Occupational Health Nurse at Glencore

• We are currently accepting applications for the following position located in the Emalahleni, Mpumalanga area.

Occupational Health Nurse

• The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining an efficient occupational health service and risk, and job/person specification-based medical surveillance program as prescribed by the Mine Health and Safety Act.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Implementing, maintaining and monitoring the medical surveillance program to ensure legal compliance.
• Conducting pre-employment, pre-placement and exit medical examinations in accordance with the protocols in place.
• Implementing and maintaining the Chronic Disease Management Program including coaching of employees and contractors to create ongoing awareness.
• Providing input into the diagnosis and management of occupational diseases and injuries.
• Executing campaigns aimed at promoting employee awareness, wellness and wellbeing.
• Participating in the Group Wellness Steering Committee and providing relevant subject matter expertise.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Tertiary Qualification in General Nursing.
• An Occupational Health Qualification.
• Registration with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) as a professional nurse and the South African Society for Occupational Health Nurses (SASOHN).
• Driver’s License Code EB (08).
• A Certificate in Spirometry, Audiometry and Vision as well as a certificate in HIV counselling and testing will be an added advantage.

Minimum Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ occupational health experience.
• Working knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Q-MED and mining industry experience will be an added advantage.

Behaviour Competencies:

• Maintaining high levels of individual and team performance by driving the achievement of goals, targets and objectives.
• Treating diverse groups of people with respect and effectively employs this diversity to the advantage of the organisation.
• Drilling into the detail of issues to determine the root cause. Considering urgency, importance, risk and reward factors.
• Acting in line with clear ethical standards, doing the right thing even when it hurts.