City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality

Private health care providers are to provide information relating to the pricing of their services and business practices to the Department of Health.

Many of the ill and injured owe their lives to people they will never meet, blood donors, and they were celebrated today on World Blood Donor Day.

We are seeking to appoint a full-time Facilitator to support the sub-district management teams in the Tshwane District in implementing comprehensive primary health care within a decentralised system. Responsibilities: Support the Province in:- - Identifying and defining priority health problems at the district level - Designing and implementing appropriate intervention strategies to address identified problems - Building an appropriate skills base at the local level - Sharing the benefits and lessons learnt with neighbouring and other ISDS sites - Supporting the transition to Local Government - Liaison with the Regional and Provincial Offices of the Department of Health - Liaison with Local and District Municipalities - Documentation of successful interventions Requirements: - Appropriate university degree or equivalent in health systems development - Five (5) years experience in relevant field. - Facilitation skills - Good writing and communication skills - Research and evaluation skills - Knowledge of Primary Health Care, district system development, local government and priority health problems Remuneration: A salary package commensurate with experience and qualifications and in line with the HST’s Job grading is available.This is a 1-year CONTRACT position, which will be reviewed annually depending on future needs. The incumbent should be prepared to travel substantially. Applications/ Enquiries: A detailed CV with names and contact details of at least two references should be sent to Dawn McDonald PO Box 808 Durban, 4000 Fax: 031-3040775 E-mail: dawn@hst.org.za Closing date for applications: 9 May 2003 THE HEALTH SYSTEMS TRUST SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT EQUITY