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PorterVredenburg Hospital, Saldanha Bay Sub-district
West Coast District
Closes Friday 27 November 2026 at 17:00
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Two porter posts at Vredenburg Hospital. Suits people willing to work shifts and weekends, move patients, and support hospital services. Basic literacy and numeracy are required.
- Move patients safely on trolleys and wheelchairs, including to and from ambulances and between wards and departments.
- Deliver specimens to laboratories and keep the work area safe and clean.
- Move medical equipment and take bodies from wards to the mortuary.
- Keep wheelchairs clean and respond to requests from wards and departments.
- Minimum requirement is basic literacy and numeracy, with appropriate experience.
- You must be willing to work shifts and weekends and to lift patients, and be able to work in a team.
- The post is based at Vredenburg Hospital, Saldanha Bay Sub-district, West Coast District.
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Requirements
- Minimum educational qualification:
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
- Experience:
- Appropriate experience.
- Inherent requirements of the job:
- Willingness to work shifts and weekends.
- Willingness to perform tasks such as lifting patients from/onto beds, trolleys and wheelchairs.
- Competencies (knowledge/skills):
- Ability to work and communicate with internal and external patients.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a team.
Duties
- Safe transport of patients on trolleys and wheelchairs to and from different departments/wards and in and out of ambulances.
- Deliver specimens to laboratories and ensure a safe and hygienic work environment.
- Assist with shifting of medical equipment to and from departments.
- Take responsibility for the transportation of corpses from wards to the mortuary and perform relevant duties in mortuary.
- Responsible for the cleanliness of wheelchairs.
- Respond to requests from wards/departments.
- Providing a support function within the Support Services component.
How to apply
Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).
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Enquiries
Mr A Van Vuuren Tel No: (022) 709-5096
Notes from the department
- No payment of any kind s required for this post.
- Candidates may be subjected to a competency test.
- No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.
- As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment.
As printed in Circular 41 of 2026 · page 194 · open the PDF (opens in new tab)
POST 41/287: PORTER (X2 POSTS) West Coast District SALARY: R144 024 per annum CENTRE: Vredenburg Hospital, Saldanha Bay Sub-district REQUIREMENTS: Minimum educational qualification: Basic literacy and numeracy skills. Experience: Appropriate experience. Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work shifts and weekends. Willingness to perform tasks such as lifting patients from/onto beds, trolleys and wheelchairs. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to work and communicate with internal and external patients. Good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work in a team. DUTIES: Safe transport of patients on trolleys and wheelchairs to and from different departments/wards and in and out of ambulances. Deliver specimens to laboratories and ensure a safe and hygienic work environment. Assist with shifting of medical equipment to and from departments. Take responsibility for the transportation of corpses from wards to the mortuary and perform relevant duties in mortuary. Responsible for the cleanliness of wheelchairs. Respond to requests from wards/departments. Providing a support function within the Support Services component. ENQUIRIES: Mr A Van Vuuren Tel No: (022) 709-5096 NOTE: No payment of any kind s required for this post. Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment.