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Bring your skills as a Occupational Health Practitioner to Paarl and join a team that moves fast. This Western Cape role is one to watch.
What This Role Involves
This Occupational Health Practitioner role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Paarl. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the health jobs pipeline across Western Cape.
Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.
Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the health jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Paarl much easier.
About Paarl
Paarl continues to grow as an employment hub in Western Cape, with within reach of Century City. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.
Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Paarl.
Many candidates already living within reach of Paarl cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Western Cape economy.
About the Team
The team you will be working with is fast-paced and energetic. Things move quickly across the Paarl office, and the people who thrive here are the ones who plan ahead, communicate openly and pick up the slack when Western Cape operations get busy.
Collaboration is the default working mode. Whether picking up a quick query or working through a complex project, you will find colleagues willing to lean in and help.
Equally, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Paarl will be explained during the hiring process.
Your Role
- Liaise with medical aids and process pre-authorisations where required
- Support infection prevention and control protocols across the unit
- Maintain accurate clinical records in line with SANC and POPIA
- Support quality improvement audits and clinical governance reviews
- Manage stock levels of consumables and report shortages timeously
- Assist with admissions, discharges and patient transfers
Who We’re Looking For
- Working knowledge of POPIA as it applies to patient information
- Strong infection prevention and control awareness
- Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
- Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
- Up-to-date immunisations as required by occupational health policy
- BLS, ACLS or PALS certification where applicable to the role
- Relevant clinical qualification from a recognised institution
Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.