Occupational Medical Practitioner at Mintek

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:

• Provide a professional and cost effective occupational and primary healthcare service.
• Promote and implement a high performance culture within the area of responsibility.
• Advise senior management on occupational health programmes, legal and regulatory compliance, and trends related to workplace exposure.
• Deliver comprehensive best practice services in occupational medicine, environmental health, occupational hygiene, employee wellness, and occupational safety.
• Formulate and maintain occupational health policies, procedures, and emergency protocols.
• Implement and manage medical surveillance programmes aligned to employee exposure risks.
• Investigate excessive sick absenteeism and manage disability cases where required.
• Manage and support work related clinical matters, including incapacity management and hearing conservation programmes.
• Conduct health risk assessments, walk through inspections, and recommend risk based medical surveillance programmes.
• Review Project Information Charts (PICs) and provide guidance on required biological monitoring.
• Attend SHEQ meetings and present occupational health risks to relevant divisions when required.
• Compile and submit monthly and quarterly occupational health reports to management.

Minimum requirements

JOB KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

• MBChB qualification.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Medicine.
• Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a medical practitioner.
• Certificate in Ionising Radiation in the Workplace for Medical Practitioners.
• At least three (3) years’ post graduate medical experience, including occupational health exposure.
• A valid dispensing certificate.
• A valid driver’s licence.
• Medical certificate of fitness.