The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Qualification in Audiology or Speech Therapy & Audiology, registration with HPCSA for 2025.
Completion of community service in Speech Therapy and Audiology.
For Grade 1: 0-5 years experience,
for Grade 2: 10- 19 years experience and
for Grade 3: 20 years experience.
Competencies:
Knowledge and skill in adult and paediatric hearing screening, diagnostic hearing assessments and hearing aid fittings.
Preference will be given to those applicants who have experience with vestibular and electrophysiology assessments. Ability to work as a team, planning, organizing, coordinating, and communication skills. Ability to engage in solution-based problem solving.
Display empathy for patients, promote advocacy and facilitate holistic treatment. Applicants should be prepared to undergo medical surveillance as an inherent job requirement
Duties :
To conduct adult and paediatric audiological procedures in accordance with best practice guidelines and engage in clinical research.
To ensure that clinical resources are maintained according to protocols, which includes biological checks and reporting of faults.
To work within a multidisciplinary team within professional boundaries.
To supervise community service therapists and students. To comply with Performance Management processes.
To participate in departmental team building and projects. To adhere to infection control procedures and assist with maintaining accreditation requirements.