Emergency Care Officer

Overview

Emergency Care Officer sought for ZF Mgcawu District to provide basic ambulance support, patient transport and emergency medical care under the Northern Cape Department of Health.

Requirements

• Grade 1: Successful completion of an appropriate Basic Life Support (BLS) course that allows registration with the HPCSA as Basic Ambulance Assistant.
• Registration with the HPCSA as Basic Ambulance Assistant (BAA).
• Grade 3: Successful completion of an appropriate Intermediate Life Support (ILS) course that allows registration with the HPCSA as Ambulance Emergency Assistant.
• Registration with the HPCSA as Ambulance Emergency Assistant (AEA).
• Experience: Grade 1: None after registration with the HPCSA as Basic Ambulance Assistant Grade 3: None after registration with the HPCSA as Ambulance Emergency Assistant.

Duties

• Responsible for the treatment of patient within the scope of practice of Basic Ambulance Assistant.
• Transport patients as part of Planned Patient Transport and inter-facility transfer system under Emergency Medical Services.
• Provide emergency medical care and related assistance during special events.
• Responsible for care and proper management of Emergency Medical Services resources.
• Provide emergency medical assistance and other duties required by Directorate.
• Perform any other duties as delegated by the supervisor.
• Candidates are expected to work shift.
• Candidates are also expected to undergo through physical and Medical surveillance.

How to apply

Applications must be e-mailed to nchealthhr-zfm@ncpg.gov.za or be hand delivered to 110 Schroder Street, ZF Mgcawu District Office (Old Gordonia Hospital), Upington or couriered via postal services to 110 Schroder Street (Old Gordonia Hospital) Private Bag X5900, Upington, 8801.

Enquiries: Mr. F. van Neel Tel No: (054) 337 0600

Notes

All applicants must complete an application register when an application is hand delivered. Applications must be submitted on the new prescribed application form Z83 obtainable from any Public Service Department or any Public Service Administration website. The fully completed and signed Z83 should be accompanied by a detailed/comprehensive Curriculum Vitae, indicating positions held, dates and key performance responsibilities. Only short-listed candidates will be required to submit certified copies of their qualifications and relevant documents on or before the day of the interview proceedings following communication from the Human Resource Management Recruitment and Selection Unit. Failure to submit the requested documents or information will result in your application not being considered. The employment decision shall be informed by the Employment Equity Plan of the Department. It is the Department’s intention to promote equity (race, gender and disability) through the filling of this post(s) with a candidate whose transfer/promotion / appointment will promote representivity in line with the numerical targets as contained in our Employment Equity Plan. 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, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One must be a practical exercise, and the other must be an Integrity (Ethical Conduct) Assessment. Selection panels shall score both technical exercises as an additional criterion in the interview process. The Department reserves the right not to make any appointment(s) to the above post. The successful candidate will be expected to sign a performance agreement. The Department of Health is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer. The request for certified documents will be limited to shortlisted candidates. The Human Resource Administration of the Department will inform shortlisted candidate for a post to submit certified documents on or before the day of the interview. Should an applicant wish to apply for more than one post, separate applications must be submitted for all posts. OTHER POSTS