Current Jobs at Mpumalanga Department of Health

REQUIREMENTS :

• Appropriate qualifications that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner (2024).
• A minimum of ten (10) years appropriate experience after registration with HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner will serve as recommendation and be an added advantage. Postgraduate management qualification will be an added advantage.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Package (Word, Excel and Power Point) and a valid driver’s license.

DUTIES :

• Provide services as the Clinical Manager in the hospital. Manage all resources, including human resources. Co-ordinate and supervise the teaching of community servers and junior doctors in the hospital. Organize CPD sessions in the unit. Manage the outpatient clinic in the unit. Participate in quality improvement plans in the hospital. Perform after-hour duties.
• Ensure that medical staff also comply with PMDS and are evaluated quarterly. Overall control over the organising and inspection of health care services, identification of the needs for health care, the formulation of health care programs and the implementation thereof.
• Advise various committees at local and national level on medical/ health issues Ensure co-ordination of various clinical and support services. Evaluate needs for medical equipment, taking into account budget and benefits to patients. In training institutions, significant involvement in organising of examinations and teaching programmes. Community involvement and development. Development of clinical protocols and guidelines for management.
• To plan, direct co-ordinate and manage the efficient and delivery of clinical and administrative support services through working with the key executive management team at the hospital within the legal and regulatory framework, to represent the hospital authoritatively at provincial and public forums. To provide strategic leadership to improve operational efficiency within the health establishment to improve health outcomes.
• Strategic Planning: Prepare a strategic plan for the hospital to ensure that it is in line with the 10-point plan, national, provincial, regional and district plans.
• Financial Management: Maximize revenue through collection of all income due to the hospital, ensure that adequate policies, systems and procedure are in place to enable prudent management of financial resources, planning of financial resource mobilization, monitoring and evaluation and asset and risk management.
• Facility Management: Ensure business support and systems to promote optimal management of the institution as well as optimal service delivery, ensure that systems and procedures are in place to ensure planning and timeous maintenance of facilities and equipment.
• Human Resource Management: Develop, implement and maintain human resource management policies and guidelines, systems and procedures that will ensure effective and efficient utilization of human resources, promote a safe and healthy working environment through compliance with relevant legislation including occupation health and safety committees. Ensure continuous development and training of personnel and implement monitoring and evaluation of performance.
• Procurement and Management of Equipment and Supplies: Implement procurement and provisioning system that is fair, transparent, competitive and cost effective in terms of provincial delegated authority and in line with the PFMA, ensure that goods are and services are procured in a cost effective timely manner. Clinical and Corporate Governance: Oversee clinical governance to ensure high standards of patient care establish community networks and report to the Hospital Board.
• Responsible for corporate governance inclusive of infrastructure planning and maintenance as well as occupational health and safety, manage the institution’s risk to ensure optimal achievement of health outcomes. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus Basic R425 qualification (i.e. Diploma / Degree in Nursing) or equivalent qualification that allows registration with the SANC as a Professional Nurse (2025).
• A minimum of eight (8) years appropriate / recognizable experience in Nursing after registration as a Professional nurse with the South African Nursing Council (SANC) in general nursing.
• At least three (3) years of the period referred to above must be appropriate / recognisable experience at management level.

DUTIES :

• Delegate, Supervise and coordinate the provision of effective and efficient patient care through adequate quality nursing care. Initiate and participate in health promotion to ensure consistent communication of relevant, accurate and comprehensive information on health care.
• Develop/establish and maintain constructive working relationships with nursing and other stakeholders. Participate in the analysis, formulation and implementation of nursing guidelines, practices, standards, policies, PMDS, procedures, Contingency and Strategic Plans.
• Monitor and ensure proper utilization of human, financial and physical resources. Quality management including infection control, information management and clinical audits. Participate in the analysis, formulation and implementation of nursing guidelines, practices, standards and procedures.
• Manage human resources. Monitor and ensure proper utilization of financial and physical resources. Implement all relevant prescripts. Manage and monitor proper utilization of human financial and material resources. Manage the budget according to PFMA. 

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REQUIREMENTS :

• Senior Certificate / Grade 12 plus an appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as Clinical Technology. Current registration with the HPCSA as Clinical Technologist (2025). Basic life support (BLS).
• A minimum of two (2) years’ Cardiac Clinical Technologist experience will be an added advantage.
• Grade 1: SA qualified employees: none experience after registration with the HPCSA in the relevant profession (where applicable) in respect of employees who performed Community Service as required in SA.
• Foreign qualified employees: one (1) year relevant experience after registration with the HPCSA in the relevant profession (where applicable) in respect of employees who performed Community Service as required in SA. 

DUTIES :

• The candidate must have background in performing echocardiography and will receive instruction as required for adult and paediatric echocardiography.
• This will be the primary focus of the post. Previous experience in adult and paediatric echocardiography is an advantage. Provide optimal patient care.
• Participate in all departmental activities as required for cardiac patients. Monitor and maintain equipment.