The Department of Health aims to provide quality health services and ensure a caring climate for service users, implement best-practice health care strategies, create a positive work environment for staff, and provide appropriate and top-quality training for health workers. Our vision is to provide high-quality, efficient and accessible healthcare to transform people's lives. Our mission is to create an effective public healthcare system in Gauteng by ensuring we have the right people, skills, system and equipment to provide the care our patients need to live healthy and quality lives.
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Senior Certificate / Grade 12 with Diploma in General Nursing, Midwifery and National Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety. Dispensing license. A minimum of 7 years appropriate/recognizable experience in General nursing and Midwifery after registration as a Professional Nurse and Midwife with SANC. One year post basic qualification in Occupational Health & Safety. Spirometry, audiometry and visual certificates. 3 to 5 years’ experience in providing Occupational Health and Safety services.
Knowledge/course in an integrated employee health and wellness programme will be an added advantage. Strong writing and policy development skills. Good verbal and written communication skills. Computer skills. have a valid driver’s license minimum C1 with PrDP Ability to work under pressure and in changing environment.
Ability to work independently with good interpersonal skills. Knowledge of basic human resource management and financial management legal framework. Verified proof of experience in nursing, service certificate to be attached. Proof of South African nursing council annual practice receipts for 2020. Knowledge and understanding of all nursing legislation and health act.
Duties :
Plan, develop and administer policies and procedures of occupational health and safety. Manage resources to meet the department occupational health objectives. Provide occupational health and safety services to employees that lead to promotion, protection and restoration of the employees’ health within a safe working environment. Comply with statutory requirement and departmental policies, procedures and administrative duties. Develop an independent Health and Safety Program in workplace.
Develop disease prevention programs. Perform risk assessment to identify and prevent health care problems, immediate treatment of employees and take remedial steps to ensure safety of employees. Ensure that hospital complies with OHS rules to ensure safe working environment by identifying worker and workplace hazards.
Education of all employees on preventative measures against occupational hazards. Promote health working conditions. Develop relevant occupational health and safety protocols and SOPs. Establish a referral system for the institution, programme development establishes a implementation and marketing of OHS services.
The incumbent will also be responsible to do operational work such as medical surveillance, management of injury on duty, management of medical emergency for staff and participate in disaster management. Work with HR and other stakeholders in the management of absenteeism due to ill health and injury on duty. Plan and budget for OHS. Identify training needs and develop programmes.
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