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Chief Advisor Prof Occupational Medicine Practitioner
Eskom
Sunninghill, Gauteng
Full-timeMarket RelatedHealth, Fitness, Medical and OptometryCloses 18 Nov 2026 · 5 days left
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About the role
Eskom Distribution Division is looking for a Chief Advisor Prof Occupational Medicine Practitioner at task grade P18. The department is Human Capital: Health and Wellness. The location is Gauteng: Sunninghill Megawatt Park. Area of specialization is 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.
Responsibilities
- Skills and Competencies Required
- Behavioural
- Honesty
- Integrity
- Professionalism
- Trustworthiness
- 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
- Knowledge
- Advance 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
- Key Responsibilities
- Provide clinical occupational medicine 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.
Requirements
- Minimum Requirements
- Qualification(s)
- Bachelor of Medicine (MB CHB) plus Post-graduate qualification in Occupational Medicine at NQF8 with 480 credits
- Related Minimum Experience
- 7 years experience in Occupational health and primary health care and managerial experience
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Ref: eskom_chief-advisor-prof-occupational-medicine-practitionerPosted 12 Nov 2026