Western Cape| Department Of Health and Wellness: Job Opportunities

Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services

Remuneration:

  • Grade 1: R220 614 per annum
  • Grade 2: R262 287 per annum
  • Grade 3: R306 798 per annum
  • Staff Nurse Grade 1 To 3

No. of posts: x10

Centre: Mitchells Plain District Hospital

Requirements:

  • Minimum educational qualification: Qualification that allows registration with SANC as Staff Nurse. Registration with a Professional council: Registration with the South African Nursing Council as an Enrolled Nurse. Experience: Grade 1: None. Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years recognisable nursing experience as an enrolled nurse after registration with the SANC. Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years recognisable experience as an enrolled nurse after registration with the SANC. Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work shifts, night duty, weekends and public holidays as well as overtime. Willingness to rotate between departments. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to interpret basic clinical signs and symptoms. Knowledge of Nursing Practices and IPC, control measures and practices. Ability to lift and turn patients, stand long hours and lift heavy equipment. Good communication skills. Basic Computer Literacy. Self-discipline.

Duties:

  • Develop and implementation of basic patient care plans. Provide basic clinical nursing care. Effective health promotion and information to patient/client and community. Effective utilization of physical and financial resources. Maintain professional growth/ethical standards and self- development.

Enquiries: Mr R Geswindt Tel No: (021) 377- 4410

  • Nursing Assistant Grade 1 To 3

Centre:

  • Klipfontein Mitchell’s Plain Sub-structure (X2 Posts)
  • Hanover Park CHC (X1 Post)
  • Heideveld CDC (X2 Posts)
  • Gugulethu CDC (X1 Post)

Requirements:

  • Educational qualifications: Qualification that allows registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Nursing Assistant. Registration with a Professional council: Registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Nursing Assistant. Experience: Grade 1: None. Grade 2: A minimum of 10 years appropriate/recognisable experience in nursing after registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a Nursing Assistant. Grade 3: A minimum of 20 years appropriate/recognisable nursing experience after registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC). Inherent requirements of the job: Willingness to work shifts, night shift and overtime when requested. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Appropriate experience in a Health environment.

Duties:

  • Provide quality basic nursing care. Provide elementary clinical nursing care. Assist patients with activities of daily living which includes Patient Hygiene, Nutritional Status, mobility and elimination needs. Maintaining professional growth, Ethical Standards and Self-development. Record keeping. Support to supervisor and colleagues by team participation. Maintain a degree of professionalism in the execution of duties. Provision of Quality Nursing Care to health care users.

Enquiries: Ms S Patel-Abrahams Tel No: (021) 370-5008

  • Porter

Chief Directorate: Rural Health Services

Remuneration: R138 486 per annum

Centre: Worcester Regional Hospital

Requirements:

  • Minimum educational qualification: Basic literacy and numeracy skills. Experience: Appropriate porter experience in hospital environment. Inherent requirement of the job: Must be able to work standby and overtime including weekends and on public holidays. Must be of sober habits, physically fit to lift patients and heavy equipment. Physically able to be on one’s feet for long periods. Must be prepared to handle bodies (corpses). Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good interpersonal and communication skills. Knowledge of the safe infection prevention methods. Ability to work independently, under pressure, unsupervised and in a team context.

Duties:

  • Efficient and safe handling and transportation of patients. 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. Effectively and efficiently managed Mortuary Services, including transportation of corpses from wards to the mortuary and entering detail in mortuary register. Efficiently and effectively controlled equipment and reporting any defects to trolleys/wheelchairs to supervisor. An effectively supported HR function.

Enquiries: Mrs G Piet Tel No: (023) 348 1125

  • Cleaner

No. of Posts: x2 POSTS)

Chief Directorate: Metro District Health Services

Remuneration: R138 486 per annum

Centre: Delft Community Health Centre

Requirements:

  • Minimum educational qualification: Basic numeracy and literacy. Experience: Appropriate cleaning experience in a Health facility and Hospital environment. Inherent requirement of the job: Willingness to work 12- hour shifts and after hours (weekends, public holidays and night duty). Willingness to work overtime, on short notice when required. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good interpersonal skills. Appropriate knowledge with the use of the cleaning equipment and cleaning materials.

Duties:

  • Provide a clean and hygienic environment to prevent the spread of infection. General cleaning and maintenance (dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, polishing, scrubbing and mopping). Effective utilization of cleaning materials and equipment. Ensure that cleaning equipment is clean after usage and securely stored. Effectively use cleaning agents and stock as well as elementary stock control. Responsible for general hygienic and safe environment in terms of standard and procedures. Optimal support to supervisor and colleagues.

Enquiries: Ms. L Mrabalala Tel No: (021) 954-2237

  • General Worker: Stores

Remuneration: R138 486 per annum

Centre: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory

Requirements:

  • Minimum educational qualification: Basic numeracy and literacy. Experience: Appropriate experience in a stores environment. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good Communication skills. Physically able to handle stock.

Duties:

  • Answer telephone and handle internal queries. Receive and issue goods. Deliver store stock to end-users. Clean various stores and non-storage areas within the main stores. Assist in other stores when required. Rotate store stock (first in, first out) Assist the Admin Clerk with the handling of stock.

Enquiries: Ms A Ismail Tel No: (021) 404 5181

  • Food Services Aid

Remuneration: R138 468 per annum

Centre: Victoria Hospital

Requirements:

  • Educational qualifications: Appropriate Basic literacy and numeracy skills. Experience: Appropriate experience in a large-scale industrial kitchen and in preparing patient meals in a hospital environment. Inherent requirements of the job: Be able to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays. Be healthy and strong able to lift heavy objects and be on their feet the entire day. Ability to function in a group as well work independently and to work under pressure. Dress according to departmental specifications and adhere to hospital policy. Interpret standardized recipes, use a scale and do basic sums. Competencies (knowledge/skills): Knowledge of mass production and cooking methods for both normal and therapeutic diets. Knowledge of hygiene, Occupation Health and Safety and HACCP principles. Knowledge of National food service guidelines Knowledge of basic cleaning and maintenance of industrial equipment Sound organizing, interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work according to rules and policies to meet deadlines. Ability to work independently and under pressure. The pool of applications will be considered for vacancies within the department, for a period of three months from the date of the advert, provided that the job title, core functions, inherent requirements, and salary level are the same as those of the advertised post. Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post.

Duties:

  • Pre preparations and production of all normal and therapeutic diets. Weigh, dishing and distribution of patient’s food and beverages. Assist in receipt and storage of all provisions and stock in the food service unit. Follow correct hygiene and safety procedures within the food service unit Follow and adhere to elementary control, measures and standard operational procedures. Cleaning of all work areas, storage areas, utensils, and equipment. Assist with informal in-service training of new employees.

Enquiries: Ms L van Rhyn Tel No: (021) 799-1243

Applications: Applications are submitted online (click “online applications”).

Note:

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates who are not in possession of the stipulated registration requirements, may also apply. Such candidates will only be considered for appointment on condition that proof of application for registration to register with the relevant council and proof of payment of the prescribed registration fees to the relevant council are submitted on or before the day of the interview. This concession is only applicable on health professionals who apply for the first time for registration in a specific category with the relevant council (including individuals who must apply for change in registration status).

In line with the Employment Equity Plan of the Department of Health it is our intention with this advertisement to achieve equity in the workplace by promoting equal opportunities and fair treatment in employment through the elimination of unfair discrimination.

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.

Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a practical test. “The pool of applications will be considered for vacancies within the Chief Directorate: Metro Health Services for a period of three months from the date of the advert, provided that the job title, core functions, inherent requirements, and salary level are the same as those of the advertised post.”

Due Date: 12 September 2025

Author: CAREER27

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