Porter

LIFE Healthcare Group; Bloemfontein; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Bloemfontein is seeking a Porter for a 4-month fixed-term contract. Responsibilities include transferring patients between wards and the X-Ray department, maintaining schedules, and ensuring a tidy work environment. Applicants should have Grade 12 or equivalent and strong communication skills. Experience in customer service is preferred.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are a prerequisite.
• Experience in dealing with customers is required.

Responsibilities

• Fetch and return ward patients as scheduled.
• Maintain the whiteboard schedule throughout the day.
• Deliver reports and images to wards and doctors' suites.
• Ensure work areas are kept neat and tidy.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer responsiveness

Education

Grade 12 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

An Exciting opportunity has arisen for the position of a Porter (4 months Fixed Term Contract) at Life Rosepark Hospital in Bloemfontein, reporting to the Porter Supervisor. The successful candidate will be responsible for transferring patients between the wards and the X‑Ray department as per schedule.

Function Administration Facility

Life Rosepark Hospital

Critical Outputs (Responsibilities)

• Fetch and return ward patients
• All ward patients scheduled for procedures are collected from and returned to the wards
• Whiteboard schedule is maintained and checked throughout the day
• Deliver reports/an images to wards and Doctor’s suites
• All reports and film envelopes which need to be delivered to ward or Doctor’s suites in the hospital are taken timeously and delivered to the correct destination
• Health and Safety; all work areas, passages and wheelchairs/gurneys are kept neat and tidy

Requirements

• Grade 12 or equivalent
• Excellent communication and Interpersonal skills a prerequisite.
• Experience in dealing with customers

Competencies

• Planning and organizing
• Customer responsiveness
• Verbal and written communication
• Drive and energy
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Contact

Winnifred Sekowa
Tel [phone]
Email [e-mail]

Internal Applicants

Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Closing Date

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Candidate Notification

Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.