POST 39/06 : DEPUTY DIRECTOR: DENTAL THERAPY

REF NO: NDOH 46/2024

SALARY : Grade 1: R990 945 per annum. Salary grade will be determined in accordance with the below

requirements as per OSD.

CENTRE : Pretoria

REQUIREMENTS : Appropriate qualification that allows registration with HPCSA in Dental Therapy. A minimum of

three (3) years appropriate experience after registration with HPCSA in Dental Therapy.

Member of management for oral health services will be an advantage. Knowledge of National

oral health services delivery structure, National oral health policy and strategy 2024-2034, the

primary health care package for South Africa, National Health Act 61 of 2003 as well as

knowledge of Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) in relation to finance management

responsibilities. Good problem solving and organising, applied strategic thinking, project

management, analytical, planning, communication (written and verbal), information

management, interpersonal and computer literacy skills. A valid driver’s licence as well as

willingness to travel frequently as required.

DUTIES : Develop policies or strategies for effective oral health service delivery. Circulate the draft policy

or strategies to Oral Health stakeholders for inputs. Train the oral health provincial coordinators

and professionals on the policy or strategies. Monitor and evaluate norms and standards for

primary oral health service delivery. Use the current tool to monitor the current oral health norms

and standards. Evaluate the oral health primary health care service outcomes and impact of

current norms and standards by getting reports from provincial oral health coordinators. Develop

methods/strategies and activities to integrate oral health into general health at primary health

level. Contribute oral health inputs to the Road to Health booklet and Community Health

Workers training manual. Participate in the outreach campaigns that are led by the Minister or

Deputy Minister to communities for health awareness. Engage in oral health promotion

activities, including communication of oral health messages through the development of

Information, Education and Communication (IEC) material. Organise oral health outreach

programmes in collaboration with provincial oral health professionals or health promotion

directorate. Design and develop oral health education booklets, posters and brochures.

Management of finance and risk. Compile budgets and expenditure statements for the

Directorate: Oral Health. Develop a budget for printing and purchase of information, education,

and communication material.

ENQUIRIES : Dr M Mcuba Tel No: (012) 395-9049

: The Director-General, National Department of Health, Private Bag X399, Pretoria, 0001. Hand

delivered application may be submitted at Reception (Brown Application Box), Dr AB Xuma

Building, 1112 Voortrekker Rd, Pretoria Townlands 351-JR or should be forwarded to

recruitment@health.gov.za quoting the reference number on the subject e-mail.

FOR ATTENTION : Ms M Shitiba

CLOSING DATE : 11 November 2024

NOTE : All short-listed candidates will be subjected to a technical exercise that intends to test relevant

technical elements of the job, the logistics of which will be communicated by the Department.

Following the interview and technical exercise for SMS posts, the selection panel will

recommend candidates to attend a generic managerial competency assessment (in compliance

with the DPSA Directive on the implementation of competency-based assessments). The

competency assessment will be testing generic managerial competencies using the mandated

DPSA SMS competency assessment batteries. Applications should be submitted on the new

Z83 form obtainable from any Public Service department and should be accompanied by a CV

only (previous experience must be comprehensively detailed). The Z83 must be fully completed

(in line with DPSA Practice note), failure to comply will automatically disqualify the applicant.

Applicants are not required to submit copies of qualification and other relevant documents on

application. Certified copies of qualifications and other relevant documents will be requested

prior to the final selection phase. Applications should be on one PDF format (If emailed).

Applications received after the closing date and those that do not comply with the requirements

will not be considered. It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications and

national certificates (where applicable) evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority

(SAQA). The Department reserves the right not to fill the posts. The successful candidate will

be subjected to personnel suitability checks and other vetting procedures. Applicants are

respectfully informed that correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If

notification of an interview is not received within three (3) months after the closing date,

candidates may regard their application as unsuccessful. The Department will not be liable

where applicants use incorrect/no reference number(s) on their applications.

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