Sessional Doctor
eThekwini Municipality · Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
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- Assist with administration and medical management of specialised functions of the occupational Health physician.
- Conducting general Occupational Health and Services including pre-placement examinations and medical screening.
- Assist the Occupational Health Medical Practitioner in the planning and organisation of delegated services and specialised functions.
- Liaise with medical staff, senior administrative staff and senior staff of other sections in respect of services and sections requirements
- Compile and analyse statistics on the work of the delegated services.
- Analysing occupational medicine tends, incidents and prevalence thereof encountered at the allocated service outlet point.
- Maintaining an up to date knowledge of all elements of comprehensive health services legally, ethically and educationally.
- Providing specialist service to the occupational hygiene, nursing and First Aid services.
- Conduct health risk assessments in the eThekwini Municipality.
- Carry out related assignments.
Competencies
- Professionalism.
- Medical knowledge.
- Interpersonal relationships.
- Communication.
- Service delivery orientation.
- Action and outcome orientation.
- Resilience.
- Change readiness.
- Cognitive ability.
- Learning orientation.
- Team orientation.
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBChB NQF Level 8 or equivalent recognized by the Health Professions Council of South Africa HPCSA
- Diploma in Occupational Health NQF Level 8 or equivalent acceptable to the Health Professions Council of South Africa HPCSA
- Current valid registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner.
- Registration of Occupational Health as an additional qualification with the Health Professions Council of South Africa HPCSA.
- Valid motor vehicle driving license
- 5 years' experience as a Medical Practitioner post qualification, of which 1 year must be in Occupational Health as an Occupational Health Medical Practitioner.
Preferred Requirements
- 6 years' experience as a Medical Practitioner post qualification, of which 2 years must be in Occupational Health as an Occupational Health Medical Practitioner.
This post reports to OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTITIONER
Qualifications
- Essentail Experience 5 Years experience in Occupational Health as an Occupational Health Medical Practitioner.
- Preferred Experience 8 Years experience in Occupational Health as an Occupational Health Medical Practitioner.
- Essential Qualifications Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery MBChB, NQF Level 8 or equivalent recognized by the Health Professions Council of South Africa HPCSA and an Advanced Diploma in Occupational Health NQF Level 8 or equivalent acceptable to the HPCSA and current valid registration with the HPCSA as a Medical Practitioner., Valid motor vehicle driving license.
- Preferred Qualifications None.