South African Airways (SAA) began operations on 1 February 1934. SAA, is a leading carrier in Africa, serving regional destinations between Johannesburg and six African destinations - Accra, Kinshasa, Harare, Lusaka, Lagos, Mauritius and 2 domestic routes from Johannesburg to Cape Town and Durban. SAA is a member of the largest international airline network, Star Alliance.
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Promote aviation, occupational, travel medicine and employee wellness programs and strategic priorities
Triage and coordination of services related to medical incidents and emergencies
Risk based occupational immunizations including travel medicine services and advice
Conduct pre-employment medical examinations
Conduct occupational and aviation health assessments
Provide health and wellness education to employees
Facilitate work related injury management
Provide employee referrals to PHC and specialist care as required
Ensure appropriateness of medical services invoiced by external service providers to operational departments
Ensure adequacy and appropriateness of medical reports submitted to the department by external medical specialists prior to consideration by the medical officers
Coordinate return-to-work and suitable duties evaluation and planning for flying crew and reasonable accommodation for medically incapacitated employees
Deliver health surveillance, medical screening and healthy lifestyles promotion by implementing programs such as weight management, stress control, cancer screening, hypertension screening and control, cholesterol reduction program and employee health training
Maintenance of drug-free work environment by conducting periodic drug testing
Conduct Medical procedures including audiometry and phlebotomy
Conduct training and assessment for cabin crew, internal and external clients
Perform Avmed training related duties e.g. developing training programmes, training materials, assessments and training administrative duties
Provide continuous feedback to management regarding effectiveness of training courses
Develop training curriculum to address identified needs and close performance gaps
Develop learning materials and guides, trainer guides, visual aids and help prompts
Issue certificates and maintain electronic records of assessment results
Evaluate learning intervention and conduct self-evaluation
Provide statistics for SAQA reporting
Actively supports and adheres to people processes and plans to deliver on business objectives
Provides support to team members to maximize productivity and development
Implements change initiatives with the vision and strategic direction of the Airline
Lives and role models the Airline’s Values
Qualifications & Experience
Registered Nurse (General, Community, Psychiatry) with Midwifery/Level 3 Paramedic with at least 5 years practice as an Occupational Health Nurse
Practical Instructor Certificate/Train the Trainer Certificate
Certified Assessor and Moderator Training
SACAA Designated Examiner in Aviation Medicine will be an advantage
Occupational Health qualification
Current registration with SANC
Spirometry and Audiometry Certificate
Dispensing License
Travel medicine certificate
Aviation Health Care Provider Course
Basic Life Support and Basic Life Support Instructor Certificate. Advanced Life Support an advantage
First Aid (ICAO and IATA Compliance) Certificate
Valid Driver’s License
2-3 years’ experience in Aviation and Travel Medicine
Experience in Facilitation in a training environment
Experience as a Flight Attendant/SCCM/IFSC/Avmed Adhoc Trainer
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