Director: District Health Services (Reference 01553)

Advertiser: Gauteng Department of Health

Location: Johannesburg

Directorate: Clinical Services
5 year fixed term contract
Salary: R771 306 per annum (inclusive remuneration package)
Centre: Central Office, Johannesburg

Requirements:
A recognised three-year post graduate management qualification, backed by delivery track record and at least five years’ experience in managing Primary Health Care Services. Other skills and requirements: Good understanding of the public health sector and the District Health System. Understanding of National Health Insurance and Primary Health Care Re-engineering. Able to work strategically, under pressure and independently. Pro-active manager with strong decision-making abilities. Ability to analyse policy and advice on implementation. Monitoring and Evaluation, negotiation. Basic research skills. Ability to communicate.

Duties:
Key Responsibilities: Facilitate and ensure an overall system and process for strategic planning, monitoring and review of delivery against strategic objectives for district health services. Good people management skills, ability to develop relationships across diverse groups of stakeholders. Liaison with Local Government, Districts, Hospitals, other departments and external stakeholders. Support to District Managers on PHC re-engineering, PHC facilities Supervisory Manual implementation, facility Improvement, financial resource and performance management as well as reporting and recording. Co-ordinate memorandum of understanding, service level agreement, health expenditure review, district health planning. Develop a liaison model that allows the districts to engage with Central Office in an integrated manner. Share best practices for district development with district managers.

NOTE A curriculum vitae with a detailed description of duties and the names of two referees must accompany your applications required of the successful candidate to undergo an appropriate security you have not been contacted within three months after the closing date of this applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South Africa subjected to undergo competency assessment. “The Gauteng Department of Health supports the appointment of persons with disabilities.

Enquiries: Ms M Lerutla, Tel: (011) 355 3406

Applications:
The Head of Department, Gauteng Department of Health, Private Bag X085, Marshalltown, 2107, Physical Address: 37 Sauer Street, Bank of Lisbon, Johannesburg

For attention: Mr T Mphelo

Note:
Applications must be submitted on form z83, obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents. The Completed and signed form should be accompanied by a recently updated CV as well as certified copies of all qualification/s and ID document( no copies of certified copies allowed, certification should not be more than six months old). Failure to submit all the requested documents will result in the application not being considered. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within three (3) months after the closing date please accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Reference number: 01553

Closing date: 23 August 2013