MANAGER: MEDICAL SERVICES GRADE 1

PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION: WESTERN CAPE

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Requirements

• ·Minimum educational qualification: Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Medical Practitioner
• ·Registration with a Professional Council: Registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner
• ·Experience: A minimum of 3 years appropriate experience after registration with the HPCSA as Medical Practitioner
• ·Inherent requirements of the job: Valid (Code B/EB) drivers licence
• ·Competencies (knowledge/skills): Appropriate and proven managerial experience in a Health Care environment, showing leadership, strategic and operational skills
• ·Knowledge and proven managerial experience with regard to managing Clinical Services, Human Resource and Financial Resource Management
• ·Extensive knowledge of National, Provincial and institutional health delivery system, policies and law, governing resource allocations, as well as Medico-Legal matters
• ·Understanding of clinical governance and audit and proven skills in quality improvement strategies and implementation thereof
• ·Excellent communication and conflict management skills
• ·Proven computer literacy with proficiency in (i

Key Duties

• ·Effective leadership and management of staff through leading, growing and motivating staff, and enabling a culture of team work
• ·Fostering trust and care with staff and stakeholders and growing connectedness
• ·Taking responsibility for own behaviour, decision-making and conduct
• ·Overall strategic and on the ground operational management, clinical and corporate governance of clinical service departments
• ·Effective and efficient management of Clinical Departments rendering appropriate, comprehensive, equitable, affordable and accessible secondary/tertiary/ quaternary services at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in a resource constrained environment
• ·Participation in ecosystem management for service redesign and transformation to strengthen the equity of access to tertiary care
• ·Special portfolios/ projects, which may include data collection, manipulation and analysis
• ·Ensure the highest standards of patient care are maintained and determine policies and practices regarding admission, treatment and discharge of patients within available resources
• ·Management of feedback from the public and resolution of complaints in order to have continuous improvement of technical quality, internal efficiency and effectiveness of services
• ·Provide platform for teaching, training, development and research to improve overall child wellbeing

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