Chief Oral Hygienist Grade 1

Overview

Chief Oral Hygienist Grade 1 sought for Tygerberg and Mitchell's Plain platforms, requiring HPCSA registration, a Code B driver's licence and at least three years' experience.

Requirements

• Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as an Oral Hygienist.
• Registration with a professional council: Registration with the HPCSA as an Oral Hygienist.
• Inherent requirements of the job: Valid driver’s license (Code B/EB).
• Experience: A minimum of 3 years appropriate experience in the relevant profession after registration with the HPCSA as an Oral Hygienist.
• Competencies (knowledge/skills): Good Computer literacy (MS Word, Excel and Outlook).
• Good interpersonal skills and perform effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Professional ethics.
• Appropriate experience in teaching and learning.
• Appropriate experience in research activities.

Duties

• (key result areas/outputs): Provide comprehensive oral hygiene assessment, diagnosis, preventive and therapeutic treatment within the Scope of Practice.
• Deliver oral health promotion and disease prevention programmes.
• Participate in community-based oral health services and outreach initiatives.
• Deliver undergraduate and postgraduate theoretical, clinical and community-based teaching.
• Provide effective clinical supervision and mentorship.
• Conduct and contribute to clinical, public health and oral health research.
• Contribute to effective departmental, faculty and institutional leadership and governance.
• Coordinate designated academic, clinical and administrative responsibilities.

How to apply

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

Enquiries: Prof. P. Brijlal Tel No: (021) 937-3126

Notes

No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Shortlisted candidates will be subjected to a written and oral assessment. 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. ERRATUM: Kindly note that the Post 35/278: Senior State Accountant: Financial Accounting (X2 Posts), Centre: Directorate: Financial Accounting, R413 001 per annum has been cancelled. MANAGEMENT ECHELON