Medical Officer Grade 2 at South African Government Department of Labour

REQUIREMENTS:

MBCHB Degree. HPCSA Registration. Minimum 5 years’ appropriate experience gained in an occupational health environment after registration with HPCSA as a medical practitioner. Experience in Occupational Medicine practice will be advantage. Knowledge: Compensation Fund business, services, strategies and goals. Directorate goals and performance requirements. Constitution Act 108 of 1996. Public Service Regulations. Public Service Act. PFMA and National Treasury Regulations. Promotion of Access to Information Act. Customer Services (Batho Pele Principles). Technical Knowledge. COIDA. Legislative Requirement: COIDA. OHS. National Health Act and related Regulations Public Finance Management Act. National Treasury Regulations. Public Service Regulations. Promotion of Access to Information Act. Skills: Required Technical Proficiency/Medical skills. Business Writing Skills. Required IT skills. Strategic Leadership. Financial Management .Change Management. Knowledge Management. Service Delivery Innovation (SDI) Planning and Organizing. Problem Solving and Analysis. Decision Making. Accountability. People Management and Empowerment (including developing others). Client Orientation and Customer Focus. Communication. Work Ethic and self-management. Risk Management and Corporate Governance. Environmental Awareness

DUTIES:

Research and conduct benchmarking on Occupational Medicine standards and protocols. Provide inputs in the development of research matrix to ensure the Fund adheres to best practices. Conduct research in respect of national and international standards and norms that are emerging in Occupational Diseases and Injuries. Utilise research to inform and integrate the compensation process in respect of occupational disease and Injuries benchmarks. Conduct research on current best practices in Occupational and evidence based medicine. Develop policies and guidelines on occupational injuries and diseases. Provide inputs in the development and continuous updating of policies and guidelines on occupational injuries and diseases. Coordinate the consultations on new and updated policies with all relevant stakeholders. Coordinate the approvals of the new and updated/reviewed policies. Provide inputs into the medical aspects of all relevant policies and strategic plans within the Fund. Conduct provincial workshop on the new requirements of policies. Consult legal directorate for legal opinion. Monitor the implementation of the occupational injuries and diseases policies and guidelines. Analyse and report on occupational disease/medicine trends. Analyse occupational injuries and disease data and produce regular management reports for consumption by all relevant stakeholders. Draw analyses of trends to inform policy and strategy direction. Provide guidance and advice to provincial medical services on service delivery direction based on occupational injuries and disease trends. Advise on the implications of changes in occupational injuries and disease trends in informing legislative reform. Assist in establishing and maintaining mutually-beneficial relationship with key stakeholders in Occupational Medicine and related fields. Consult with employees and employers on matters related to Occupational Health and Medicine. Engage with medical service providers on matters related to clinical practice, evidence based medicine and compliance to ethic-legal standards. Conduct training on Medical Services processes and provide advocacy to provincial operations. Provide technical advice and expertise on all medical aspects of compensation claims. Provide specialist medical advice on request from relevant section with the Fund and provincial operations. Provide expertise on complex claims referred from relevant sections within the Fund and provincial operations. Analyse referred medical claims trends and identify MSP and disciplines that need intervention.

ENQUIRIES: Dr LS Motsepe Tel: (012) 406 5856

Note: Coloureds, Indians Whites and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

APPLICATIONS: Chief Director: Corporate Services: P O Box 955, Pretoria, 0001 or hand deliver at 167 Thabo Sehume & Madiba Street, Delta Heights Building

FOR ATTENTION: Sub-directorate: Human Resources Planning Practices and Administration, Compensation Fund.

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CLOSING DATE: 07 October 2022 at 16:00

NOTE/ Instruction: Applications quoting the relevant reference number must be submitted on the new form Z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.gov.za/documents. Received applications using the incorrect application for employment (old Z83) will not be considered. Each application for employment form must be fully completed, duly signed and initialled by the applicant. Failure to fully complete, initial and sign this form may lead to disqualification of the application during the selection process. ONLY a fully completed, initialled and signed new form Z83 (Section A, B, C and D compulsory and (Section E, F and G ignore if CV attached) and recently updated comprehensive CV (with detailed previous experience) is required. Only shortlisted candidates will be required to submit certified copies of qualifications and other related documents on or before the day of the interview following the communication from Human Resources and such qualification(s) and other related document(s) will be in line with the requirements of the advert. Foreign qualification must be accompanied by an evaluation report issued by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) (only when shortlisted). Applicants who do not comply with the above-mentioned instruction/ requirements, as well as applications received late will not be considered. The Department does not accept applications via email or fax. Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post.  A pre-entry certificate obtained from National School of Government (NSG) is required for all SMS applicants. The course is available at the NSG under the name Certificate for entry into SMS and the full details can be obtained by following the below link:https://www.thensg.gov.za/training-course/sms-pre-entryprogramme/. All shortlisted candidates for SMS posts will be subjected to a technical competency exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which be communicated by the Department. Following the interview and technical exercise, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment tools. The successful candidate will be expected to sign an Internship performance agreement. The Department is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The Employment Equity Plan of the Department shall inform the employment decision. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s)

Location: Pretoria

Closing Date :7 October 2022

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