Sessional Doctor at eThekwini Municipality

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Assist with administration and medical management of specialised functions of the occupational Health physician.
• Conducting general Occupational Health and Services including pre-placement examinations and medical screening.
• Assist the Occupational Health Medical Practitioner in the planning and organisation of delegated services and specialised functions.
• Liaise with medical staff, senior administrative staff and senior staff of other sections in respect of services and sections requirements
• Compile and analyse statistics on the work of the delegated services.
• Analysing occupational medicine tends, incidents and prevalence thereof encountered at the allocated service outlet point.
• Maintaining an up to date knowledge of all elements of comprehensive health services legally, ethically and educationally.
• Providing specialist service to the occupational hygiene, nursing and First Aid services.
• Conduct health risk assessments in the eThekwini Municipality.
• Carry out related assignments.

Competencies:

• Professionalism.
• Medical knowledge.
• Interpersonal relationships.
• Communication.
• Service delivery orientation.
• Action and outcome orientation.
• Resilience.
• Change readiness.
• Cognitive ability.
• Learning orientation.
• Team orientation.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) (NQF Level 8) or equivalent recognized by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
• Diploma in Occupational Health (NQF Level 8) or equivalent acceptable to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
• Current valid registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner.
• Registration of Occupational Health as an additional qualification with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA).
• Valid motor vehicle driving license
• 5 years’ experience as a Medical Practitioner post qualification, of which 1 year must be in Occupational Health as an Occupational Health Medical Practitioner.

Preferred Requirements:

• 6 years’ experience as a Medical Practitioner post qualification, of which 2 years must be in Occupational Health as an Occupational Health Medical Practitioner.

This post reports to OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTITIONER

Qualifications

• Essentail Experience 5 Years experience in Occupational Health as an Occupational Health Medical Practitioner.
• Preferred Experience 8 Years experience in Occupational Health as an Occupational Health Medical Practitioner.
• Essential Qualifications Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB), (NQF Level 8) or equivalent recognized by the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and an Advanced Diploma in Occupational Health (NQF Level 8) or equivalent acceptable to the HPCSA and current valid registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner., Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• Preferred Qualifications None.