Job Description:
Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Perform daily planning of activities and tasks to ensure timeous completion of tasks ahead of deadlines.
• Conduct pre-placement and transfer medicals in accordance to medical examination protocols.
• Provide a baseline health status and determining fitness for duty.
• Conduct periodic health screening to detect early signs of target organ damage related to specific health hazard exposure.
• Identify and ensure early and prompt intervention measures to affected employees and referrals to appropriate functionaries.
• Report and assist on all injuries on duty and occupational diseases.
• Conduct exit medicals to detect and exclude possible occupational diseases related to occupational exposure.
• Follow organisational standards and procedures for medical surveillance process.
• Assess the ability to work and the health status of an employee/client.
• Present recommendations to line manager.
• Ensure medical records are recorded and signed.
• Assess, monitor and provide support to patients with medical problems impacting on work ability.
• Provide input into incident investigations.
• Ensure medical records are recorded and signed.
• Assess, monitor and provide support to patients with medical problems impacting on work ability.
• Manage the Occupational Health Centre
• Order equipment and medical supplies for the OHC
• Allocate bookings on medical booking system
• Human resource allocation
• Manage discipline within department
• HR administration such as leave forms, exception reports
• Participate in internal and external audits

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing
• B.Tech Occupational Health Nursing Registered with South African Nursing Council
• Dispensing licence (where applicable to operation)
• Health Services Management certificate or equivalent – Beneficial
• Certificate in Audiometry, Spirometry, Vision and VCT
• Driver’s License

Experience

• Atleast 5 years’ experience in Occupational Health Nursing.
• Prior experience in a mining environment – Must

Knowledge and Skills

Operations:

• Knowledge of operational processes within scope of role

Management:

• Risk management techniques and critical controls

Compliance:

• Safety, health and environment, legislative, statutory, regulatory and permitting requirements
• Knowledge of relevant mining & labour legislation