Occupational Health Practitioner

Key Responsibilities: * Providing comprehensive occupational health services to staff and stakeholders. * Conducting pre-employment, follow-up/periodic and exit and transfer medical examinations, audiometry, spirometry to employees to ensure compliance with occupational health and safety legislation and signing off. * Conducting fitness declaration according to the medical standards and requirement for specified job, considering the requirements of the Labour Relation act. * Liaising with and advice internal and external stakeholders to promote occupational health. * Management of incapacity in line with applicable policy, standards and legislation. * Conducting health risk assessment to establish risk exposure, risk profile and design and implement medical surveillance programme. * Identifying and reporting of occupational injuries and diseases (COIDA). * Management of clinic stock: ordering, dispensing and record keeping. * Management of contractors of the occupational health clinic * Management of clinic by managing and keeping up-to-date with new legal requirements and standards and communicating these to stakeholders. * Development, reviewing and implementing Standard Operations Procedures to ensure compliance with legislation. * Drafting and reviewing policies to ensure alignment with occupational health * Establish and maintain accurate and effective Recording system * Establish and maintain healthy and conducive environment * Implementation, Coordination and Management of Procurements. Key Requirements: Qualification: * Degree in Nursing specialization in Occupational Health * Registration with the South African Nursing Council (Must be a member in good standing) * Registration with the South African Society of Occupational Health Nursing (Must be a member in good standing) * Certificate in Audiometry * Certificate in Spirometry * Driver􀂷s License Code 8/10 (Must be able operate a motor vehicle) * Computer literate Experience: * 5 Years post registration experience in Occupational Health Care Practitioner * 2 years team management experience (advantage) Knowledge: * Occupational health legislation * Occupational and Safety legislation * Compensation of injuries and diseases legislation (COIDA) * Vaccination protocols * Medical examination (Baseline, follow ups and exit) * Employee counselling processes * Team Performance management * Development of procedures and process * Occupational health risk assessment and controls * Primary Health Care * Dispensing medicines

Location: Carnarvon, ZA

Posted Date: 8/11/2025