o NY3 and NY78,Gugulethu,7750 For Attention: Mr M Oktober

Date of expiration: June 9, 2023
Enquiries Mr M Oktober, tel. no. (021) 633-0020