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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Chief Director-Ekurhuleni District Health Services
A Grade 12 Certificate, an appropriate Degree (NQF level 7) in health-related field. A postgraduate qualification in Management will be an added advantage.
A minimum of five (5) years management experience at senior management level in public health.
Knowledge and understanding of district health systems including the management of regional and district hospitals. Good understanding of legislations, related regulations and policies in the public sector.
A valid Driver’s Licence (with exception for persons with disabilities).
Duties :
The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall management of District Services in terms of relevant legislative frameworks and delegations. Management and coordination of healthcare services throughout the district and facilitate the decentralization of service delivery to public health facilities. Coordinate the provincialization of services and implementation of the district services plan.
Ensure effective and efficient implementation of the comprehensive HIV/AIDS programme. Ensure that National, Provincial and Local initiatives are appropriately delivered through well-organized and established frameworks of hospital and district health services support. Develop strategic operations and transitional plans. Partake and ensure inter- and intra-district coordination. Develop and implement the district’s annual performance and business plans.
Responsible and accountable for the budgetary and revenue performance of the district. Manage all resources, i.e. staff, assets and consumables. Monitoring and reporting on health care delivery outcomes and strategic health priorities. Ensure the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of progress on a quarterly basis.
Develop and maintain communication networks throughout the district and ensure that stakeholders are involved and are aware of the initiatives and developments within the district. Participate in strategic meetings of the department. Coordinate patient care service plans for the district. Ensure that the district participates in the ongoing development of service norms and standards.
Manage human resources within the district. Ensure continuous development of district information frameworks that comply with standard department wide principles, values and systems.
Provide oversight on good quality care to meet our patients needs Ensure commitment to provide good quality care to meet outpatient’s expectations and patients’ needs.
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