• Reference Number : REFS/050346
• Directorate : Public Health
• Number of Posts : 5

• Package : R 397 233 per annum (plus benefits) (Level 08) (OSD)
• Enquiries : Cristina Moumakwe. Cell No (078) 095 8076 / 011 355 3000

Requirements :

• Four-year degree in Environmental Health, Registration with the Health Professional Council of Southern African as an independent practitioner. Minimum of one (1) year community service of appropriate experience after registration. Ability to plan and organize own work to promote service delivery, experience in Environmental Health management, leadership qualities, decision maker Knowledge and understanding of the scope of profession for Environmental Health Practitioners. Knowledge of departmental policies and strategic plans Public Service protocols and Public Finance Management Act. Must have a valid driver’s Licence. COMPETENCIES REQUIRED: Excellent communication (written, verbal, presentation and liaison) skills. Skills in preparations for National and Provincial campaigns. Ability to work in a team, after hours, holidays including weekend and under pressure in changing environment. Ability to solve problems with proven analytic skills. A high level of diligence and commitment in ensuring that all duties are performed within tight and stipulated timeframes with outputs that are of the required quality. Knowledge of the following important Acts: The Public Service Act, the Public Service Regulation, the Public Finance Management Act as well as National Health Act. Understanding legislative frameworks and related policies in the health public sector and other prescripts.

Duties :

• Assist and support hospital management to comply with Environmental Health (EH) related legislative prescripts, strategies, and guidelines of the department. Implement Water Quality monitoring. Waste Management and general hygiene monitoring including WASH. Surveillance and prevention of communicable diseases excluding immunizations. Vector control monitoring, environmental pollution control, management of human remains and chemical safety. Ensure that the facility comply with general hygiene requirements. Implement the National Health Environment Management Plan Liaise with provincial EH Programme. Implement the national EH Norms and Standards and Support implementation of Ideal Hospital Framework to ensure quality health services. Participate and provide support in the infection and prevention control/Occupational Health and Safety teams and any committee which promotes environmental health. Promote and advocate for climate change mitigation strategies and Implement Heat Health Plan. Consolidate weekly, monthly and annual plans and report. Malaria investigations internally in the institution. Consolidate weekly, monthly and annual plans and report. Attend to environmental health related complaints. Supporting outbreak investigations (e.g. food borne and water borne diseases. Conduct food control measures within the institution. Identifying environmental hazards (noise, ventilation, lighting, chemicals). Conducting risk assessments in high-risk areas (labs, mortuaries, theatres). Preparing reports for hospital management and health authorities. Supporting hospital readiness during outbreaks, disasters, or environmental incidents. Liase with provincial EHS, ensure the implementation of the department's strategies. Assist with other activities delegated by the supervisor / manager. Provide support to District Environmental Health Managers and Chief Environmental Health Practitioner on other related activities. Execute other tasks/duties delegated by the Manager / Supervisor.

Notes :

• Applications should be submitted strictly online at the following E-Recruitment portal: http://jobs.gauteng.gov.za. No hand-delivered, faxed, or emailed applications will be accepted. For assistance with online applications please email your query to healthjobqueries@gauteng.gov.za . NB: Where Driver’s Licence is mandatory, exception will be granted for people with disabilities. Application should be accompanied by a fully completed and signed new Z83 application form obtainable from any Public Service Department or on the internet at www.dpsa.gov.za/documents plus a recently updated comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV), Registration Certificate with relevant professional body (HPCSA) and a proof of current registration (Annual Practicing Certificate/Card). Applications without proof of a new Z83 application form, a detailed CV, registration certificate and a proof of current registration card/certificate with relevant professional body will be disqualified. (Shortlisted candidates will receive communication from HR to submit certified copies of educational qualifications and other relevant documents not older than 6 months on or before the day of the interview). It is the applicant’s responsibility to have foreign qualifications evaluated by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA). All foreign qualification must be accompanied by evaluation certificate from the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA). Correspondence will only be limited to shortlisted candidates. If you have not been contacted within 3 months of the closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was unsuccessful. Suitable candidates will be subjected to a personnel suitability check (criminal record, citizenship, credit record checks, qualification verification and employment verification). Where applicable, candidates will be subjected to a skills/knowledge test. The recommended candidate may be subjected to Medical Surveillance as required by the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Act 5/1993. It is Department’s intention to promote representivity (race, gender, and disability) in the Public Service through the filling of these posts. The Department reserves the right not to appoint/fill this post. WOMEN AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

Employer : Department of Health

Location : Tshwane District x3, Ekurhuleni District and Johannesburg District

Closing Date : 22-07-2026

Please Notes :

• Due to the large number of applications we envisage receiving, applications will not be acknowledged. If you do not receive any response within 3 months, please accept that your application was not successful.