HCC Section Head (Port Elizabeth) needed at Aspen Pharma Group

Overview:

• Develop, implement and manage the Aspen occupational and primary health programmes in compliance with the Aspen Medical Codes of Practice and all applicable policy and legal requirements
• Manage the Health Care Centre at both sites
• Manage the clinic as per the Occupational & Health Safety Doctor

Responsibilities:

Measuring & monitoring

• Conduct physical demand analysis and health risk assessments
• Perform the appropriate clinical measurements, observations and special testing
• Participate in medical enquiries, process and assess physical demand analysis for alternative job placement
• Categorise which tests are required and the frequency thereof
• Supervise the necessary special testing
• Perform and facilitate “return to work” assessments and “sick absenteeism” assessments
• Support communication around injuries on duty
• Report all first cases, minor medical cases and disabling incidents through the Incident Portal and upload all required records

Administration

• Prepare and manage the monthly medical surveillance plan and update the Medical Surveillance Register monthly
• Assist applicants/ employees with the completion of medical/ exposure questionnaires
• Monitor sick certificates to identify vulnerable employees or employees with potential occupational disease or occupational aggravation of existing disease

Planning, policy development & processes

• Execute and implement policies and procedures
• Adhere to policies, processes and procedures of function/ department
• Manage the pre-employment, transfer, periodic, surveillance, incapacity and exit medical processes
• Provide technical and operational input during drafting of plans and procedures specific to unit related to production

Training & awareness

• Manage educational awareness talks and primary health care programmes, such as HIV talks etc.
• Identify training needs for clinic personnel and ensure compliance to approved training programmes

Financial & asset management

• Ensure compliance to the approved clinic budget
• Manage the ordering, security and issuing of all drugs and ensure stock control
• Manage all medication ordered, received, stored, and issued in the clinic
• Request and allocate required assets and resources for the fulfilment of work objectives
• Monitor the use of assets and resources within own area of responsibility

Organisational strategy, vision & values

• Ensure that the vision and mission of the department/ organisation is visible in the activities of the team

Governance, risk & compliance

• Provide input to departmental leaders for improvement of risk-based compliance systems
• Maintain standard team/section reports
• Monitor implementation and correct own and/or team compliance with legislation, policies and procedures

People management/ Supervision

• Provide staff with day-to-day direction and tasks, in alignment with departmental procedures

Reporting & record keeping

• Provide information for reports on weekly/monthly basis
• Monitor the storage of documents on the soft and hard copy filing systems
• Retrieve supporting documentation and records to facilitate and support query resolution

Requirements:
Background/experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree/ Diploma in Healthcare
• 4-6 years’ relevant experience in an occupational health clinic
• Registered as Occupational Health Nurse with the Nursing Council
• Certified tester for hearing, respiratory and eye screening

Specific job skills

• First Aid Knowledge and competency
• Audiometric testing equipment handling and usage
• Spirometric equipment handling and use

Competencies

• Information Gathering
• Interpreting and Internalising Information
• Customer Awareness
• Organisational Citizenship
• Offering Insights
• Managing Performance