X2 Porters

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking Porters for Life Entabeni Hospital in Eastern Cape. Responsibilities include transferring prescriptions and stocks, ensuring timely deliveries, and maintaining professional client interactions. Candidates must have a Matric, be customer service oriented, and possess good communication skills. The position requires shift work and transport reliability. Interested applicants should email their applications by November 20, 2025.

Qualifications

• Must be able to work shifts and overtime as required.
• Reliable transport due to shift work.
• Ability to work under pressure and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Transferring prescriptions and stock between wards and pharmacy.
• Ensuring timely deliveries for optimal patient care.
• Professional interaction with clients.

Skills

Customer service orientation

Time management skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Matric - Grade 12

Job description

Jobs X2 Vacancies for Porters based at Life Entabeni Hospital reporting to the Admissions Supervisor. The successful candidates will be responsible for ensuring effective service delivery of quality care in the pharmacy department.

Responsibilities

• Transferring of prescriptions, stock and dispensed medication between wards and pharmacy.
• Ensuring timeous deliveries for optimal patient care
• Transferring of stock issued to the wards from the pharmacy and surgical stores
• Ensuring accurate record keeping of movement of stock/prescriptions
• Professional interaction with clients
• Distribution of Memo’s and documents to the wards, Doctors rooms and Allied professionals
• Collection of stationary and stock for the department
• General tasks that support the delivery of quality patient care

Requirements

• Matric - Grade 12
• An enthusiastic, motivated, punctual & well organised individual with initiative and ability to handle pressure. Must be able to work shifts and overtime as required.
• Must be customer service oriented with good time management skills
• Reliable transport due to the nature of shift work
• Effective communication skills; verbal and written.
• Able to work under pressure and as part of a team
• Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage

Competencies

• Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
• Attention to detail
• Resilience
• Engaging diversity
• Verbal & written communication skills
• Influencing skillsBuilding relationships
• Customer responsiveness
• Organisational awareness
• Action orientation
• Excellence orientation
• Ethical behaviour

Contact

Email: [e-mail]
Closing date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

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

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Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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.