The Gauteng Department of Health is hiring 3 Porters under Support Services at Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital. The post offers a salary of R138,486 per year plus benefits, and the closing date is 23 March 2026.
Job details
Job title: Porter
Reference number: refs/035696
Department: Gauteng Department of Health
Directorate: Support Services
Location: Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital
Number of posts: 3
Salary: R138,486 per annum plus benefits
Closing date: 23 March 2026
Minimum requirements
Applicants must have at least Grade 10 / Standard 8 or ABET Level 4. The department also asks for knowledge of Batho Pele Principles and Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities, along with good interpersonal skills, telephone etiquette, and willingness to work shifts.
Duties
The main duties include transporting patients by stretcher or wheelchair to and from wards or departments, transporting corpses to the mortuary, releasing bodies after hours and on weekends to funeral houses when requested, cleaning stretchers and wheelchairs, and collecting stretchers and wheelchairs around the institution.
Documents needed
Applications must be submitted online only and in PDF format only. The application must include a fully completed, initialled, and signed new Z83 form and a detailed, recently updated CV. The Gauteng job notice says applicants do not need to submit copies of qualifications and other supporting documents at application stage; only shortlisted candidates will be asked for certified copies later.
How to apply
Apply through the Gauteng Professional Job Centre online system. The reference should be used as the subject, and on the Z83 the department must be written as Department of Health. The job notice says only online applications will be considered.
Important notes
The CV should list work experience in chronological order and show the position, institution, and start and end dates in DD/MM/YYYY format. The details on the Z83 must match the CV. The department will conduct personnel suitability checks, including reference checks, identity verification, qualification verification, criminal record checks, credit or financial checks, and employment verification. If you have a foreign qualification, you must provide a SAQA evaluation certificate if shortlisted. The department also says the selected candidate may be subject to medical surveillance and practical tests, and if you do not hear back within 3 months after the closing date, you should regard the application as unsuccessful.
Shift and availability requirement
This role requires candidates who are willing to work shifts, weekends, night shifts, and public holidays.
Criteria questions
Applicants should be able to answer yes to these screening questions:
Do you have a minimum of Grade 10 / Standard 8 or ABET Level 4?
Do you have knowledge of Batho Pele Principles, Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities?
Are you willing to work shifts, weekends, night shift, and public holidays? (GPG Professional Job Centre)
Employment equity
The Gauteng Department of Health says it is guided by Employment Equity principles, and candidates from designated groups, including persons with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.
Enquiries
For enquiries, the contact person listed is Ms G Simba on (011) 489 0074.
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