Operating Department Assistant
- Function
- Nursing
- Facility
- Life Kingsbury Hospital
- Position
- Operating Department Assistant
- Introduction
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A vacancy exists for an Operation Department Assistant (Theatre), based at Life Kingsbury Hospital, Cape Town reporting to Theatre Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting the surgical team to perform surgical procedures on patients successfully and to ensure that the patient receives optimal care in accordance with company and hospital strategic objectives.
- Critical Outputs
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- Perform scrub duties in theatres where complex and demanding surgical procedures are performed
- Maintain a level of clinical competence
- Maintaining quality patient and customer care in accordance with Life Healthcare standards.
- Understands cost effective delivery of nursing care
- Maintaining sound relationships and communication with patients, relatives and the multi-disciplinary team.
- Building professional relationships with doctors and therapists to promote patient-doctor interaction.
- Maintaining all Health, Safety and Infection Control Standards
- Contributing to an environment that is conducive to learning and provides job satisfaction for all
staff
- Requirements
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- Grade 12
- Diploma in Operating Department Practice
- 2-5 years relevant experience and technical skill to meet the critical outputs is essential
- Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage
- Computer proficiency would be an advantage
- Competencies
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- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Engaging diversity
- Verbal & written communication and presentation
- Influencing
- Drive & energy
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behavior
- Building relationships
- Customer responsiveness
- Organizational awareness
- Contact
Chwayita Mpangele
- Tel
- 021 670 4312
- chwayita.mpangele@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Explore our vacancies and find the right opportunity for you. Download the application form and email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.