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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An appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South African (HPCSA) in Ultrasound Radiographer/ Sonography.
Current registration with the HPCSA for 2025/2026.
(Due to scarcity of Ultrasound Radiographer/ Sonographers. Community service Ultrasound Radiographer/ Sonography who are completing their contract on or before 31/12/2025 are encouraged to apply).
Grade 1- No experience after registration with HPCSA as an independent Ultrasound Radiographer/ Sonography.
Grade 2 - Minimum of ten (10) years’ experience after registration with HPCSA as an Ultrasound Radiographer/ Sonography.
Grade 3 - Minimum of twenty (20) years’ experience after registration with HPCSA as an Ultrasound Radiographer/ Sonography.
Duties :
Provide high quality ultrasound services including interpretation of images and diagnostic reporting in line with central hospital protocols. Provide expert advice to other health professionals regarding ultrasound examinations. Provide services as allocated by Assistant Director in Ultrasound. Perform overtime as required and when allocated to do so.
Properly supervise the booking system to minimize waiting times for all patients. Support the Ultrasound Manager in order to meet the objectives of the department. Render effective patient centred Ultrasound service for in-and out-patients in adherence to the scope of practice and health protocols. Ensure efficient and effective control and use of all equipment, assets and resource including consumable and staff belonging of the cost centre.
Participate in developing, implementing and monitoring policies and procedures to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the department. Ensure Ultrasound services comply with relevant standards, legislation and current government initiatives to improve health services. Manage the quality assurance programmes as required by the department of Health.
Provide clinical training and supervision to junior staff and student Sonographers. Encourage a multidisciplinary approach by fostering close working relationships with other departments in order to render quality services.
Supervise, develop, train and monitor the performance of the sub-ordinate staff and other related category of staff in all aspects of service delivery whilst adhering to Batho Pele Principles, Implement and maintain the quality assurance and National Core Standard and norms at departmental level. Adhere to provincial hospital and departmental policies, procedures, guidelines regulations. Communicate effectively with all stakeholders.
Perform all the administrative functions required of the job. Adhere to provincial, hospital and departmental policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations. Contribute and participate in professional development of self and colleagues.
Applicant should be prepared to undergo Medical Surveillance as an inherent job requirement. Comply with the Performance Management and Development System (contracting, mid-assessment reviews and final assessment).
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