Occupational Medical Practitioner at Anglo American

Closing Date: 02 November, 2020

You’ll look after our most important resource. Our people.

Skilled colleagues and motivated teams are the life force of Anglo American because – guided by our purpose and our values – we enable both high performance and purposeful action as we aim to “re-imagine mining to improve people’s lives".

Platinum

Our Platinum business mines, processes and refines the entire range of platinum group metals (PGMs): platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium and osmium. We are the world’s leading primary producer of PGMs, which have a range of specialised applications that improve lives across the world, from vehicle fuel cells to jewellery; dentistry to glassmaking; pacemakers to petroleum refining.

Job Description:

Herewith an opportunity to join a team where you will work on implementation of work-based health services (WBHS) at a site or small-to-medium size complex by providing line and clinical specialist management of Work based health services (WBHS).

• You will have the responsibility to manage the implementation of clinical programmes and health management systems at a site or complex and assume clinical responsibilities for clinical programme and implementation, monitoring and evaluation as required
• In addition, you will oversee the quality of services provided by third parties and health reporting for the site

This role is based at our Rustenburg operations at a Band 6 level reporting to the Senior Occupational Medical Practitioner.

Qualifications:

• MBChB
• Diploma in Occupational Medicine and Registration with Health Professionals Council of South Africa
• Certificate training in trauma and emergency care and other areas of medicine (advantageous)

Experience:

• At least 5 years work experience with over 2 years’ experience in the mining industry
• Clinical programme management experience
• Training in health risk management; implementation of SHE management systems and incident investigation
• Demonstrated success running of clinical programmes
• In depth knowledge of the effects of hazards in and around the workplace which are detrimental to the health of workers, the community and the environment
• Excellent knowledge of occupational disease management programmes
• Track record of leading ideas generation; translating these into practical initiatives to be implemented and demonstration of successful execution and delivery within occupational health

Additional information:

What we offer

When you join Anglo American you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, but more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We are a large, successful multinational company – and we are still growing all the time.