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Assistant Director: Health Support (EPI Disease Surveillance)
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Employment Type: Permanent
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Reference No: ECSS49/2021
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Directorate: Service Priorities Coordination, Chief Directorate: Emergency and Clinical Services Support
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| An appropriate three-year health related Diploma or Degree. |
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| Appropriate experience in disease surveillance, epidemiology and information management. Managerial and operational experience in health programme services. |
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| Ms C Lawrence Tel. 021 483 9964 |
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| No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. Candidates may be subjected to a practical assessment. |
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| Produce situational analysis reports, strategic plans, guidelines and SOPs on vaccine preventable diseases. To investigation, document and follow-up the priority Vaccine Preventable diseases reported and coordinate responses to outbreaks. Manage vaccine preventable disease databases (collection, collation, analysis, interpretation and reporting). Conduct training to improve the capacity of healthcare workers to detect notifiable medical conditions and priority vaccine preventable diseases/conditions. Conduct site visits at hospitals and record reviews for vaccine preventable diseases. Monitoring and Evaluation of the programme and EPI disease surveillance. |
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| Technical expertise in surveillance or public health or epidemiology. Ability and willingness to work flexibly as part of a team. Project management skills. Computer literacy (MS Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint). Knowledge of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), health legislation, and disease surveillance and outbreak response policies. Sound verbal and written communication skills in at least two of the three official languages of the Western Cape. |
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| Willingness to travel. Valid (Code B/EB) driver’s license. |
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Remuneration:
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R 376 596 - R 443 601 per annum Annual salary plus service benefits (13th cheque, employer's contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance).
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Starting Date:
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11/12/2021 12:00:00 AM
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NOTICE TO ALL
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Candidates may be subjected to a competency test. No payment of any kind is required when applying for this post. As directed by the Department of Public Service and Administration, applicants must note that further checks will be conducted once they are shortlisted and that their appointment is subject to positive outcomes on these checks, which include security clearance, qualification verification, criminal records and previous employment.
All shortlisted candidates, including SMS, shall undertake two pre-entry assessments. One will be a practical exercise to determine the candidate’s suitability based on the post’stechnical and generic requirements, and the other will be an integrity (ethical conduct)assessment.
- It will be expected of shortlisted candidates to be:
- available at the venue on the time and date as determined by the Department and
- bring along recently (not older than 6 months) certified copies of your Identity Document (ID), driver’s license (if applicable for the post), qualification and/or proof of registration at relevant statutory body. Failure to adhere to the aforementioned may lead to his/her application being disqualified and not further considered.
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This advertisement may be utilized to create the pool of potential candidates for a period of not more than 3 calendar months from the date of the advertisement to fill any vacancy in the Department of Health and Wellness provided that the job title, core functions, inherent requirements, and salary level are the same as those of the advertised post.
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Closing date: 12/3/2021 12:00:00 AM
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