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A Physiotherapy Assistant is needed in Mbombela. The role focuses on consistent delivery, accurate work and clear communication across the Mpumalanga operation.
About This Position
An experienced Physiotherapy Assistant is needed to support operations in Mbombela. The role forms part of how the business keeps its health jobs portfolio strong in Mpumalanga.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Mbombela team.
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 Mbombela much easier.
Diversity and Inclusion
Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Mbombela.
Practically speaking, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Mbombela.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
What Your Day Looks Like
You start your shift with a thorough handover, picking up patient histories, treatment plans and any concerns from the previous team. The morning is paced but purposeful — vital signs, medication rounds, bedside conversations — and you’re constantly switching between clinical tasks and the very human work of reassuring patients and families. Multi-disciplinary rounds give you a chance to advocate for your patients, and by the time you hand over again, you have done meaningful work that makes a real difference to the people in your care.
The Mbombela office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Mbombela.
Why Join Us
Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Mbombela contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the health jobs space in Mpumalanga.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Beyond that, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Core Functions
- Manage stock levels of consumables and report shortages timeously
- Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
- Participate in multi-disciplinary ward rounds and care planning
- Monitor vital signs and escalate clinical concerns to the attending clinician
- Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with scope of practice
- Maintain accurate clinical records in line with SANC and POPIA
- Administer prescribed medications and document treatments accurately
- Respond appropriately to medical emergencies and code calls
Candidate Profile
- Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams
- Strong patient-centred communication and interpersonal skills
- Relevant clinical qualification from a recognised institution
- Strong infection prevention and control awareness
- Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.