Work-Force
Whether you are an experienced Medical Records Clerk or stepping into the role for the first time, there is space for you in Saldanha. The team hires on merit and across communities in Western Cape.
About This Position
An experienced Medical Records Clerk is needed to support operations in Saldanha. The role forms part of how the business keeps its health jobs portfolio strong in 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.
Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Saldanha teams, and the new Medical Records Clerk will feel that from the first week.
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 Saldanha much easier.
A Typical Day
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.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Saldanha.
The rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Western Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
Equally, the Saldanha 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.
Diversity and Inclusion
Practically speaking, the organisation is committed to fair, merit-based recruitment and equal opportunity. Applications are assessed against the published role requirements in line with applicable employment law.
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.
Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Saldanha.
Notably, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for Western Cape.
Why This Role
Equally, the hiring organisation may provide onboarding or skills development for this health jobs role in Saldanha; the available support will be confirmed in the final vacancy details for Western Cape.
Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.
Importantly, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.
Practically speaking, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.
About the Team
Notably, you will join a tight-knit, collaborative team that knows the health jobs side of the business inside out. The Saldanha group is a healthy mix of experienced operators and newer joiners, all of whom share a strong commitment to delivery and to one another.
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.
Beyond that, the team structure and working relationships for this role in Saldanha will be explained during the hiring process.
Line management is hands-on without being heavy. Expect regular one-to-ones, honest feedback and the support needed to do good work consistently.
Based in Saldanha
Beyond that, the role is based in Saldanha, with views toward Table Mountain. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Saldanha and the broader Western Cape region.
Many candidates already living within reach of Saldanha 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.
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 Saldanha.
Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Saldanha, Western Cape.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage stock levels of consumables and report shortages timeously
- Mentor student nurses and junior staff during their rotations
- Monitor vital signs and escalate clinical concerns to the attending clinician
- Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment
- Support infection prevention and control protocols across the unit
- Respond appropriately to medical emergencies and code calls
What You’ll Need
- Strong patient-centred communication and interpersonal skills
- Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
- Proven clinical experience appropriate to the level advertised
- BLS, ACLS or PALS certification where applicable to the role
- Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
- Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required
Beyond that, candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.