EMS Station Manager: Disaster Medicine and Special Events at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

Experience:

• Grade 5: Minimum of 3 years’ experience after registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Paramedic (CCA or N.DIP). Grade 6: Minimum of 3 years’ experience after registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP).

Minimum Educational Qualification:

• Grade 5: Successful completion of the Critical Care Assistant course (CCA) or National Diploma that allows registration with the HPCSA as a Paramedic. Grade 6: Successful completion of the B-Tech Degree that allows registration with the HPCSA as an Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP).

Duties

• Plan, coordinate and execute special event medical operations, including developing event medical plans, conducting risk assessments, preparing costings. Oversee operational deployment of EMS personnel, vehicles and equipment at events, ensuring effective command, resource allocation and onsite incident management. Facilitate multi-agency stakeholder engagement, representing EMS at NATJOINTS/PROVJOINTS and coordinating with SAPS, Disaster Management, municipalities and event organisers. Manage financial processes including budget submissions, cost recovery, quotations, invoices, monitoring expenditure. Evaluate external event medical plans and monitor compliance, perform inspections, maintain provider registers and issue compliance/non compliance notices. Ensure clinical governance and maintain professional registration, including CPD compliance, clinical reviews, incident reporting and providing clinical care when required. Support disaster preparedness and special health operations, including participation in disaster exercises, EOC activations, audits and contributing to disaster medicine planning.