No jobs at hospital, despite what scams claim

Scammers have once again advertised fake vacancies targeting jobseekers who are seeking employment at Rob Ferreira Hospital.

A few people have fallen victim to these fake vacancies trending on social media, and in the process have lost money.

On Thursday, Thando Ndlovu (not her real name) travelled to the city from Pretoria. On arrival at the hospital, the security guards told her that the job vacancies were fake.

According to Ndlovu, her sister had sent her these job listings and she had been hoping to apply for an auxiliary nurse post.

“My sister saw them on social media and thought of me. That is when I decided to travel to Mbombela. When I got to the hospital, I was informed that the job opportunity did not exist. This was after I had tried calling the numbers advertised on the post several times.

I felt fortunate that I was not robbed. Some people have lost their money and I am one of the lucky ones,” she said.

According to the advert, the Department of Health (DoH) is currently hiring unemployed members in the community. It states that the vacancies available are security (35), qualified nurses (40), admin and receptionist (30) and drivers (15). The contact person is “Mr Mdluli”.

The department said this was not the first time that scammers have tried to rob people by advertising fake job opportunities. The DoH spokesperson, Dumisani Malamule, has warned the community to be alert at all times and to avoid falling victim.

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“These scammers keep coming up with new tricks to make money, and unfortunately they are targeting people who are already struggling to make ends meet. We have seen community members who were robbed of funds, and when they call the department, we realised that the scammers were using names of employees working at the department or the hospital. It appears as if they first do their research so that when the public calls the hospital, the names are known.”

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Malamule urged the public to always verify the vacancies with the department and to remember that the DoH would never ask for money.