Occupational Medical Practitioner (OMP)

Key Responsibilities

The OMP will be required to provide, but not limited to, the following Key Performance:

• Provide high-quality, cost-efficient occupational health-focused medical programmes.
• Provide a professional occupational and primary healthcare service.
• Assist with the formulation, implementation, monitoring, and review of specific Policies, SOPs, and Protocols according to the relevant legislation.
• Assist with the implementation of medical surveillance programme
• Assist with work-related clinical matters, e.g. incapacity and disability management.
• Conduct Health Risk Assessments.
• Conduct fitness-to-work reviews on employees affected by injury or ill-health and issue a formal report to guide management on any applicable fitness-to-work limitations.
• Submit monthly and quarterly reports to management or as and when required.
• Assist with the supervision and management of Occupational Health Nurse Practitioners.
• Ensure adherence and compliance with statutory requirements as prescribed by the Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993 and all applicable legal, standard and regulatory requirements.
• Provide support and input into Employee wellness awareness campaigns on various health-related subjects and themes, including HIV/AIDS management, mental health, stress management, infectious disease prevention, Musculo-skeletal disorder and lifestyle disease prevention.
• Provide support and guidance on immunisation of employees traveling to high-risk areas nationally/ International.
• The list of tasks/duties and responsibilities contained in this document is not necessarily exhaustive, and the employer is entitled to instruct the employee to carry out additional duties or responsibilities, which may fall reasonably within the ambit of the job description, or in accordance with operational requirements.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Medicine and Surgery 12-month fixed-term MBChB.
• A postgraduate diploma in Occupational Medicine.
• HPCSA registration as a Medical Practitioner.
• Dispensing license as per Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 as amended.

Minimum Experience

• At least 8 years' experience as a registered Occupational Medical Practitioner.
• 5 years' work experience in managing incapacity and disability cases and other occupational health-related issues such as medical surveillance programs.
• Experience in biological monitoring programs.
• Experience in undertaking Health Risk Assessments.
• Emergency care experience.
• Driver's license and access to own vehicle.

Required Competencies

Skills

• Strong communication and diplomacy skills.
• Analysis and problem-solving.
• Strategic formulation and implementation.
• Reporting writing skills.
• Human Resources Management skills including performance management.
• Conflict management, including negotiation and mediation.
• Influencing and collaboration skills.
• Effective verbal and written presentation at all levels.
• Computer skills including MS Word and Excel.

Behaviours

• Integrity and Honesty.
• Strategic Thinking.
• Organising and prioritizing.
• Judgement and decision-making.
• Adapting and responding to change.
• Developing relationships.
• Dynamic and Influential.
• Networking and collaboration.