Porter Baobab Ward

Position for a Porter at Life St George's Hospital, Baobab Ward, reporting to Unit Manager Muraleedharan Nair.

• Assist and transport patients by wheelchair, stretcher, patient vehicle to and from various destinations within the hospital, e.g., wards, treatment areas, operating theatre.
• Assist patients requiring discharge support from nursing unit or treatment area to hospital exit/vehicle.
• Sort and deliver incoming and outgoing mail.
• Collect and deliver prescription charts, credits and medication between pharmacy, wards and theatre.
• Move furniture, stores and medical equipment safely.
• Transfer files, specimen samples and pharmacy boxes to different areas within the hospital.
• Move cylinders of gas within the hospital.
• Give directions to customers (wards, departments, doctors' rooms, etc.).
• Perform general administrative and related duties as requested.

• Matric or equivalent.
• Physically fit, able to lift heavy boxes, with energy and stamina.
• Experience in customer service or dealing with customers.
• Experience in healthcare is an advantage.
• Able to work in a team.
• Responsible, meticulous and efficient.
• Good time management and ability to work under pressure, independently and in a team.
• Ability to work shifts on a rotational basis.

• Problem solving, analysis and judgement.
• Attention to detail.
• Resilience.
• Engaging diversity.
• Professional and technical proficiency.
• Excellence orientation.
• Building relationships.
• Customer responsiveness.
• Organisational awareness.
• Action orientation.
• Ethical behaviour.

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Closing date: Thursday, February 5, 2026

Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.