Occupational Health Practitioner

An opportunity has arisen for a Occupational Health Practitioner in Port Shepstone. Suitably qualified candidates from across KwaZulu-Natal are invited to apply.

What This Role Involves

This Occupational Health Practitioner role has been briefed against a clear set of outcomes for Port Shepstone. The successful candidate will work alongside an established team and will be expected to contribute meaningfully to the health jobs pipeline across KwaZulu-Natal.

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 Port Shepstone team.

Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Occupational Health Practitioner is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in KwaZulu-Natal is consistently high and consistently fair.

Based in Port Shepstone

Port Shepstone continues to grow as an employment hub in KwaZulu-Natal, with along the lush KZN North Coast. 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.

Many candidates already living within reach of Port Shepstone cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local KwaZulu-Natal 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 Port Shepstone.

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 rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when KwaZulu-Natal operations throw up the unexpected.

Notably, the Port Shepstone 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.

Your Role

• Liaise with medical aids and process pre-authorisations where required
• Administer prescribed medications and document treatments accurately
• Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment
• Support infection prevention and control protocols across the unit
• Participate in multi-disciplinary ward rounds and care planning
• Respond appropriately to medical emergencies and code calls
• Manage stock levels of consumables and report shortages timeously

Candidate Profile

• Up-to-date immunisations as required by occupational health policy
• Proven clinical experience appropriate to the level advertised
• Demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams
• Willingness to work shifts, weekends and public holidays as required
• Computer literacy and experience with electronic health records

If your CV speaks to the points above, this role is worth a closer look.