Manager: Medical Services Grade 1

Overview

Manage medical services at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, requiring HPCSA registration as a Medical Practitioner and at least 3 years' post-registration experience.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner.
• Registration with a Professional Council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner.
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years appropriate experience after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) drivers licence.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Appropriate and proven managerial experience in a Health Care environment, showing leadership, strategic and operational skills.
• Knowledge and proven managerial experience with regard to managing Clinical Services, Human Resource and Financial Resource Management.
• Extensive knowledge of National, Provincial and institutional health delivery system, policies and law, governing resource allocations, as well as Medico-Legal matters.
• Understanding of clinical governance and audit and proven skills in quality improvement strategies and implementation thereof.
• Excellent communication and conflict management skills.
• Proven computer literacy with proficiency in (i.e.
• MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint) with the ability to understand and analyse statistical and financial information.

Duties

• Effective leadership and management of staff through leading, growing and motivating staff, and enabling a culture of team work.
• Fostering trust and care with staff and stakeholders and growing connectedness.
• Taking responsibility for own behaviour, decision-making and conduct.
• Overall strategic and on the ground operational management, clinical and corporate governance of clinical service departments.
• Effective and efficient management of Clinical Departments rendering appropriate, comprehensive, equitable, affordable and accessible secondary/tertiary/ quaternary services at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in a resource constrained environment.
• Participation in ecosystem management for service redesign and transformation to strengthen the equity of access to tertiary care.
• Special portfolios/ projects, which may include data collection, manipulation and analysis.
• Ensure the highest standards of patient care are maintained and determine policies and practices regarding admission, treatment and discharge of patients within available resources.
• Management of feedback from the public and resolution of complaints in order to have continuous improvement of technical quality, internal efficiency and effectiveness of services.
• Provide platform for teaching, training, development and research to improve overall child wellbeing.

How to apply

Applications are submitted online via www.westerncape.gov.za/health-jobs (click “online applications”).

Enquiries: Dr AN Parbhoo Tel No: (021) 658-5005, anita.parbhoo@westerncape.gov.za

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. It will be expected of candidates to be available for selection interviews on a date, time and place as determined by the Department. Kindly note that excess personnel will receive preference. All shortlisted candidates, including the SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine a candidate’s suitability based on the post’s technical and generic requirements and the other must be an integrity (ethical conduct) assessment. OTHER POSTS