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Job title : Deputy Director: Dental Therapy REF NO: NDOH 41/2024
Job Location : Gauteng, Pretoria
Deadline : October 23, 2024
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REQUIREMENTS:
- A bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Dental Therapy or Oral Hygiene allowing registration with the HPCSA in the relevant profession.
- At least three (3) years of appropriate experience at ASD level or equivalent as a Dental Therapist or Oral Hygienist in oral health after registration with the HPCSA.
- Experience as a member of management for oral health services will be an advantage.
Knowledge of:
- National oral health services delivery structure.
- National Oral Health Policy and Strategy 2024-2034.
- The primary health care package for South Africa.
- National Health Act 61 of 2003.
- Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) related to finance management responsibilities.
- Skills: Problem-solving, organizing, applied strategic thinking, project management, analytical, planning, communication (written and verbal), information management, interpersonal, and computer literacy skills.
- A valid driver’s license and willingness to travel frequently as required.
DUTIES:
- Develop policies or strategies for effective oral health service delivery.
- Circulate draft policies or strategies to Oral Health stakeholders for input.
- Train provincial oral health coordinators and professionals on policy or strategies.
- Monitor and evaluate norms and standards for primary oral health service delivery using current tools.
- Evaluate outcomes and impact of current norms and standards based on reports from provincial oral health coordinators.
- Develop methods/strategies to integrate oral health into general health at the primary health level.
- Contribute oral health inputs to the “Road to Health” booklet and Community Health Workers training manual.
- Participate in outreach campaigns led by the Minister or Deputy Minister to raise health awareness.
- Engage in oral health promotion activities, including the development of Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) materials.
- Organize oral health outreach programs in collaboration with provincial oral health professionals or the health promotion directorate.
- Design and develop oral health education booklets, posters, and brochures.
- Manage finance and risk, including compiling budgets and expenditure statements for the Directorate: Oral Health.
- Develop a budget for printing and purchasing IEC materials.
How to Apply for this Offer
APPLICATIONS :
- The Director-General, National Department of Health, Private Bag X399, Pretoria. 0001. Hand delivered application may be submitted at Reception (Brown Application Box), Dr AB Xuma Building, 1112 Voortrekker Rd, Pretoria Townlands 351-JR or should be forwarded to [email protected] quoting the reference number on the subject e-mail.
NOTE :
- All short-listed candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department.
- Following the interview and technical exercise for SMS posts, the selection panel will recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments).
- The competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated DPSA SMS competency assessment batteries.
- Applications should be submitted on the new Z83 form obtainable from any Public Service department and should be accompanied by a CV only (previous experience must be comprehensively detailed).
- The Z83 must be fully completed (in line with DPSA Practice note), failure to comply will automatically disqualify the applicant.
- Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualification and other relevant documents on application.
- Certified copies of qualifications and other relevant documents will be requested prior to the final selection phase.
- Applications should be on one PDF format (If emailed).
- Applications received after the closing date and those that do not comply with the requirements will not be considered.
- It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications and national certificates (where applicable) evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA).
- The Department reserves the right not to fill the posts.
- The successful candidate will be subjected to personnel suitability checks and other vetting procedures.
- Applicants are respectfully informed that correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only.
- If notification of an interview is not received within three (3) months after the closing date, candidates may regard their application as unsuccessful.
- The Department will not be liable where applicants use incorrect/no reference number(s) on their applications.
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