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Chief Advisor Prof Occupational Medicine Practitioner (Medical Doctor)
Eskom
Western Cape
Full-timeMarket RelatedHealth, Fitness, Medical and OptometryCloses 18 Nov 2026 · 5 days left
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About the role
To provide strategic direction regarding occupational health and wellness matters, leadership in the implementation of occupational health and wellness services in the region and subject matter advice to business partners. Position/Task Grade: P18. Department: Human Resources. Business Unit: Nuclear Operating Unit. Location: Western Cape, Koeberg Nuclear Power Station.
Responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Provide clinical occupational medical services to the region.
- Develop implementation strategies for occupational health and wellness policies and procedures.
- Monitor health and wellness performance.
- Provide leadership for health and wellness service delivery.
- Manage finances.
- Manage the positioning of health and wellness in the region.
- Skills and Competencies Required
- Leadership
- Live the Eskom vision and values
- Grow people
- Ignite passion
- Promote teamwork
- Encourage the right behaviour
- Coaching and consulting
- Engaging and managing key stakeholders in senior positions
- Behavioural
- Integrity
- Honesty
- Trustworthiness
- Professionalism
- Knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of relevant labour and health legislation, e.g. Occupational Health and Safety Act, No 85 of 1993.
- Understand the health care system and operational unit environment, province in which service is provided e.g. health care delivery models within the province
- Good understanding of clients, customers in the business unit, province
- Advance practical knowledge of primary health care
- Good understanding of Eskom policies and procedures, Eskom stated benefits, Eskom Pension and Provident Fund
- Good understanding of Employment Equity Classification (People with disabilities) and social security claims Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA)
- Good understanding of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
- Advance knowledge of Systems, Applications and Products Environmental Health and Safety (SAP EHS)
- Healthy lifestyle management including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and tuberculosis (TB) in the workplace
- Management of sickness, absenteeism and medically incapacitated employees
- Management of wellness service provider contracts, including eligibility requirements, performance, standards, budget, limitations, scope of service and strength and weakness of the service provider
- Change management
- Project management
- Good understanding of how medical aid scheme chronic disease management program’s function
- Skills
- Communication, negotiation, presentation and facilitation
- Excellent written communication
- Management and execution of large-scale projects
- Computer literate
- Conflict management and resolution
- Problem solving
- Analytical
- People management
- Crisis management and debriefing
- Financial management
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Negotiation techniques
Requirements
- Qualification(s)
- Bachelor of Medicine (MBCHB) plus post-graduate qualification in Occupational Medicine at NQF8 with 480 credits.
- Professional Registration Body
- Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
- Related Minimum Experience
- 7 years related experience in occupational health and primary health care and managerial experience.
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Ref: eskom_chief-advisor-prof-occupational-medicine-practitioner-medicaPosted 4 Nov 2026