Chief Advisor Prof Occupational Medicine Practitioner (Medical Doctor)

To provide strategic direction regarding occupational health and wellness matters, leadership in the implementation of occupational health and wellness services in the region and subject matter advice to business partners.

Skills and Competencies Required:

Leadership

Live the Eskom vision and values

Grow people

Ignite passion

Promote teamwork

Encourage the right behaviour

Coaching and consulting

Engaging and managing key stakeholders in senior positions

Behavioural

Integrity

Honesty

Trustworthiness

Professionalism

Knowledge

Advanced knowledge of relevant labour and health legislation, e.g. Occupational Health and Safety Act, No 85 of 1993.

Understand the health care system and operational unit environment, province in which service is provided e.g. health care delivery models within the province

Good understanding of clients, customers in the business unit, province

Advance practical knowledge of primary health care

Good understanding of Eskom policies and procedures, Eskom stated benefits, Eskom Pension and Provident Fund

Good understanding of Employment Equity Classification (People with disabilities) and social security claims Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA)

Good understanding of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)

Advance knowledge of Systems, Applications and Products Environmental Health and Safety (SAP EHS)

Healthy lifestyle management including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and tuberculosis (TB) in the workplace

Management of sickness, absenteeism and medically incapacitated employees

Management of wellness service provider contracts, including eligibility requirements, performance, standards, budget, limitations, scope of service and strength and weakness of the service provider

Change management

Project management

Good understanding of how medical aid scheme chronic disease management program’s function

Skills

Communication, negotiation, presentation and facilitation

Excellent written communication

Management and execution of large-scale projects

Computer literate

Conflict management and resolution

Problem solving

Analytical

People management

Crisis management and debriefing

Financial management

Monitoring and evaluation

Negotiation techniques

Provide clinical occupational medical services to the region.

Develop implementation strategies for occupational health and wellness policies and procedures.

Monitor health and wellness performance.

Provide leadership for health and wellness service delivery.

Manage finances.

Manage the positioning of health and wellness in the region.