Chief Advisor Prof Occupational Medicine Practitioner (Medical Doctor) Jobs

Job Description

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 Competencies:

• Integrity
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness
• Professionalism

Knowledge:

• Advanced knowledge of relevant labour and health legislation, such as the Occupational Health and Safety Act, No. 85 of 1993.
• Understand the health care system and operational unit environment, including the province where services are provided, such as health care delivery models within the province.
• Good understanding of clients and customers in the business unit and province.
• Advanced 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 under the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (COIDA).
• Good understanding of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA).
• Advanced knowledge of Systems, Applications and Products Environmental Health and Safety (SAP EHS).
• Healthy lifestyle management, including HIV/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 strengths and weaknesses of the service provider.
• Change management.
• Project management.
• Good understanding of how medical aid scheme chronic disease management programs 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 skills.
• People management.
• Crisis management and debriefing.
• Financial management.
• Monitoring and evaluation.
• Negotiation techniques.

Minimum Requirements

Qualification(s):

• Bachelor of Medicine (MB ChB) 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.

Apply by: 22 January 2026

Method of Application: Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the Eskom careers portal.

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