Physiotherapy Assistant

Looking for your next move as a Physiotherapy Assistant in Kimberley? A role has just opened that gives you real responsibility and a clear path forward in Northern Cape.

What This Role Involves

An experienced Physiotherapy Assistant is needed to support operations in Kimberley. The role forms part of how the business keeps its health jobs portfolio strong in Northern 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.

Reasonable working hours and respectful planning are part of how the role runs. The team values strong delivery, and load is balanced fairly across the health jobs group in Kimberley.

The role has been written to be sustainable, not just busy. Strong output is expected, and managers in Kimberley also pay attention to recovery, learning and the kind of breathing room that keeps people doing good work over time.

Equal Opportunity

Beyond that, the organisation is committed to transformation and equal opportunity. Hiring is on merit, and applications are actively encouraged from women, youth, people with disabilities and other historically disadvantaged groups in line with the Employment Equity plan and B-BBEE objectives.

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 Kimberley.

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

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.

In addition, the Kimberley 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.

Crucially, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Northern Cape operations throw up the unexpected.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Kimberley.

Growing With Us

This role can grow with you. Strong performers in the health jobs team in Kimberley have moved into senior, supervisory and specialist positions, and that journey is supported through coaching, training and exposure to bigger projects.

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

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

Why Join Us

On top of that, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in health jobs from your base in Kimberley. Many colleagues across Northern Cape have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Kimberley teams.

Benefits are clear and consistent. Beyond the package on offer, the role includes the supports you would expect from an established South African employer in Northern Cape.

On top of that, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Kimberley keep progressing.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with admissions, discharges and patient transfers
• Provide compassionate, patient-centred care in line with scope of practice
• Liaise with medical aids and process pre-authorisations where required
• Educate patients and families on treatment plans and self-care
• Support quality improvement audits and clinical governance reviews
• Mentor student nurses and junior staff during their rotations

Who We’re Looking For

• Up-to-date immunisations as required by occupational health policy
• Current registration with SANC or relevant professional body
• Proven clinical experience appropriate to the level advertised
• Computer literacy and experience with electronic health records
• BLS, ACLS or PALS certification where applicable to the role

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