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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A Grade 12 Certificate, NQF level 7 tertiary qualification in Human Resource Management /Development, Industrial Psychology or related field.
A postgraduate qualification in Human Resource Management /Development or Industrial Psychology will be an added advantage.
A minimum of five (5) years management experience at senior management level in the public service.
Knowledge and understanding of the legislations, related regulations and policies in the public sector. A good understanding of the health sector will be an added advantage.
A valid Driver’s Licence (with exception for persons with disabilities). Computer literacy.
Duties :
Provide strategic leadership on the education, training and professional development in the Department. Develop and implement the strategic and business plans. Identify relevant transversal training programs for identified occupations and advise on new training needs. Coordinate and oversee the implementation of learnerships, internships, community service and coaching programs. Manage the administration of bursary scheme for internal and external applicants.
Ensure that the Department complies with all relevant legislations related to training and development such as SAQA Act, SDA, SDLA, etc for health sciences and broader education, training and development needs of the GDoH. Establish and maintain good relations with education and training institutions and key stakeholders in curriculum development, implementation and review. Identifying critical upskilling and re-skilling programmes in partnership with GCON and Lebone College.
Manage the training and development conditional grants. Provide developmental opportunities for AET. Work closely with managers to identify training programmes to address skills gaps as well as performance of employees. Implement an induction programme for all employees.
Develop and oversee the implementation of Human Resources Development policies, guidelines, procedures, systems and controls to deliver effective and efficient services.
Oversee the registration of health professionals. Ensure continuing professional development for the Health Professionals in relevant clinical practice areas and alignment of curricula with the strategic objectives of GDoH. Manage human and financial resources within Chief Directorate.