Occupational Health Practitioner

Role: Occupational Health Practitioner. Location: Secunda, Mpumalanga. The team is hiring and seeks a candidate who can step in and deliver from week one.

About This Position

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

The successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Secunda team on trust, and the Occupational Health Practitioner role will feel that from week one.

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 Secunda teams, and the new Occupational Health Practitioner 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 Secunda much easier.

Career Growth

Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The health jobs space in Secunda offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Mpumalanga.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Secunda have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Mpumalanga.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Secunda team member.

Training is a mix of formal courses, structured on-the-job learning and exposure to broader projects, all geared at building practical skills.

Your Workplace

Importantly, the environment is clinical, regulated and patient-centred. Shift work, infection control protocols and clear scope-of-practice boundaries are part of every working day.

A respectful, professional environment is the standard in Mpumalanga. Bullying, harassment and unfair conduct have no place here, and managers are trained to act decisively when concerns are raised.

Health, safety and well-being are taken seriously. Current policies and procedures are maintained, and the Secunda site adheres to the standards expected of a responsible South African employer.

In addition, the working environment is set up to give the team the focus needed for deeper work, while keeping collaboration and quick problem-solving close at hand.

Equal Opportunity

Inclusion is a core part of how the team operates. This is an equal-opportunity employer, and candidates from all communities — including women, youth and persons living with disabilities — are encouraged to apply for this role in Secunda.

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 Secunda.

Practical steps back the words. Structured EE reporting, transformation initiatives and learnership programmes give real opportunities to candidates from across Mpumalanga.

About Secunda

Crucially, the role is based in Secunda, near the Secunda petrochemical hub. Public transport links and parking are within easy reach, making the daily commute manageable for candidates living across Secunda and the broader Mpumalanga region.

If you are relocating, the team can share practical pointers on neighbourhoods, transport and the typical pace of life in Secunda, Mpumalanga.

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 Secunda.

Many candidates already living within reach of Secunda cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local Mpumalanga economy.

Key Responsibilities

• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
• Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming clinical environment
• Operate and care for clinical equipment in line with manufacturer guidelines
• Maintain accurate clinical records in line with SANC and POPIA
• Monitor vital signs and escalate clinical concerns to the attending clinician
• Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with scope of practice

What You’ll Need

• Sound clinical judgement and ability to work calmly under pressure
• Up-to-date immunisations as required by occupational health policy
• Commitment to ongoing CPD and clinical learning
• Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
• Proven clinical experience appropriate to the level advertised

Each application is reviewed carefully, and strong matches against the criteria above will move forward in the process.