Chief Executive Officer at Western Cape Government

An appropriate tertiary qualification (NQF Level 7) in a Health/Social Science or related field or 4-year degree in an appropriate management field with at least 5 years’ experience at a middle/senior managerial level. 
 

Experience

• Appropriate experience and proven track record in all major aspects of management within the health care environment.
• Inherent requirement of the job: Valid Code (B/EB) driver’s licence.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Ability to communicate in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape 
• Computer literacy 
• Strong corporate management skills within a healthcare environment 
• Policy implementation and guidelines development  
• Strong business orientation with the proven skills and ability in the financial management of health service  
• Open-minded and ability to accommodate diverse views 
• Innovative, creative and lateral thinker  
• Ability to respond fast, decisively and appropriately to rapidly changing situations  
• Adaptive leadership capability.

Duties (key result areas/outputs): 

• Exercise leadership and overall governance of institution with departmental strategic priorities and frameworks 
•  Overall responsibility for Clinical Governance of the hospital ensuring effective and efficient management of all aspects of patient care, ensuring the highest standard of care possible within the available resource framework 
•  Overall responsibility for corporate governance, including all aspects of people management and development, financial management and management of support services 
•  Incumbent will be required to manage the health facility efficiently and effectively in terms of the management framework of the public service in accordance with the strategic direction of the National/Provincial Health department 
•  Represent the institution appropriately in relevant internal and external governance interactions 
•  Provide leadership support to the specific hospital (Metro Health Services) to deliver quality, efficient, equitable and effective health system management within prevailing legal and statutory frameworks to the Sub-district
•  Implement health policies and protocols.