EMS Station Manager Grade 3 To 6 at Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness

REQUIREMENTS :

Minimum educational qualification:

• Grade 3: Successful completion of the Immediate Life Support (ILS) that allows registration with the HPCSA as Ambulance Emergency Assistant (AEA).
• Grade 4: Successful completion of the Emergency Care Technician Course (ECT) that allows registration with the HPCSA as Emergency Care Technician (ECT).
• 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). Registration with a professional council:
• Grade 3: Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as an AEA.
• Grade 4: Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as an ECT.
• Grade 5: Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as a Paramedic.
• Grade 6: Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as an ECP.

Experience:

• Grade 3: Minimum of 3 years’ experience after registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as Ambulance Emergency Assistant (AEA).
• Grade 4: Minimum of 3 years’ experience after registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa as Emergency Care Technician (ECT).
• 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). Inherent requirements of the job:
• Current registration as an AEA, ECT, Paramedic or ECP. Valid Code 10 Professional driver’s permit. Physical and mental fitness as an Emergency Services practitioner. Valid code C1 driver’s license. Exposure to the managerial or supervisory line function.

Competencies (knowledge/skills):

• Good communication and interpersonal skills. Excellent knowledge of all levels of Emergency Care protocols. Computer literacy in the MS Office package. Report writing skills