Deputy Director-General: Hospital Tertiary Services and Human Resource Development at National Department of Health

REQUIREMENTS :

• A Grade 12 and NQF 8 in Health, Social Sciences or Public Health.
• At least 8 years relevant working experience on Senior Management level. Knowledge of and experience in Hospital Management, Tertiary Health Service and Human Resource Development, policy development, implementation, evaluation, and monitoring. in-depth knowledge and understanding of health challenges in South Africa as well as SADC regions. 

DUTIES :

• Facilitate appropriate governance of hospitals within a National Health Insurance system. Facilitate the planning and development policies to ensure the effective Training of Health workers in line with the Human Resources for Health strategy. Development of transversal policies for human resources in the health sector.
• Development of policies that guide the governance and management of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in the country. Render effective and efficient Forensic Chemistry Laboratory services to support the Criminal Justice System and reduce the burden of diseases and unnatural causes of death.
• Responsible for policies that guide the management of and service standards of Forensic Pathology Services. Responsible for providing leadership in development and implementation of policies in nursing education and practice.
• Responsible for planning, setting norms and standards, monitoring and coordination of the delivery of health infrastructure to enable provinces to plan, manage, modernise, rationalise and transform infrastructure, health technology, hospital management and improve quality of care. Responsible for the management of the provincial health facility revitalisation grant and the infrastructure component of the national health grant.
• Facilitate the development and implementation of a policy framework for the effective management of secondary and tertiary health services, while ensuring the health system has an adequate number of skilled clinical, technical, and managerial personnel to deliver quality care.